This building at the corner of Simcoe Street and Wellington Avenue in Winnipeg is believed to have been built prior to 1906 by contractor Bjorn Pétursson. He lived in the two-storey portion while operating an annex on the rear as a grocery and hardware store. By 1920, the residential portion had been converted to an unnamed three-apartment block and, by 1925, the annex was occupied by the Ivanhoe Meat Market. The block was named Lawson Apartments by 1945 then renamed Toth Apartments by 1956. By the mid-1960s, the annex was being used as a single residence.
Toth Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George Penner
Toth Apartments (May 2022)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Toth Apartments Annex (May 2022)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90010, W97.16623
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Bjorn Pétursson (1871-1946)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1448/1906, City of Winnipeg Archives.
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 Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 July 2022
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