This three-storey brick block at the corner Grosvenor Avenue and Lilac Street in Winnipeg, measuring 107 feet by 37 feet, was designed and constructed in 1914 by John Alexander Saul at a cost of about $50,000. The building contained 17 apartments in its original configuration. It has 19 apartments today.
Eugene Apartments (January 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87169, W97.15906
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Alexander Saul (1861-1939)
Manitoba Business: Saul and Irish Construction Company / W. A. Irish and Company
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2231/1914, 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 Nathan Kramer, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 February 2024
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