This three-storey brick block on Furby Street in Winnipeg, measuring 114 feet by 48 feet, was designed by local architect James William Hawker. It was built in 1928 by the Moxam Construction Company, at a cost of about $65,000 for owner Walter Edwin Rooke. The building contained 22 apartments, each with three or four rooms, in its original configuration. It has 26 now.
Oxford Apartments under construction (1928)
Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 14 July 1928, page 5.
Oxford Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88813, W97.15744
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James William Hawker (1870-1941)
Manitoba Business: Moxam Construction Company
Memorable Manitobans: Walter Edwin Rooke (1882-1958)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 955/1928, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“$620,000 to be spent on four new blocks here,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 February 1928, page 1.
“New apartment block,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 July 1928, page 5.
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, George Penner, and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 23 May 2024
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