This three-storey brick apartment block on McMillan Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by local architect John Hamilton Gordon Russell and constructed in 1911 by the firm of Andrews and Son for owner Charles Smith at a cost of $40,000. The 52 foot by 83 foot building contained 14 apartments.
Chatsworth Apartments (February 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87442, W97.14604
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Hamilton Gordon Russell (1863-1946)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 897/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
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, George Penner, and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 15 January 2022
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