Architects
William (Bill) Isaac Enns
- 1923–2006
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