This two-storey concrete-block residence in Arden, in the Municipality of Glenella-Lansdowne, was built in 1905, probably by the Arden Cement Block and Building Company established in 1904 by municipal official Maurice Boughton and others.
Postcard view of Arden’s main street with the concrete-block house at right (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2013-0037
Arden Concrete House (July 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Arden Concrete House (March 2014)
Source: Cam Timlick
Arden Concrete House (Summer 2015)
Source: Cam Timlick
Arden Concrete House (February 2021)
Source: George Penner
Arden Concrete House (April 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Arden Concrete House (October 2021)
Source: Cam TimlickSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.27537, W99.26921
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
MHS Resources: Manitoba Bricks and Blocks
We thank Tracey Winthrop-Meyers, Cam Timlick, George Penner, and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 June 2023
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