Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bromley House (92 Balmoral Street, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey brick-veneer building on Balmoral Street in Winnipeg was designed and built in 1907 by contractors Ford and Foster for tent manufacturer Edwin Bromley. Initially a single-family residence, it became a rental property in the 1950s and, in 1990, it contained ten suites.

Occupants/Owners

Period	Occupant/Owner
1907-1913	Edwin Bromley (c1851-1930)
c1915-?	Mrs. Helena Williams
?-1931	Hyman Ginsberg (c1871-1948)
1931-1946	Sidney James Bullock (c1892-1959)
1946-?	Michael Herbey Burlock (1910-1991)

Photos & Coordinates

Bromley House (June 2018) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88455, W97.15320 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Death registrationi [Edwin Bromley], British Columbia Vital Statistics.

“Hyman Ginsberg dies suddenly,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 May 1948, page 21.

Obituary [Sidney James Bullock], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 February 1959, page 25.

Obituary [Michael Herbey Burlock], Winnipeg Free Press, 12 August 1991, page 23.

Edwin Bromley House, 92 Balmoral Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2008.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 December 2020

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