Located on the west side of Burnell Street in Winnipeg, across from Thelmo Mansions, Claremont Court was comprised of two parallel housing terraces designed by architect S. Vigfusson and built by contractor S. Gislason in 1909 for owner Thorsteinn Oddson. Each of the single-storey blocks measured 190.75 feet long and 26 feet deep, with ten apartments per block. Every suite had a dining room, two bedrooms, kitchen, parlor, pantry, and bathroom. Both terraces were separated by a grassy centre court about 50 feet wide. The complex was completed at a cost of about $30,000.
Claremont Court was demolished in 1968 and replaced with the two 28-suite blocks of Prince Harold Apartments (510 Burnell) and Prince Randolph Apartments (520 Burnell) built by Koberstein Construction Limited in 1968-1969.
Aerial view of the former Claremont Court (1923) by Royal Canadian Air Force
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Surveys Branch aerial photographs (A 0262), GR11610, FA 23 - 59.Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89264, W97.17075
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Thorsteinn Oddson (1864-1934)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 107/1909, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Claremont Court,” Manitoba Free Press, 17 July 1909, page 6.
“The Metropolitan Corportation of Greater Winnipeg Board of Adjustment Zoning [Case No. 398-67 (U) Winnipeg],” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 November 1967, page 38.
“The Metropolitan Corportation of Greater Winnipeg Board of Adjustment Zoning [Case No. 398-67 (U) Winnipeg],” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 December 1967, page 33.
“Prince Harold - Randolph 510-520 Burnell,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 January 1969, page 38.
“Prince Randolph 520 Burnell,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 April 1969, page 46.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
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.
We thank Gordon Goldsborough for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 26 October 2022
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