A two-storey brick apartment block at the southeast corner of Assiniboine Avenue and Kennedy Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Peter Cornelius Samwell and built in 1914. The building was demolished in 2008 and the site is a vacant lot.
Chelsea Court (1974)
Source: Winnipeg Buildings Index, CCAS-54Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88324, W97.14325
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Peter Cornelius Samwell [Samwel] (1874-1951)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2504/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk, Nathan Kramer, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 July 2023
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