This small brick building at the southwest corner of Academy Road and Harrow Street in Winnipeg was built in 1947 as a local electrical substation for the Winnipeg Electric Company. Designed to look like a bungalow, it was used until 1970 then was subsequently converted into a residence.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87381, W97.16922
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Winnipeg Electric Railway Company / Winnipeg Electric Company
265 Osborne Street - Winnipeg Electric Co. Substation by Christian Cassidy, Winnipeg Places, 8 April 2016.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 11 August 2022
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