This two-storey wood frame house on Boyle Street in Winnipeg was constructed in 1900 by photographer and draftsman Charles Ellis, who owned several boarding houses in the Point Douglas area. It served as the Ellis home until the late 1970s. In March 2014, it became a municipally-designated historic site.
Ellis House (May 1950) by Harold K. White Studios
Source: City of Winnipeg Archives
Ellis House (July 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Ellis House (February 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90130, W97.11583
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Photographers: Charles Ellis (1844-1921)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Ellis House, Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, 2004.
“Homes get heritage designation,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 March 2014, page B3.
We thank George Penner and Kenneth Ingram for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 January 2026
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