This three-storey brick block at the southeast corner of Arlington Street and Preston Avenue in Winnipeg was built in 1929 by the firm of J. McDiarmid and Company at a cost of about $60,000. The 100 feet by 106 feet structure contained 16 apartments in its original configuration, eight accessible from an entrance on Arlington and eight from an entrance on Preston.
Baldwin Apartments (May 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88365, W97.16929
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James McDiarmid (1855-1934)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1916/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.
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, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 March 2022
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