Historic Sites of Manitoba: Aurora Block (567 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg)

This two-storey brick block on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 33 feet by 85 feet, was designed by civil engineer Herman Saltzman and built in 1914 by contractor Victor Rubin for owner George Kalichman at a cost of about $15,000. In its original configuration, the building had two retail spaces on the main floor and six residential apartments on the second floor.

Aurora Block (June 2018) Source: George Penner Aurora Block (May 2024) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91664, W97.14757 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Herman Saltzman (?-?)

Memorable Manitobans: Victor Rubin (c1871-1945)

Memorable Manitobans: George Kalichman (1879-1959)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1384/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Winnipeg fire insurance map, #279 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.

Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.

Aurora Block, 567 Selkirk Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.

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, Gordon Goldsborough, and George Penner.

Page revised: 18 May 2024

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