Historic Sites of Manitoba: Minerva Court (290 Beverley Street, Winnipeg)

This three-storey brick block on Maryland Street in Winnipeg, measuring 99 feet by 47 feet, was designed by local architect Pall Melsted “Paul” Clemens and constructed in 1914 by contract labourers for owners Anderson and Johnson at a cost of about $38,000. The building contained 14 apartments in its original configuration. It contains 15 apartments today.

Minerva Court

Minerva Court (November 2020)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88861, W97.16586
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Pall Melsted “Paul” Clemens (1870-1966)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 381/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Apartment House Architecture in Winnipeg to 1915 by David Spector, December 1980.

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, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 25 March 2023

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