This bungalow on Eighth Street in Brandon was built in 1922 for its first owner Janet Mansfield (1857-1940) after her husband Charles Mansfield (1869-1915) had died three weeks after they moved to the city from their farm in the Humesville district. She lived here until her death.
Mansfield House (May 2026)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84422, W99.94844
denoted by symbol on the map above
Death registrations [Charles Mansfield, Janet Mansfield], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Brandon Sun, 26 April 1940, page 5.
Grave transcriptions, Brandon Cemetery.
351 8th Street, Heritage Brandon.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 June 2026
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