This three-storey brick apartment building on River Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 57 feet by 119 feet, was built in 1926 by Bentley Taylor at a cost of about $100,000. It contains 22 suites.
Biltmore Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88009, W97.14420
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Bentley Taylor (1877-1960)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2218/1926, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“New River Ave. apt. block will cost $100,000,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 May 1926, 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 Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.
Page revised: 7 January 2022
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