This three-storey brick block on Spence Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Charles Saunders Bridgman and built in 1929 by Lindal Josafat Hallgrimson at a cost of about $100,000. The 60 feet by 120 feet structure contains 29 apartments in its original configuration. It contains 32 apartments today.
Franklin Apartments (December 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89324, W97.15370
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Charles Saunders Bridgman (1876-1965)
Memorable Manitobans: Lindal Josafat Hallgrimson (1882-1968)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 553/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 March 2022
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