Historic Sites of Manitoba: Pollock Apartments (414 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick and stone block on Edmonton Street in Winnipeg, measuring 50 feet by 115 feet, was designed by local architect Alexander D. Melville and constructed in 1926 by owner Alexander Pollock at a cost of about $80,000. It contained 31 apartments in its original configuration.

Pollock Apartments

Pollock Apartments (October 2020)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89625, W97.14958
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Alexander D. Melville (1873-1949)

Memorable Manitobans: Alexander “Alex” Pollock (1882-1957)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1163/1926, 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 and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 2 July 2022

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