Historic Sites of Manitoba: Aikins Court / Pritchard Court / Missionaries of Charity Building (167 Aikins Street, Winnipeg)

This two-storey wood frame and stucco building on Aikins Street in Winnipeg, measuring 32 feet by 48 feet, was designed by local architect Max Zev Blankstein. It was constructed in 1907 by contractor John Phillip Shier for owner Louis Freedman at a cost of about $7,500. In its original configuration, the building contained ten residential apartments. Known initially as Aikins Court, by 1917 it was renamed Pritchard Court.

Subsequently, the building was taken over by the Missionaries of Charity, a public service facility of the Archdiocese of Winnipeg.

Missionaries of Charity Building (November 2020) Source: George Penner Missionaries of Charity Building (June 2024) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91467, W97.13803 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Max Zev Blankstein (1874-1931)

Memorable Manitobans: John Phillip Shier (1865-1923)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1986/1907, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“Apartment buildings and hotels - of smaller size,” Manitoba Free Press, 21 November 1907, page 28.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1803/1930, 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 Nathan Kramer, Jordan Makichuk, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 August 2025

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