This one-storey wood-frame cottage on Hansson Avenue in the South Beach area of Gimli, in the Rural Municipality of Gimli, was constructed in 1937 by Henry Arthur Leigh (1885-1951). The Secretary-Treasurer of the Municipality of East Kildonan from 1938 to 1946, ownership of the cottage later transferred to his grandson, Glenn Rossong. The windows, siding, doors, shutters, and floor are original, as is the half wall separating the common room and the bedroom. The building was renovated in 2024.
Leigh Cottage (circa 2011)
Source: Wally Johannson
Leigh Cottage (circa 2011)
Source: Wally Johannson
Leigh Cottage (circa 2011)
Source: Wally JohannsonSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.62179, W96.98899
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
MHS Archives: Personal Memoirs: Leigh Cottage, South Beach, Gimli by Wally Johannson, 2011.
Birth registration [Muriel Evelyn Rossong], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Henry Arthur Leigh, Agnes McIntyre Webster], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Henry Arthur Leigh], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Henry Arthur Leigh], Winnipeg Tribune, 9 May 1951, page 8.
This page was prepared by Evelyn Ward and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 October 2026
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