This three-storey brick and stone apartment block on Mountain Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Hugh Gordon Holman and constructed in 1909 by John Edward Wilson at a cost of $15,000 for owner C. Wilson. The 28 foot by 72 foot building contained eight apartments.
Oliver Block (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.91987, W97.13076
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Hugh Gordon Holman (1881-1955)
Memorable Manitobans: John Edward Wilson (1878-1956)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1657/1909, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, and George Penner.
Page revised: 4 December 2021
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