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A three-storey brick and stone apartment block at the northwest corner of Graham Avenue and Edmonton Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect John Danley Atchison and constructed in 1905 by the firm of Davidson Brothers. The 120-foot wide by 99-foot deep structure contained 19 residential apartments.
Demolished by its owners in early 1979, some interior panelling, fireplaces, and fixtures were salvaged. The former namestone of the building was, at the time of a 2021 site visit, displayed on an east-facing exterior wall of the successor building.
Alexandria Block (1970)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Archives of Manitoba photo collection, Architectural Survey -
Winnipeg - Edmonton Street - No. 54/70
Alexandria Block (1970)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Archives of Manitoba photo collection, Architectural Survey -
Winnipeg - Edmonton Street - No. 54/70
Alexandria Block entrance and namestone (1970)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Archives of Manitoba photo collection, Architectural Survey -
Winnipeg - Edmonton Street - No. 54/70
Alexandria Block (1974)
Source: Winnipeg Building Index, ABA-70
Alexandria Block being demolished (March 1979)
Source: Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg , HBRC5254
Alexandria Block being demolished (March 1979)
Source: Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg , HBRC5255
Namestone for the former Alexandria Block (December 2021)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89127, W97.14707
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Danley Atchison (1870-1959)
Manitoba Business: Davidson Brothers
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 295/1905, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Alexandria Block to be razed,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 October 1978, page 17.
“Preserving old building 'unjustified',” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 December 1978, page 84.
“City gives go-ahead to topple building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 January 1979, page 86.
“Community news,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 February 1979, page 148.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 26 March 2022
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