Historic Sites of Manitoba: Benard House (454 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg)

This house, near the northwest corner of Central Park at the intersection of Edmonton Street and Cumberland Avenue, was designed by local architect Joseph Greenfield and built in 1903 as a speculative venture by Walter R. Fish of Winnipeg, a travelling salesman for Gault Brothers who lived in the area. Upon completion, it was sold to Hermisdas Benard. After his death in 1903, his widow Louisa continued to live there until it was sold in 1936. It was purchased two years later by contractor Watson Lytle, who made major renovations. It changed hands several times until it was converted into a multi-unit rental property in 1977. The building is a municipally-designated historic site.

Benard House (2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Location (lat/long): N49.89743, W97.15026
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Benard House (454 Edmonton Street), Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, January 1986.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 25 May 2015

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