This three-storey brick apartment block on Balmoral Street in Winnipeg, measuring 34 feet by 81 feet, was designed by Arthur John Bonnett and built in 1910 by contractor Robert Watson at a cost of $18,000 for owner Morley W. LePage. The building contained 10 apartments in its original configuration. An annex measuring 24 feet by 52, also designed by Bonnett and built by Watson, was added later that year at a cost of about $10,000. It added four more apartments.
Braemar Court on left and Annex on right (October 2020)
Source: George Penner
Braemar Court on left and Annex on right (October 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89425, W97.15273
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Arthur John Bonnett (1874-1942)
Memorable Manitobans: Robert Watson (1856-?)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 153/1910, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“New record for building permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 March 1910, page 1.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 564/1910, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Building permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 April 1910, page 11.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, Jordan Makichuk, and George Penner.
Page revised: 21 November 2023
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