This three-storey brick and stone apartment block on Victor Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Edgar Prain and constructed in 1911 by contractor Jonas Johannesson at a cost of about $46,000. The 93 by 56 foot building contains 20 apartments.
Verona Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90000, W97.16276
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edgar Prain (1881-1958)
Memorable Manitobans: Jonas Johannesson (1863-1935)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1920/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Apartment block for Victor Street,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 June 1911, page 8.
“Early Icelandic builders in Winnipeg” by S. Aleck Thorarinson, Logberg Heimskringla, 30 March 1967, pages 4-5.
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 George Penner, Nathan Kramer, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 1 June 2022
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