Historic Sites of Manitoba: Carrick Apartments (682 Corydon Avenue, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick block on Corydon Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 45 feet by 81 feet, was designed and built in 1914 by contractor Peter MacKissock at a cost of about $40,000. The building contained 14 apartments in its original configuration.

Carrick Apartments

Carrick Apartments (April 2019)
Source: George Penner

Carrick Apartments

Carrick Apartments (July 2022)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Location (lat/long): N49.87132, W97.15096
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Peter MacKissock (1864-1926)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2632/1914, 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, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 November 2022

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