Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hadwin House (47 McAdam Avenue, Winnipeg)

This 2½-storey wood frame and half wood shingle siding house on McAdam Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 22 feet by 36 feet, and 8 feet by 10 feet, was designed by local architect Edmund Walter Crayston and built in 1911 by contractor Harry Picken at a cost of about $4,500, for owner Frederick William Hadwin (1880-1967). He was a salesman at the Sprague Lumber Company.

Subcontractors included J. Mount and Sons Limited (plumbing).

It was later occupied by Ernest L. C. Forster, an analyst for the federal government. At the time of 2022 site visit, the house was slightly weathered but by the time of a 2026 site visit it had been restored.

Hadwin House (1950) Source: Harold K. White Studios Collection, City of Winnipeg Archives Hadwin House (Febuary 2022) Source: Kenneth Ingram Hadwin House (January 2026) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92753, W97.11404 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Edmund Walter Crayston (1871-1940)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1875/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“Building Permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 June 1911, page 5.

Winnipeg fire insurance map, #308 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Frederick William Hadwin, FindAGrave.

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

Property Details [47 McAdam Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Kenneth Ingram.

Page revised: 31 January 2026

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