Historic Sites of Manitoba: Mount Block (1404-1406 Main Street, Winnipeg)

This two-storey brick building on Main Street in Winnipeg was designed and built in 1910 by J. Mount and Sons at a cost of $12,000. The 34 by 64 foot building contained commercial space on its main floor and four residential apartments on its second floor.

Mount Block

Mount Block (November 2020)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92555, W97.12562
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 244/1910, 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, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 December 2021

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