Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hutchinson House / First Unitarian Universalist Church (603 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey stone house in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was designed by Montreal architects George A. Ross and David H. MacFarlane, and built between 1912 and 1914 for Hodgson W. Hutchinson. In 1996, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Winnipeg purchased the building and added a sanctuary on the east side.

Occupants/Owners

Period

Occupant/Owner

1912-1925

Hodgson Wilberforce Hutchinson (1862-1949)

1928-1940

Chessman George Spencer (1867-1940)

1947-1954

William Pitt Riley (1870-1954)

1960-1976

Joseph Harris (1892-1976)

1980-1990

Donald C. McInnes

1996-present

First Unitarian Universalist Church

Photos & Coordinates

Hutchinson House

Hutchinson House (May 2018)
Source: George Penner

Interior of Hutchinson House

Interior of Hutchinson House (May 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87782, W97.16427
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Hodgson Wilberforce Hutchinson (1862-1949)

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:

“Presentation made to Ardath Pridham,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 May 1947, page 19.

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

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

Hodgson Wilberforce Hutchinson House, 603 Wellington Crescent by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 March 2020

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