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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Blackstone Apartments (100 Roslyn Road, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick structure on Roslyn Road in Winnipeg was designed by local architect Charles Saunders Bridgman and built in 1927 by contractor William Moxam at a cost of about $45,000. Measuring 43 feet by 101 feet, the building contained 18 residential suites, each with a living room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, and one or two bedrooms. In 2017, it became a municipally-designated historic building.

Blackstone Apartments

Blackstone Apartments (June 2017)
Source: George Penner

Blackstone Apartments

Blackstone Apartments (February 2018)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Blackstone Apartments

Blackstone Apartments (February 2018)
Source: Nathan Kramer

Site Location (lat/long): N49.88004, W97.14631
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Charles Saunders Bridgman (1876-1965)

Memorable Manitobans: William Moxam (1882-1950)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 838/1927, City of Winnipeg Archives.

100 Roslyn Road, Blackstone Apartments, Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, June 2017.

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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Nathan Kramer, and George Penner.

Page revised: 27 March 2022

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