Historic Sites of Manitoba: Green-Armytage House (14 Ruskin Row, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey wood and stone house on Ruskin Row in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg, measuring 45 feet by 45 feet, was designed by local architect John Danley Atchison and built in 1909 at a cost of about $16,000 for insurance executive John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage.

Occupants/Owners

Period	Occupant/Owner
1909-1943	John Crichton “Jack” Green-Armytage (1872-1943)
1943-1958	Kathleen Mary Whitla Green-Armytage (1875-1958)
c1960	John Whitla Green-Armytage (1918-1984)
c1970	William W. Buchanan
c1980-c1990	Michael M. Helper

Photos & Coordinates

Green-Armytage House (2006) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Green-Armytage House (April 2017) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87362, W97.16157 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: John Danley Atchison (1870-1959)

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:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 418/1909, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“Wellington Crescent, The Nob Hill of Winnipeg,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 April 1909, page 2.

“Dwellings,” Winnipeg Tribune, 12 June 1909, page 20.

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

John Crichton Green-Armytage House, 14 Ruskin Row by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 8 May 2024

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