Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bissett House (11 Harvard Avenue, Winnipeg)

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Occupants | Photos & Maps | Sources

This two-storey house on Harvard Avenue in the Crescentwood neighbourhood of Winnipeg was designed by local architect Herbert Bell Rugh and constructed in 1906 for metal and hardware broker Edwin Hudson Bissett.

Occupants/Owners

Period	Occupant/Owner
1906-1918	Edwin Hudson Bissett (1859-1918)
1918-1931	Eliza Bissett (1859-1931)
1931-1940	John E. Bissett (1890-1944)
1950	Herbert Aubrey Bayne (1889-1969)
1956-1970	Ian Lovell Wilson (1915-1993)
1980	Ron Billinkoff
1990	Charles Feaver

Photos & Coordinates

View of Bissett House from the corner of Harvard Avenue and Ruskin Row (no date) Source: Jocelyne Patenaude Rear view of Bissett House (no date) Source: Jocelyne Patenaude Bissett House (2006) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Bissett House (May 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87350, W97.16284 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Herbert Bell Rugh (1879-1924)

Sources:

1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.

Death registration [Edwin Hudson Bissett], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

“Bissett funeral to be held this evening,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 March 1918, page 2.

“Death of pioneer,” Manitoba Free Press, 12 March 1918, page 3.

“Deaths and funerals [Lt.-Cmdr. J. E. Bissett],” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 1944, page 4.

Obituary [Herbert Aubrey Bayne], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 October 1969, page 34.

Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.

Obituary [Ian Lovell Wilson], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 June 1993, page 72.

We thank Jocelyne Patenaude for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 21 December 2023

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