Historic Sites of Manitoba: Killarney Court (81-83 Lenore Street, Winnipeg)

This unusual, two-storey brick building on Lenore Street in Winnipeg was constructed between 1912 and 1913, by contractor Bentley Taylor, on the express understanding that it would be occupied by a single family and would not be used as a rooming or tenement house. However, as early as 1914, local directories listed seven occupants between the two addresses, and the structure was advertised in newspapers as the Killarney Court apartment block.

Killarney Court (November 2020) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87994, W97.17157 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Bentley Taylor (1877-1960)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Audrian Apartments / Craigavon Apartments (165 Ethelbert Street, Winnipeg)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3909/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“To let - Unfurnished Suites - Suites in the Eugene Apartments, Killarney Court, Mulvey Court [...],” Manitoba Free Press, 5 September 1914, page 19.

“Finished suites - Killarney Court - 4 rooms $25,” Manitoba Free Press, 28 November 1914 page 19.

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, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 July 2022

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