This two-storey stone and brick building on Des Meurons Street in Winnipeg was designed by its original owner, stonemason Joseph Gauthier (1876-1945), and built in 1908 using stone left over from nearby St. Boniface Cathedral. It had commercial space on the main floor and residential space on the second floor. At the time of a 2021 site visit, there were three apartments, one large and two small, on the upper level.
Gauthier Block (June 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89043, W97.11174
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Boniface Cathedral (190 Avenue de la Cathedrale, Winnipeg)
Death registration [Joseph Gauthier], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Joseph Gauthier], Winnipeg Tribune, 28 December 1945, page 10.
Gauthier Block, 544 Rue Des Meurons by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2009.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 January 2021
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