Historic Sites of Manitoba: Historical Museum of St. James-Assiniboia / Brown House (3180 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg)

The museum features a two-storey Red River frame house, built in 1856, furnished with period pieces from 1860-1890. The house, once owned by William Brown and Charlotte Omand, is now a municipally-designated historic site. A municipal hall building from 1911 contains exhibits from the St. James-Assiniboia area and surrounding parishes. A third building houses displays on blacksmithing, farming, and transportation.

The Historical Museum of St. James-Assiniboia (June 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Brown House (March 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Brown House (June 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N49.88060, W97.28835 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

William Brown House, 3180 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, February 1992.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 June 2017

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