This three-storey brick block on Qu'Appelle Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by local architect David Wynyard Bellhouse and constructed in 1908 by contractor Loftur Johan Jorundson at a cost of about $56,000. The 49 feet by 120 feet building contained 29 apartments in its original configuration. The site is now occupied by another building.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89524, W97.14984
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: David Wynyard Bellhouse (1861-1952)
Memorable Manitobans: Loftur Johan Jorundson [Loptur Jorundsson] (1862-1952)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 344/1908, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“A big block,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 May 1908, page 6.
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 and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 March 2022
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