This two-storey wood frame house on Boyd Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 20 feet by 28 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein and built in 1913 by Mayer Zizy “Meir” Blankstein (?-?) for businessman Meyer Chechik at a cost of about $2,500. A one-storey wood frame stable, measuring 12 feet by 14 feet, also designed by Blankstein, was built at cost of about $200, but has since been demolished.
Chechik House (November 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92562, W97.15381
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)
Memorable Manitobans: Meyer Chechik (1876-1947)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3132/1913, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Winnipeg building permits,” Manitoba Free Press, 11 September 1913, page 9.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3187/1913, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #332 September 1917, Library and Archives Canada.
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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