This three-storey brick block on Westminster Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 40 feet by 78 feet, was designed and was originally planned to be built in 1913. Construction was postponed to 1920 and completed by George Ephraim Baldry. The building contained 11 apartments in its original configuration. It has 12 apartments today.
Bentley Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88145, W97.16811
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: George Ephraim Baldry (1883-1959)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1394/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 332/1917, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
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, Gordon Goldsborough, and George Penner.
Page revised: 26 March 2023
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