This three-storey brick and stone block on Winnipeg Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 80 feet by 63 feet, was designed by local architect Peter Cornelius Samwell and built in 1913 for owner Mrs. A. E. Jameson at a cost of about $60,000. It contains 14 apartments in its original configuration.
Willis Apartments (December 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90423, W97.16595
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Peter Cornelius Samwell [Samwel] (1874-1951)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 904/1913, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
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, Gordon Goldsborough, and George Penner.
Page revised: 14 April 2024
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