This three-storey brick and stone apartment block on Furby Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Peter Cornelius Samwell and built in 1911 by Jon Tryggvi Bergman at a cost of $50,000. The 102 by 42 foot building contained 21 apartments.
Diana Court (January 2021)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89606, W97.15684
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Peter Cornelius Samwell [Samwel] (1874-1951)
Memorable Manitobans: Jon Tryggvi Bergman (1874-1941)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 727/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
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.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 23 January 2022
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