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This two-storey stone and wood residence in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was built in 1912 by real estate developer A. W. Scovil at a cost of about $10,000.
Period
Occupant/Owner
1912-1916
D'Arcy McGee
1916-c1920
William Arthur Murphy (1884-1968)
c1925-c1940
Robert McKay (1879-1949)
c1950
Frederick Sheppard
c1960-c1990
Robert Leighton Elliot “Bob” Cooke (1914-2013)
McGee House (May 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87490, W97.16255
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
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)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 728/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 4 May 2023
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