This three-storey brick block at the corner of Academy Road and Oak Street in Winnipeg was designed by Benjamin “Ben” Sheps and built in 1930 by contractor Walter H. Iverson. The building contains 23 apartments in its original configuration. It has 25 apartments today.
River Heights Apartments (September 2018)
Source: George Penner
River Heights Apartments (December 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87356, W97.18145
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Benjamin “Ben” Sheps (c1880-1964)
Memorable Manitobans: Walter Hanson Iverson (1884-1952)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2003/1930, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“New River Heights Apartments ready Oct. 1st,” Manitoba Free Press, 30 August 1930, page 28.
Find a Postal Code, CanadaPost.
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: 13 November 2022
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