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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rosemount Apartments (351 River Avenue, Winnipeg)
This three-storey brick and stone apartment block on River Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by the local architectural firm of Pratt and Ross, and built in 1906 by contractors Brown and Trenholm (with plastering work done by Griffin Brothers) at a cost of $62,000. The 100 by 101 foot building contained 14 apartments.
Rosemount Apartments (October 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88093, W97.14192
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Pratt and Ross
Manitoba Business: Griffin Brothers
Sources:
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1906/1154, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Griffin Bros. contractors,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 June 1909, page 27.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
Sherbrook Pool, 381 Sherbrook Street, City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, May 2001.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Gordon Goldsborough, and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 4 June 2022
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