Historic Sites of Manitoba: Richards House (1 Mayfair Place, Winnipeg)

This building on Mayfair Place in Winnipeg, formerly on a portion of Mayfair Avenue prior to construction of the Midtown Bridge, was built in the 1910s for judge Albert Elswood Richards. It was later converted to an apartment block with an annex on its rear.

The former Richards House

The former Richards House (May 2023)
Source: George Penner

Annex to the former Richards House

Annex to the former Richards House (May 2023)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88339, W97.13767
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Albert Elswood Richards (1848-1917)

Sources:

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 30 May 2020

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