This three-storey brick structure on Higgins Avenue in Winnipeg was designed and built in 1903 by H. Soucessie, at which time it was known as the Richelieu Hotel. It was renamed as the King’s Hotel by 1940 under the ownership of Drewry’s Brewery.
Kings Hotel (May 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.90338, W97.12608
denoted by symbol on the map above
Richelieu (King's) Hotel, 114 Higgins Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2007.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 March 2020
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