Located on the southwest corner of Logan Avenue at Fountain Street in Winnipeg, the original Victoria Chambers building was built in 1882. By 1906, it was a three-storey building featured ground level commercial units, with both upper levels comprising an approximately 25-apartment block.
The site, including the adjacent Victoria Chambers Annex / Fountain Annex built in 1907, were both renamed around 1922, with this building renamed as Fountain Apartments. It remained in operation into the latter 1930s and was closed by 1940 due to insanitary conditions and elevated fire hazard.
In late April 1942, the City Council voted unanimously to condemn both buildings and have them demolished, citing public health and safety. The Fountain Apartments were demolished by the summer.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90447, W97.14234
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Victoria Chambers Annex / Fountain Annex (390-394 Logan Avenue, Winnipeg)
Charles E. Goad Company fonds, Fire Insurance Plans of the City of Winnipeg - Volume 1 - Sheet 21 - revised August 1906, Library and Archives Canada.
Charles E. Goad Company fonds, Fire Insurance Plans of the City of Winnipeg - Volume 1 - Sheet 21 - revised May 1914, Library and Archives Canada.
“Fountain Block may be razed,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 April 1942, page 17.
“Council votes to tear down Fountain Block,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 April 1942, page 15.
“Moving [continued ...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1942, page 4.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
We thank Gordon Goldsborough for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 13 February 2023
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