This three-storey brick and stone block on Furby Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architects Samuel Hooper and John Simpson Hooper, and constructed in 1911 by John McQuarrie for owner Emma Gerrie (1871-1958, wife of Charles Alexander Gerrie) at a cost of about $75,000. The 81 foot by 112 foot building contained 21 residential apartments in its original configuration, but now contains 23.
Cycel Court (February 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88445, W97.15762
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Hooper (1851-1911)
Memorable Manitobans: John Simpson Hooper (1875-1940)
Memorable Manitobans: John McQuarrie (1849-1929)
Memorable Manitobans: Charles Alexander Gerrie (1869-1950)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2136/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Cycel Court, 193 Furby Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2009.
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: 13 December 2024
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