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Memorable Manitobans: Charles Osborn Wickenden (1851-1934)
Born in England in January 1851, he worked as an architect around Manitoba during the early 1880s then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1889. He died there on 7 December 1934.
Some of his architectural work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
Winnipeg Court House
140 Kennedy Street, Winnipeg
1882-1883
525 Victoria Avenue East, Brandon
1883
282 Hamilton Street, Neepawa
1884
210 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1886
Demolished (1974)
Boulton Scouts Monument
Russell, Manitoba
1888
Sources:
Manitoba Weekly Free Press, 6 September 1888, page 4.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration, British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950
Winnipeg Buildings Index, University of Manitoba
We thank Robert Hill for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 June 2022
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