This 2½-storey wood frame Edwardian Foursquare-style house is situated on Raglan Road in the Wolseley area of Winnipeg. Measuring 30 feet by 32 feet, and 8 feet by 8 feet, it was built in 1912 by the Daykin Scott Construction Company at a cost of $6,000 for owner Luther Judge Rumford. He was the proprietor of a laundry and dry cleaning business, Rumford Sanitary Laundry Limited.
At the time of a 2019 site visit, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance. It is listed on an MHS Wolseley Walking Tour.
Rumford House (April 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88051, W97.19060
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Daykin Scott Construction Company
Memorable Manitobans: Luther Judge Rumford (1875-1929)
Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Historical Walking Tour of Wolseley (Winnipeg)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 580/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.
McPhillips Brothers, Atlas of the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba Map: G, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Property Assessment Details [505 Raglan], Winnipeg Property Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk, Darryl Resch, George Penner, and S. Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 April 2026
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