This three-storey brick block on Wardlaw Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 50 feet by 114 feet, was designed and built in 1929 by Walter Edwin Rooke on behalf of the Elm Park Syndicate at a cost of about $75,000. The structure contained 22 apartments in its original configuration.
Amherst Apartments (May 2022)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87670, W97.14444
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Walter Edwin Rooke (1882-1958)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 5004/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Permit issued today for $75,000 apartment block,” Winnipeg Tribune, 8 October 1929, page 1.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, Jordan Makichuk, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 May 2022
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