Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clinton Apartments (185 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick block on Vaughan Street in Winnipeg was designed by local architect James William Hawker. It was built in 1928, at a cost of about $65,000, by the Moxam Construction Company for owner John Harold Wiltse. The 114 foot by 48 foot building contained 29 apartments in its original configuration, each with two, three, or four rooms. It has 31 apartments now.

Clinton Apartments (November 2020) Source: George Penner Clinton Apartments (April 2025) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88866, W97.14792 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: James William Hawker (1870-1941)

Manitoba Business: Moxam Construction Company

Memorable Manitobans: John Harold Wiltse (1885-1958)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 956/1928, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“$620,000 to be spent on four new blocks here,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 February 1928, page 1.

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

Find a Postal Code, Canada Post.

Preparation of this page was supported, in part, by the Gail Parvin Hammerquist Fund of the City of Winnipeg.

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

Page revised: 24 April 2025

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