Historic Sites of Manitoba: Queen Apartments (518-520 Maryland Street, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick apartment block on Maryland Street in Winnipeg was designed and built in 1927 by contractors Fraser and MacDonald at a cost of about $90,000. The 66 foot by 106 foot building contained 26 apartments in its original configuration. On the north side of the building is a large mural featuring the late minister Harry Lehotsky.

Queen Apartments

Queen Apartments (January 2018)
Source: George Penner

Queen Apartments

Queen Apartments (February 2022)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89452, W97.16025
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Business: Fraser and MacDonald

Memorable Manitobans: Harry Lehotsky (1957-2006)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1182/1927, City of Winnipeg Archives.

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: 27 January 2022

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