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
Period
Occupant
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 (May 2018)
Source: George Penner
Interior of Hutchinson House (May 2018)
Source: George PennerSite 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 1992Historical 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, 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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