This three-storey brick block on Ellice Avenue in Winnipeg was built in 1928 by the Benjaminson Construction Company at a cost of about $85,000. The 105 foot by 60 foot building contained 29 apartments in its original configuration. It has 30 today.
Brantford Apartments (December 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89276, W97.15683
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Benjaminson Construction Company
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 710/1928, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Early Icelandic builders in Winnipeg” by S. Aleck Thorarinson, Logberg-Heimskringla, 30 March 1967, page 7.
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: 5 July 2024
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