This three-storey brick apartment block on Sara Avenue in Winnipeg was designed and built in 1927 by the Benjaminson Construction Company at a cost of $60,000. The 54 by 117 foot building contained 22 apartments in its original configuration.
In the early 1990s, the building was purchased by the Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation and renovated into affordable housing.
Enfield Court (December 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88395, W97.15727
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Benjaminson Construction Company
Manitoba Organization: Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 942/1927, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Early Icelandic builders in Winnipeg” by S. Aleck Thorarinson, Logberg Heimskringla, 30 March 1967, page 7.
Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation, 1978-2008: A Pictorial History, Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 August 2024
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