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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.
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
Brook House (April 2017)
Source: George PennerSite 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
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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