Formerly located on Derby Street in Winnipeg, a one-storey brick and stucco house, measuring 27.6 feet by 32.6 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein and built in 1923 by contractor Adelaide B. Desrochers for confectioner Harry Nick (?-1977) at a cost of about $6,000.
The house was demolished sometime after 1956 in conjunction with the Lord Selkirk Park housing development. The site, along with surrounding buildings, are now part of the development.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90924, W97.13586
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 138/1923, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #266 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Obituary [Harry Nick], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 July 1977, page 49.
Obituary [Harry Nick], Winnipeg Tribune, 20 July 1977, page 31.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 18 October 2024
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