Architects
William (Bill) Isaac Enns
Born: –Died:
Biography
Wiliam (Bill) Enns was born on January 1st, 1923 and grew up in Greenfarm, north of Winkler, Manitoba. He was a conscientious objector, serving initially as an orderly at a Portage la Prairie hospital and finally overseas as a medic in the Second World War.
After the war he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba. He worked as the Winnipeg School Division architect for 30 years, serving as a consultant on buildings designed by a range of architects, and also designing some school buildings himself. He retired in 1984.
Projects
Designed by Enns:
St.John’s High School, 401 Church Street, 1960
Strathcona School, 233 McKenzie Street, 1962
Gladstone School, 500 Gertrude Street, 1962
Kelvin High School, 155 Kingsway Avenue, 1963
Consulting Architect for Winnipeg School Board:
Inkster School, 633 Inkster Boulevard, 1947
Lord Nelson School, 820 McPhillips Street, 1948
separate addition to existing River Heights School, 1350 Grosvenor Avenue, 1948
Sargent Park School, 1070 Dominion Street, 1948
Weston School, 1410 Logan Avenue, 1948
Clifton School, 1070 Clifton Street, 1949
Riverview School, 620 Casey Street, 1949
Rockwood School, 350 Rockwood Street, 1949
Brock Corydon School, 1510 Corydon Avenue, 1950
Shaughnessy Park School, 1641 Manitoba Avenue, 1950
Argyle Alternative/former Argyle School, 30 Argyle, 1951
George V School, 256 Grey Street, 1951
Robertson School, 550 Robertson Street, 1951
Carpathia School, 300 Carpathia Street, 1953
Landsdowne School, 715 Wiginton Street, 1953
Andrew Mynarski V.C., 1111 Machray Avenue, 1954
Daniel McIntyre Collegiate, 720 Alverstone Street, 1955
large addition to existing school Elmwood High School, 505 Chalmers , 1955
Gordon Bell High School, 3 Borrowman Avenue, 1955
large addition J.B. Mitchell School, 1720 John Brebeuf, Place 1955
WNiji Mah Kwa/former Aberdeen School, 405 Flora Avenue, 1955
Norquay School, 132 Lusted Avenue, 1955
Sir William Osler School, 1600 Grant Avenue, 1955
David Livingston School, 270 Flora Avenue, 1957
large addition to existing school Daycare/former John Dafoe School, 1777 Grant Avenue, 1957
Education Resource Centre/former Prince Charles School,1075 Wellington Avenue, 1957
Sisler School, 1360 Redwood Avenue, 1957
Grosvenor School, 1045 Grosvenor Avenue, 1959
addition to existing Wellington School, 690 Beverley Street, 1959
Child Guidance Clinic/former Ellen Douglas, 700 Elgin Avenue, 1960
Cecil Rhodes School # 2, 1570 Elgin West, 1961
John M. King School, 525 Agnes Street, 1963
Dufferin School, 545 Alexander Avenue, 1967
large addition to existing Lord Roberts School, 665 Beresford Avenue, 1969
Lord Selkirk School, 170 Poplar Avenue, 1974