This 2½-storey brick home on Edmonton Street in Winnipeg, measuring 24 feet by 32.6 feet, was designed in 1902 by local architects James Chisholm and Colin Campbell “Cam” Chisholm. It was built by William Brydon and Frank Powell, at an estimated cost of $6,500, for owner James Walter Harris and his wife Susan Elizabeth Smith Harris.
The building has been renovated slightly through the years until being converted into office space in 1977 by William Hanuschak and Associates Limited. The building is a municipally-designated historic site.
Harris House (June 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Harris House (September 2024)
Source: George Penner
Harris House (November 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88444, W97.14311
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James Chisholm (1841-1920)
Memorable Manitobans: Colin Campbell “Cam” Chisholm (1883-1936)
Memorable Manitobans: William Brydon (1847-1930)
Memorable Manitobans: Francis “Frank” Powell (1842-1937)
Memorable Manitobans: John Walter Harris (1845-1926)
Memorable Manitobans: Susan Elizabeth Smith Harris (1858-1918)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 498/1902, City of Winnipeg Archives.
The Canadian Contract Record, Volume 20, 18 June 1902, page 3.
John Walter Harris House (26 Edmonton Street), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, January 1998.
We thank George Penner and Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 12 February 2025
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