This two-storey brick residence on Alverstone Street in Winnipeg, measuring 33 feet by 35 feet, was designed and constructed in 1914 by contractor Bjorn Pétursson, at a cost of about $8,000.
In 1999, a group from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba received a Distinguished Service Award from Heritage Winnipeg for its documentation study of the house, including a summary of its social history, architectural features, and detailed floor plans.
Petursson House (January 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89580, W97.17025
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Bjorn Pétursson (1871-1946)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 350/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 13 August 2022
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