Historic Sites of Manitoba: Blackstone Apartments (100 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick structure on Roslyn Road in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Charles Saunders Bridgman and built in 1927 by the Moxam Construction Company at a cost of about $45,000. Measuring 43 feet by 101 feet, the building contained 18 residential suites, each with a living room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, and one or two bedrooms. In 2017, it became a municipally-designated historic building.

Blackstone Apartments (June 2017) Source: George Penner Blackstone Apartments (February 2018) Source: Nathan Kramer Blackstone Apartments (February 2018) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Location (lat/long): N49.88004, W97.14631 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Charles Saunders Bridgman (1876-1965)

Manitoba Business: Moxam Construction Company

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 838/1927, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“Week's permits for building total $250,450,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 April 1927, page 5.

100 Roslyn Road, Blackstone Apartments, Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, June 2017.

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, Nathan Kramer, and George Penner.

Page revised: 23 May 2024

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