This two-storey wood frame building on Redwood Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 22 feet by 44 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein and built in 1911 by owner/contractor Harry Hirsh at a cost of about $3,000. In its original configuration, the building contained four residential apartments with two entrances on the front, one on the side, and one on the rear. Hirsh also built the fourplex next door, at 432 Redwood.
At the time of a 2024 site visit, the building's exterior was relatively unmodified from its original appearance but was vacant and boarded up.
Hirsh Fourplex A (August 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91952, W97.13857
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)
Memorable Manitobans: Harry Hirsh [Hirsch] (1880-?)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2094/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Permits exceeded nine million,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 July 1911, page 5.
“Permits issued,” Manitoba Free Press, 13 July 1911, page 3.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 12 November 2024
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