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This two-storey brick veneer and stucco residence in the Armstrong’s Point area of Winnipeg was designed by local architect W. W. Blair and built in 1912 for retired building contractor Wilson Hill. An attached sun room was built in 1922.
Period
Occupant/Owner
1912-1929
Wilson Hill (1852-1929)
1929-1963
Gertrude & Lillian Hill
Hill House (April 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87826, W97.15659
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Wallace Blair (1852-1916)
Memorable Manitobans: Wilson Hill (1852-1929)
Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Armstrong’s Point by Patricia Thomson
Obituary [Miss Lillian Hill], Winnipeg Free Press, 19 June 1963, page 28.
Armstrong's Point: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, Winnipeg: Heritage Winnipeg Corporation, 2009.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 December 2019
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