This three-storey brick block on Victor Street in Winnipeg, measuring 76 feet by 46 feet, was designed by G. Olafson and built in 1914 by Sveinn Brynjolfsson at a cost of about $35,000. The building contained 14 apartments in its original configuration.
Karlston Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89471, W97.16276
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Sveinn Brynjolfsson (1856-1930)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 132/1914, 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: 9 April 2022
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