This three-storey brick apartment block on Balmoral Street in Winnipeg was designed and built in 1909 by contractor-owner William Arthur Irish at a cost of $11,000. The 70 by 33 foot building contained 10 apartments. Known originally as the Ivanhoe Court when it was built, the building was later renamed the Hebb Apartments.
Hebb Apartments on left (January 2018)
Source: George Penner
Hebb Apartments on left (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88878, W97.15290
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Arthur Irish (1872-1941)
Manitoba Business: Saul and Irish Construction Company / W. A. Irish and Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kingsley Court (275 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Ivanhoe Block (757 Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 946/1909, City of Winnipeg Archives.
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, and George Penner.
Page revised: 26 February 2024
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