This two-storey brick house in Baldur, in the Rural Municipality of Argyle, was constructed in 1897 for one of Baldur’s leading citizens, William Oliver Fowler. He owned the local grain elevator and served as the community’s postmaster. The building is a municipally-designed historic site (2000).
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Oliver Fowler (1839-1908)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Sources:
Fowler House, 111 Elizabeth Avenue East, Baldur, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 January 2022
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