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This two-storey house on Kingsway, in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg, was designed by local architect John Woodman and built in 1906 by the firm of Wallace and Akins for trust company manager William Samuel Becher (1855-1908).
Period
Occupant/Owners
1906-1908
William Samuel Becher (1855-1908)
c1910
Mrs. W. S. Becher
c1915-1917
John Sidney Gray (1850-1917)
1920
Mrs. J. S. Gray
1925-1940
William E. Reid
1950
M. Chutorian
1960-1990
William Donald Hurst (1908-2000)
Becher House (May 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87442, W97.16377
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Woodman (1861-1944)
Manitoba Business: Wallace and Akins
“Death of well known men,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 July 1908, page 8.
Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 October 2022
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