This three-storey brick and stone apartment block on Assiniboine Avenue in Winnipeg was designed by architect Charles Russell Oldershaw and built in 1906 by owner W. B. Carter at a cost of $40,000. The 68 by 80 foot building contained several apartments.
Assiniboine Court (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88485, W97.13993
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Charles Russell Oldershaw (1864-1946)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 6/1906, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.
Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, and George Penner.
Page revised: 21 November 2021
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