This three-storey concrete, brick and stone apartment block on Furby Street in Winnipeg was designed by architect James William Hawker and built in 1929 by the Moxam Construction Company at a cost of about $75,000. The 50 feet by 124 feet structure contained 22 suites of two or three rooms, with six on each floor and four in the basement.
Architectural drawing of Harvard Apartments (1929)
Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 27 April 1929, page 45.
Harvard Apartments (September 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88469, W97.15817
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James William Hawker (1870-1941)
Manitoba Business: Moxam Construction Company
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 377/1929, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“17 apartment blocks under construction,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 April 1929, page 6.
“New Furby St. apartment,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 April 1929, page 45.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
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, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 May 2024
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