This three-storey brick block on Agnes Street in Winnipeg was constructed in 1929 by owner Halldor Johannesson at a cost of about $35,000. The 40 foot by 71 foot structure contained 11 apartments in its original configuration. The building was named Ella Apartments after a daughter of the builder.
Ella Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89603, W97.16195
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Halldor Johannesson (1876-1932)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 296/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“$35,000 permit issued for apartment block,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 February 1929, page 3.
“Early Icelandic builders in Winnipeg” by S. Aleck Thorarinson, Logberg Heimskringla, 30 March 1967, page 7.
Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, Gordon Goldsborough, and George Penner.
Page revised: 1 June 2022
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