Historic Sites of Manitoba: Weir House (101 Kingsway, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey residence in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was built in 1927 at a cost of about $16,000.

Occupants/Owners

Period	Occupant/Owner
1927-1952	Robert George Weir (c1885-1952)
1952-1974	Kathleen Castor Smith Weir (?-1974)
c1980	John Eaton
c1990	Anthony Russell

Photos & Coordinates

Weir House (May 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87397, W97.16509 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historical Tour: Crescentwood, Winnipeg’s Best Residential District by Rosemary Malaher
Manitoba History, Number 24, Autumn 1992

Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Crescentwood (Winnipeg)

Sources:

Marriage registration [Robert George Weir, Kathleen Castor Smith], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3334/1927, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.

“R. G. Weir, businessman, dies at 67,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 April 1952, page 34.

Obituary [Robert George Weir], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 April 1952, page 24.

Obituary [Kathleen C. Weir], Winnipeg Free Press, 14 August 1974, page 41.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 May 2023

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