This three-storey block on Wellington Crescent in Winnipeg, measuring 60 feet by 228 feet, was constructed in 1930 by contractor Metusalem Jonsson Thorarinson at a cost of about $200,000. The structure contained 40 apartments in its original configuration.
Royal Crest Apartments (April 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87297, W97.15295
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Metusalem Jonsson “Salli” Thorarinson (1888-1946)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 300/1930, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Permit issued for $200,000 apt. block,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 February 1930, page 3.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
We thank Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 December 2025
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