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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cross House (54 Yale Avenue, Winnipeg)
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This two-storey brick building in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was built in 1908 for realtor William Henry Cross.
Occupants/Owners
Period
Occupant/Owner
1908-1916
William Henry Cross (1852-1928)
1916-1922
Joseph Clark (1867-1922)
1922-1925
Kate Harvey Clark (1877-1965)
1925-1926
Vacant
1926-1928
Robert D. Smith
1928-1941
Leo Francis McCarthy (1890-1965)
1941-1943
Franklin Bricker “Frank” Groff (1883-1943)
1943-1956
Boarding house
1956-1980
Alexander Ross Little (1908-2003)
1980-?
?
?-1990
Victor P. Mincoff
Photos & Coordinates
Cross House (May 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87188, W97.16144
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Henry Cross (1852-1928)
Historical Tour: Crescentwood, Winnipeg’s Best Residential District by Rosemary Malaher
Manitoba History, Number 24, Autumn 1992Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Crescentwood (Winnipeg)
Sources:
Obituary [Joseph Clark], Manitoba Free Press, 12 May 1922, page 19.
“Society,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 April 1926, page 8.
“54 Yale Avenue,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 June 1941, page 27.
“Crescentwood's fight for quality,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 May 1956, page 3.
“Carved banisters, panelling stand out,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 May 1990, page 32.
Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Obituary [Alexander Ross Little], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 July 2003, page 42.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 October 2019
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