This three-storey brick block on Osborne Street in Winnipeg, measuring 40 feet by 72 feet, was designed and constructed in 1923 by developer Richard Henry Lear at a cost of about $35,000. The building contained 14 apartments in its original configuration.
Overlook Apartments (December 2020)
Source: George Penner
Overlook Apartments (December 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.85981, W97.12990
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Richard Henry Lear (1861-1945)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1030/1923, 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: 27 March 2022
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