This three-storey brick building on Maryland Street in Winnipeg, measuring 112 feet by 30 feet, was designed by architect Edgar Prain and built in 1913 for owner J. J. Swanson at a cost of about $35,000. The structure had 11 apartments in its original configuration. The site is now a vacant lot.
Kenwood Apartments (circa 1915) by Lewis B. Foote
Source: Archives of Manitoba, Foote Collection #1342, N2348Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89942, W97.15956
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edgar Prain (1881-1958)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 272/1913, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 20 May 2022
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