Historic Sites of Manitoba: Warburton Block / Electro Building (392 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick building on Notre Dame Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by built in 1906 by owner Joseph Celestin McGreevy. The first floor contains retail space and the upper two floors are residential apartments.

Warburton Block

Warburton Block (June 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89774, W97.14806
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Joseph Celestin McGreevy (1884-1959)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1508/1906, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Warburton Block (Electro Building), 392 Notre Dame Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.

This page was prepared by George Penner, Nathan Kramer, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 July 2022

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