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Memorable Manitobans: Ladislas de Jurkowski (1867-c1920)
Born in Poland in 1867, he came to Canada before 1890 and worked as a furniture maker at Ottawa, Ontario. He moved to Winnipeg after 1900, working as a contractor and carpenter, then was an architect from 1902 until after 1914.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Holy Ghost Roman Catholic Church Presbytery
Selkirk Avenue near Aikins Street, Winnipeg
1903
Russian Greek Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral
643 Manitoba Avenue, Winnipeg
1905
Commercial Block [Harrison Brothers]
818-820 Main Street, Winnipeg
1905
Sources:
“To contractors,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 June 1903, page 2.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1405/1905, City of Winnipeg Archives.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 903/1905, City of Winnipeg Archives.
This page was prepared by Robert Hill, Murray Peterson, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 January 2018
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