This two-storey residence was built in 1916, at a site on Steinbach’s Main Street, for businessman Jacob Reimer Friesen. Later, it was moved to a residential area on Hanover Street where it was renovated for use as a nursing home, nurses’ residence, and boarding house. Still later, it became a single-family residence. In 2004, it became a municipally-designated historic site.
Friesen House (no date)
Source: Manitoba Historic Resources Branch
Friesen House (April 2020)
Source: George Penner
Friesen House (October 2021)
Source: Alisa Kehler
Friesen House (October 2021)
Source: Alisa KehlerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.52949, W96.68358
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Jacob Reimer “J. R.” Friesen (1878-1950)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
Friesen House, 255 Hanover Street, Steinbach, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Alisa Kehler, George Penner, Anne Brazeau, and Ralph Friesen for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 March 2023
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