Historic Sites of Manitoba: Erb House (412 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey brick house in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was designed by local architect Herbert B. Rugh and built in 1906 for George W. Erb.

Occupants/Owners

Period

Occupant/Owner

1906-1940

George Wallace Erb (1860-1952)

1950

Suite 1 - T. A. C. Aikens
Suite 2 - Mrs. A. G. Leckie
Suite 3 - George E. Haston
Suite 4 - Dr. E. J. Robb

1960

Suite 1 - T. A. C. Aikens
Suite 2 - Mrs. D. G. Leckie
Suite 3 - Mrs. E. B. Walker
Suite 4 - Mrs. R. M. Pearson

1970

Suite 1 - Mrs. Mabel Aikens
Suite 2 - Mrs. Mabel Leckie
Suite 3 - Mrs. Allison Laidlaw
Suite 4 - Mrs. Marjorie Pearson

1980

Suite 1 - Mabel Aikens
Suite 2 - H. C. Connelley
Suite 3 - Susan L. James
Suite 4 - W. H. Henry

1990

Suite 1 - vacant
Suite 2 - R. R. Hutlet
Suite 3 - M. Doreen Schafer
Suite 4 - Kathy Jackson
Suite 5 - vacant

Photos & Coordinates

Erb House

Erb House (April 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87313, W97.15912
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: George Wallace Erb (1860-1952)

Memorable Manitobans: Herbert Bell Rugh (1879-1924)

Historical Tour: Crescentwood, Winnipeg’s Best Residential District by Rosemary Malaher
Manitoba History, Number 24, Autumn 1992

Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Crescentwood (Winnipeg)

Sources:

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

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

George Wallace Erb House, 412 Welllington Crescent by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 March 2020

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