Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brook House (79 West Gate, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey wood frame structure on West Gate in the Armstrong’s Point area of Winnipeg was designed by local architect Edmund Walter Crayston and built in 1911 for businessman John Derby Brook. It was renovated into a duplex in 1947.

Occupants/Owners

Period

Occupant/Owner

1911-1933

John Derby Brook (1862-1933)

1333-1942

Caroline Fewings Brook (1864-1945)

1942-1947

O. Charles and Florence Clarke

1947-1952

Anna Klinkenberg

1952-1991

Alexander and Anna Yachimovich

1991-?

Janet Duggan

?-2002

Archie Decker

Photos & Coordinates

Brook House

Brook House (April 2017)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87713, W97.15777
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Edmund Walter Crayston (1871-1940)

Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Armstrong’s Point by Patricia Thomson

Sources:

Armstrong's Point: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, Winnipeg: Heritage Winnipeg Corporation, 2009.

Armstrong’s Point Heritage Conservation District Study, HTFC Planning + Design, May 2016, page 111.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 27 December 2021

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