This house on Hossack Avenue in Killarney was built by Calvin Havelock “Cal” Dafoe (1878-1969) for his family when they settled in the town, coming from a farm at Jackfish Creek. The Dafoes lived here until 1946. The home boasts its original woodwork and hardwood flooring.
Dafoe House (September 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.17847, W99.66444
denoted by symbol on the map above
Reflections, 1882-1982: A Community History of the Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain and the Town of Killarney by the J. A. Victor David Museum and New Horizons, 1982, page 265.
Special Places in Killarney, Killarney Special Places Project, Virtual Manitoba.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Anne Brazeau, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 September 2022
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