This two-storey brick building on Stradbrook Avenue in Winnipeg was designed and built in 1905 by owner Edward Allan Johnston. It contained retail stores on the street-facing side and residential apartments in the remainder of the building. An addition, probably on the rear, was made in 1911.
Stradbrook Block (December 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87751, W97.14524
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edward Allan Johnston (1869-1923)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2295/1905, City of Winnipeg Archives.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2635/1911, 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, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 February 2022
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