This 1½-storey wood frame house on Chalmers Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 24 feet by 36 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein and built in 1910 by day labour for owner Jacob Goldfind at a cost of about $2,250.
Goldfind House (January 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91235, W97.10623
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2035/1910, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Most up-to-date bakery in Canada,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 July 1910, page 1.
Property Details, Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
Max Blankstein: Architect by Murray Peterson, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, 2022.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 May 2023
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