This three-storey brick block on Balmoral Street in Winnipeg, measuring 43 feet by 125 feet, was designed and built in 1926 by the firm of Thomas Jackson and Sons. It contained 36 apartments in its original configuration but now contains 40 apartments. Known through most of the 20th century as Morecombe Lodge (sometimes misspelled as Morecambe Lodge), it was renamed University Manor II after being renovated in 1987 as a student residence building for the adjacent University of Winnipeg.
University Manor II (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89184, W97.15250
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Jackson (1862-1935)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Warton Lodge / University Manor I (389 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 421/1926, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Reasonable rents, newly renovated building, 391 Balmoral,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 1987, page 91.
Find a Postal Code, CanadaPost.
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: 27 March 2022
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