This private residence in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews, now a provincially-designated historic site, was constructed in 1861 by retired Hudson’s Bay Company labourer Thomas Firth (c1796-1875). It was purchased in 1911 by businessman and politician E. H. G. G. Hay.
Firth House (July 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Firth House (May 2019)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.07652, W96.95105
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edward Henry George Gunter Hay (1840-1918)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Firth House (Former E. H. G.G. Hay House) 546 River Road, R.M. of St. Andrews, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 July 2019
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