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Memorable Manitobans: David A. Abramovitch [Abramovich] (1871-1950)
Born at Bucharest, Romania on 15 February 1871, he came to Canada in 1906 and settled at Winnipeg, becoming one of the first Jewish architects in Manitoba. By 1920, he had moved to Los Angeles, California where he continued to practice architecture. He died there on 5 October 1950.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
554 Jessie Avenue, Winnipeg
1908
Cohen Block
446-448 King Street, Winnipeg
1910
Demolished (?)
Coruna Theatre
Logan Avenue, Winnipeg
1912
692 Osborne Street, Winnipeg
1912
351 Daly Street North, Winnipeg
1913
272 Cockburn Street North, Winnipeg
1913
126 Alfred Avenue, Winnipeg
1913
553 Wardlaw Avenue, Winnipeg
1913-1914
347 Manitoba Avenue, Winnipeg
1914-1917
346-348 Arbuthnot Street, Winnipeg
1914
501 McMillan Avenue, Winnipeg
1914
484 Toronto Street, Winnipeg
1914-1917
400 Toronto Street, Winnipeg
1914-1922
465 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg
1914
508 McMillan Avenue, Winnipeg
1914
105 Scotia Street, Winnipeg
1914-1917
Sources:
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 26 March 2022
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