Historic Sites of Manitoba: Baroni House (504 College Avenue, Winnipeg)

This 2½-storey brick and pre-cast concrete block foundation house on College Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 22 feet by 28 feet, and 10 feet by 12 feet, was designed and built in 1907 by the construction firm of Dudley and Company for restauranteur Michael Baroni at a cost of about $3,500. The building originally featured a mansard roof, a grand wraparound porch with a second-storey balcony, intricate columns, and a distinctive lancet-style window on the top floor.

At the time of a 2025 site visit, the house had been extensively renovated from its original appearance.

Baroni House (June 2009) Source: Kerrin Asmundson Baroni House (March 2019) Source: Kerrin Asmundson Baroni House (July 2024) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92181, W97.14073 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clarendon Hotel / Clarendon Block (307-311 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1796/1907, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Winnipeg fire insurance map, #317 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Property Details [504 College Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

We thank Kerrin Asmundson for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 28 August 2025

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