Designed by the architectural firm of Pratt and Ross, this Art Deco style building on Sherbrook Street in Winnipeg was built in 1930 by the construction firm of Hazelton and Walin. The Sherbrook Pool was developed as a relief project during the Great Depression that served as a recreational and public swimming facility, known then as a “Public Bath.”
The facility opened in March 1931. The largest and finest pool in Western Canada at the time, it was Winnipeg’s first Olympic-size pool and the site of many competitions. Sherbrook Pool was the first pool in Winnipeg to provide the Red Cross swimming program, in 1946.
The building is a municipally-designated historic site.
Sherbrook Pool (May 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Entrance to Sherbrook Pool (May 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Sherbrook Pool (May 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89019, W97.15870
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Pratt and Ross
Manitoba Business: Hazelton and Walin [Hazleton and Walin]
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
“Contracts for public baths to be considered,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 August 1930, page 3.
“Public baths permit is issued to city,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 September 1930, page 3.
Sherbrook Pool (381 Sherbrook Street), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, May 2001.
We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 February 2025
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