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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lachance House / White Fathers House (228 Hamel Avenue, Winnipeg)
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This two-storey brick building on Hamel Avenue in the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg was constructed in 1912 as a residence for physician Fortunat Lachance.
Occupants/Owners
Period
Occupant/Owner
1912-1924
Fortunat Lachance (1877-1924)
1924-1946
Simeon Joseph Dussault (1878-1946)
1946-1957
Rene Dussault (1916-1982)
1957-2011
White Fathers of Africa / Missionaries of Africa
2011-?
Aulneau Renewal Centre
Photos & Coordinates
The former White Fathers House (December 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
The former White Fathers House (December 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88805, W97.11844
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Fortunat Lachance (1877-1924)
Sources:
“Talk a walk back through historic old St. Boniface,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 1980, page 4.
“La residence des pères blancs” by Alfred Fortier, La Societé historique de Saint-Boniface, September 1990.
This page was prepared by Georgette Poitras and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 December 2020
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