Located on the south side of Sutherland Avenue in Winnipeg, this two-storey brick structure was built at a cost of $7,500 for baker Ludwig Kriese (1900-1971).
Excavation at the site began in September 1932, with foundation work beginning late that month. It continued into December when efforts appear to have been suspended for the winter until resuming around April 1933. Occupancy authorization was granted in November 1933. The building’s Sutherland frontage, 70 feet wide (and 30 feet deep), features a brick veneer of Fort William brick. Built as a bakery, it featured a two-suite rental apartment, later known as the Kriese Apartments, on the second floor. A single-storey expansion to the building's south side was made later.
Ludwig Kriese was born in Poland on 16 April 1900 and came to Winnipeg around the latter half of 1926. On 27 May 1927, he married Polish-born Maria Daase (1906-1979) and they had four daughters: Lillian Kriese (c1927-1932), Agnes Kriese (?-?, wife of E. W. Kennedy), Gladys Kriese-Caporale (c1932-?, wife of ? Caporale), and Audrey Angela Kriese (wife of Thomas Edward Arnsdorf). The family operated the Star Bakery and later a grocery, Kriese Self-Serve, at this site until Ludwig’s death. Maria served on the Point Douglas Neighbourhood Improvement Board and received a mayoral citation for her community involvement. They later also maintained a property at at 3090 Henderson Highway. He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 28 February 1971 and she died at the Health Sciences Centre on 1 October 1979. Both were buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Kriese Block (April 2022)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Kriese Block (May 2022)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Kriese Block (June 2022)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Kriese Block (September 2022)
Source: Nathan KramerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90446, W97.12091
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Marriage [Ludwig Kriese to Marie Daase] and death [Lilian Kriese] registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1869/1932, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“City building figures close to $2,000,000 - week’s permits total $23,650. Chiefly repairs and garages,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 September 1932, page 16.
“Bakeries [Star Bakery ...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 February 1933, page 19.
“Armed bandits are foiled twice during week-end,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 December 1934, page 4.
“Young gunmen scared while staging raids,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 December 1934, page 1.
[Photo caption; Gladys Kriese], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 March 1961, page 15.
“"Kriese - Arnsdorf,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 August 1961, page 12.
Obituary [Ludwig Kriese], Winnipeg Tribune, 2 March 1971, page 21.
Obituary [Ludwig Kriese], Winnipeg Free Press, 3 March 1971, page 37.
Obituary [Ludwig Kriese], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 March 1971, page 31.
Obituary [Maria Kriese], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 October 1979, page 60.
Winnipeg estate files (ATG 0025A), #2169/79 Maria Kriese, GR5658, Archives of Manitoba.
Elmwood Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 13 January 2024
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