This two-storey wood frame building on Hespeler Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 32 feet by 40 feet, was designed and built in 1923 by the construction firm of Grisdale and Gordon at a cost of about $6,000. Originally a private residence, it was converted to an apartment block in 1928.
Elm Apartments (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91434, W97.12062
denoted by symbol on the map above
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3/1923, City of Winnipeg Archives.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 140/1928, City of Winnipeg Archives.
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: 12 February 2022
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