This two-storey brick block on Ethelbert Street in Winnipeg was designed and constructed in 1927 by contractor Bentley Taylor. Two local residents sought a legal injunction during its construction, arguing that a 1905 caveat on the land title prevented having an apartment block on the site. The builder claimed the building was not an apartment block, judge John Philpot Curran agreed, and construction was completed.
The caveat was removed by the provincial legislature in 1935 and the building was finally acknowledged as a five-apartment block. Later that year, renovations added a sixth apartment in its basement. It began to be advertised as the Audrian Apartments but was renamed the Craigavon Apartments around 1954.
Craigavon Apartments (May 2022)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88193, W97.16709
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Bentley Taylor (1877-1960)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Killarney Court (81-83 Lenore Street, Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3525/1935, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Ask injunction against builder of apartment,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 September 1927, page 6.
“Bathrooms do not prove bldg. is apt. block,” Winnipeg Tribune, 20 September 1927, page 17.
“Caveat against apartment block is removed,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 October 1934, page 15.
“Session reviewed,” Winnipeg Free Press, 8 April 1935, page 4.
“Building notes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 August 1935, page 30.
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 Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 April 2023
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