Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clarke House (60 Yale Avenue, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey residence in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was built in 1905 for William J. Clarke.

Occupants/Owners

Period

Occupant/Owner

1905-1920

William Jonathan Clarke (1857-1920)

1925-1947

Frederick Stevenson Harstone (1865-1947)

1950

Margaret McKinnon Harstone (c1868-1956)

1960-1980

Ewan T. McFadyen

1990

V. J. Lanetis

Photos & Coordinates

Clarke House

Clarke House (May 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87182, W97.16178
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historical Tour: Crescentwood, Winnipeg’s Best Residential District by Rosemary Malaher
Manitoba History, Number 24, Autumn 1992

Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Crescentwood (Winnipeg)

Sources:

Death registration [William Jonathan Clarke], Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Obituary [Margaret McKinnon Harstone], Winnipeg Tribune, 7 September 1956, 24.

Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.

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

William Jonathon Clarke, Geni.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 18 November 2019

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