This three-storey brick block on Young Street in Winnipeg, measuring 30 feet by 47 feet, was designed by local architect Charles Saunders Bridgman and constructed in 1906 by owner Christopher Metcalfe at a cost of about $12,000. The building contained 14 apartments in its original configuration.
Richmond Apartments (December 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89318, W97.15528
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Charles Saunders Bridgman (1876-1965)
Memorable Manitobans: Christopher Metcalfe (1867-1947)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2236/1906, City of Winnipeg Archives.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2675/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg Fire Insurance Map #60, August 1906, Library and Archives Canada.
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: 26 April 2022
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