This 1½-storey wood frame house on Alfred Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 20 feet by 36 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein and built in 1911 by owner/painter Maurice Selber (?-?) at a cost of about $1,200. He sold it to Max Zev Blankstein for his father Mayer Zizy “Meir” Blankstein (?-?), who owned it until around 1921. At the time of a 2024 site visit, the house appeared somewhat modified from its original appearance.
Blankstein House (November 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92147, W97.14914
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Silver House (675 Alfred Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Blankstein House (131 Machray Avenue, Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2461/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #289 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Property Assessment Details [673 Alfred Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 4 December 2024
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