This three-storey brick block on Maryland Street in Winnipeg was designed and constructed in 1912 by contractor Loftur Johan Jorundson at a cost of about $30,000. The 25 feet by 101 feet building contained 10 apartments in its original configuration. The site is now occupied by another building.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89432, W97.16034
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Loftur Johan Jorundson [Loptur Jorundsson] (1862-1952)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 516/1912, 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 Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 March 2022
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