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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Arden Concrete House (Arden, RM of Lansdowne)

This two-storey residence in the village of Arden, in the Rural Municipality of Lansdowne, was built in 1905, probably by the Arden Cement Block and Building Company established in 1904 by municipal official Maurice Boughton and others.

Arden Concrete House

Postcard of Arden main street showing the concrete-block house at right (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2013-0037

Arden Concrete House

Arden Concrete House (July 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Arden Concrete House

Arden Concrete House (March 2014)
Source: Cam Timlick

Arden Concrete House

Arden Concrete House (Summer 2015)
Source: Cam Timlick

Site Location (lat/long): N50.27537, W99.26921
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

MHS Resources: Manitoba Bricks and Blocks

Sources:

We thank Tracey Winthrop-Meyers and Cam Timlick for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 24 October 2015

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