This one-storey wood frame and wood plank siding, American Foursquare Cottage-style house on Perth Avenue in West Kildonan (now part of Winnipeg). Measuring 20 feet by 40 feet, it was built in 1914 at a cost of about $1,200, for owner Frederick Hownslow (c1879-1931). He was a conductor at the Winnipeg Electric Railway Company.
At the time of a 2020 site visit, the house was slightly modified from its original appearance with its original wood plank siding covered by vinyl siding.
Hounslow House (July 2020)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93493, W97.11727
denoted by symbol on the map above
“Kildonan council to pave Main Street North; great building activity - permits total $50,000,” Manitoba Free Press, 9 May 1914, page 10.
1916 Canada census, Ancestry.
West Kildonan fire insurance map, #5 November 1961, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Property Details [174 Perth Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 20 September 2026
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