This two-storey wooden residence on Twelfth Street in Brandon is believed to have been built around 1905 by building contractor William J. Lang for James Carrick of the blacksmithing and carriage building firm of Carrick & Hadaker. In 1911, the house was sold to educator William Bodkin Beer. It remained in the Beer family until 1985 and was in use as a bed-and-breakfast at the time of a 2021 site visit.
Carrick House (March 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.84313, W99.95380
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Bodkin Beer (1872-1934)
“William B. Beer died suddenly Friday evening,” Brandon Sun, 4 August 1934, page 2.
Dragonfly Dream Inn, Yelp.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.
Page revised: 31 March 2021
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