This three-storey brick and stone apartment block on the northeast corner of Sutherland Avenue and Argyle Street North in Winnipeg was designed by S. Vigfusson and constructed in 1910 by Johannes Maris Sveinsson at an estimated cost of $35,000. The 56 foot by 62 foot building contained 18 apartments in its original configuration. It has 19 today.
Sutherland Court (August 1961) by Bjorn Hallgrimson
Source: Blair Bingeman
Sutherland Court (1970s)
Source: Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg , HBRC3487
Sutherland Court (April 2012)
Source: Blair Bingeman
Sutherland Court (December 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90597, W97.12771
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Johannes Maris Sveinsson (1875-1953)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 301/1910, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“New apartment block,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 March 1910, page 1.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, Blair Bingeman, and George Penner.
Page revised: 14 February 2022
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