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Frank Reade Lount
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Born at Whitevale, Ontario on 30 June 1890, son of William Lount and Abbie Taylor, brother of Charles Taylor Lount, he lived at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan for a time.
In 1921 he moved to Winnipeg and worked as a building contractor, constructing numerous houses in the St. James-Assiniboia area. After the Second World War, he developed the area of Silver Heights via his Silver Heights Development Company, building houses and apartment blocks, and pioneering the lift-slab method of construction. His architect son designed many buildings for him. In 1945, he was the founding President of the National House Builders Association and was active in the Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada. In recognition of his community service, he received a City of Winnipeg Community Service Award (1975).
On 25 December 1912, he married Annette Bricker “Nettie” Dangerfield (1891-1985, daughter of George Edward Dangerfield) at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. They had two children: William Dangerfield Lount and Ferne Reade Lount (1920-2012, wife of Gordon McDiarmid Stovel and Jack Rose).
He died at Winnipeg on 22 May 1976.
See also:
Manitoba Business: Frank R. Lount and Son
Ontario birth registration, Ancestry.
“Builders of Greater Winnipeg,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 June 1931, page 34.
“Ferne Lount plights troth to G. M. Stovel at St. Andrew’s,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 July 1943, page 8.
“Work started on $550,000 suite block [Silver Heights Apartments],” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 May 1952, page 1.
“Frank Lount wed 60 years,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 December 1972, page 21.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 25 May 1976, page 21.
Obituary [Annette Bricker Lount], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 March 1985, page 47.
Obituary [William Dangerfield Lount], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 July 1997, page 22.
Obituary [Ferne Reade Rose], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 October 2012.
Saigon Apartments, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 August 2024
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