This three-storey brick block on Warsaw Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 37 feet by 97 feet, was designed by local architect Peter Cornelius Samwell and constructed in 1912 by owners George Rae Neil and William Grassie. The structure contained 11 apartments in its original configuration.
Neil Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87153, W97.14575
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Peter Cornelius Samwell [Samwel] (1874-1951)
Memorable Manitobans: George Rae Neil (1870-1915)
Memorable Manitobans: William Grassie (1872-1935)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2210/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.
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, Gordon Goldsborough, and George Penner.
Page revised: 6 March 2022
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