This fieldstone residence on Stephen Street in Morden is believed to have been built in 1895 for Alice Beatrice Dingle (1870-1956) and her fruit and confectionary merchant husband Duncan Daniel Stewart. A later occupant was grain merchant Benjamin Porter (?-?).
Porter House (August 2018)
Source: George Penner
Porter House (August 2023)
Source: Glen ToewsSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.18965, W98.10811
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Duncan Daniel Stewart (1868-1940)
Obituary [Alice Beatrice Stewart], Winnipeg Tribune, 27 July 1956, page 26.
Morden's Mansions, Morden Historical Society, 1982.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Peter Cantelon and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 October 2023
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