Historic Sites of Manitoba: Vaughan Apartments (219 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick block on Vaughan Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect John Woodman and constructed in 1929 by builders Fraser and MacDonald at a cost of about $100,000. The 50 foot by 120 foot structure contained 36 apartments in its original configuration. It contains 39 apartments today.

Vaughan Apartments

Vaughan Apartments (March 2020)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Vaughan Apartments

Vaughan Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88975, W97.14854
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: John Woodman (1861-1944)

Manitoba Business: Fraser and MacDonald

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 251/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Vaughan Apartments, 219 Vaughan Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2008.

Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.

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 March 2022

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