This two-storey brick and stone building on Selkirk Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 33 feet by 60 feet, was built in 1914 by Arthur John Bonnett at a cost of about $16,000. Its main level hosted the butcher shop of owner Louis Gronbach (1878-1964) with two residential apartments on the upper level.
Gronbach Block (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.91416, W97.14083
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Arthur John Bonnett (1874-1942)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 343/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 July 2022
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