This three-storey brick block on Langside Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Pall Melsted “Paul” Clemens and constructed in 1912 by contractor Sveinn Brynjolfsson at a cost of about $36,000. The 76 feet by 42 feet building contained 13 apartments in its original configuration. It contains 15 apartments today.
Windsor Apartments (October 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88228, W97.15702
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Pall Melsted “Paul” Clemens (1870-1966)
Memorable Manitobans: Sveinn Brynjolfsson (1856-1930)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1905/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
Architect Paul Melsted Clemens (Part 2) by Christian Cassidy, West End Dumplings, 28 June 2019.
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, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 March 2023
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