Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lang House (106 Middle Gate, Winnipeg)

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Occupants | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This 2½-storey structure on Middle Gate in the Armstrong’s Point area of Winnipeg, measuring 36 feet by 37 feet, was designed by local architects Lindsay Alexander Wardell and David William Fair Nichols. It was constructed in 1909 by the construction firm of Grey and Company at a cost of about $6,000.

Occupants/Owners

Period	Occupant/Owner
1909-1912	E. F. Lang
1912-1913	Isaac Walter Martin (1863-1913)
1913-1922	Caroline Matilda Burridge McKenty (1870-?)
1922-1954	Francis Daniel McKenty (1876-1964)
1954-1976	James W. and Elizabeth Whiteford
1976-2002	Ted and Annette Gupton
2002-?	Philip and Kalan Gardiner

Photos & Coordinates

Lang House (April 2017) Source: George Penner Lang House (December 2020) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87615, W97.15621 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: David William Fair Nichols (1881-1951)

Memorable Manitobans: Lindsay Alexander Wardell (1879-1962)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1013/1909, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Armstrong's Point: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, Winnipeg: Heritage Winnipeg Corporation, 2009.

We thank Rose Kuzina and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 13 September 2025

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