This three-storey brick and stone block on College Avenue at the northwest corner of its intersection with Main Street in Winnipeg, measuring 148 feet by 46 feet, was designed by local architect Charles Saunders Bridgman and built in 1913 by contractor Arthur Simmons. It has commercial space on its main floor fronting on Main Street with residential apartments on the remainder of the main floor and the upper two floors.
Redwood Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George Penner
Redwood Apartments (April 2021)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91888, W97.13050
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Charles Saunders Bridgman (1876-1965)
Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Simmons (1879-1950)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2241/1913, 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, Gordon Goldsborough, and George Penner.
Page revised: 6 April 2022
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