This three-storey brick block on Notre Dame Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 61 feet by 106 feet, was designed by local architect Peter Cornelius Samwell and built in 1913 by day labour, for owner Mrs. A. E. Jamieson, at a cost of about $60,000. The building contained two retail stores on the side facing Notre Dame and 14 apartments in the remainder of the space.
Inglis Block (December 2018)
Source: George Penner
Inglis Block (April 2022)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Inglis Block (April 2022)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90068, W97.15731
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Peter Cornelius Samwell [Samwel] (1874-1951)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2044/1913, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, Gordon Goldsborough, and George Penner.
Page revised: 6 April 2022
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