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This two-storey brick house, on West Gate in the Armstrong’s Point area of Winnipeg, was built in 1915 by John A. Patterson for grain merchant Thomas James Douglas.
Period
Occupant/Owner
1915-1929
Thomas James Douglas (1867-1929)
1929-1931
National Trust
1931-1953
Joseph and May Dwyer
1953-1961
Philip McHugh Casey (1923-1977)
1961-1989
James Edward “Jimmy” Wilson (c1915-1989)
1989-2001
Allan M. Johnson and Joanne DiCosimo
2001-2006
Rae Henry Tallin (1927-2009)
2006-?
Denis Buchan
Douglas House (April 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87671, W97.15740
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Thomas James Douglas (1867-1929)
Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Armstrong’s Point by Patricia Thomson
Armstrong's Point: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, Winnipeg: Heritage Winnipeg Corporation, 2009.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 December 2021
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