Historic Sites of Manitoba: McLeod House (292 Main Street, Stonewall)

This two-storey, wood frame house at the northeast corner of Main Street and First Avenue North in Stonewall was designed by Brandon architect Walter Henderson Shillinglaw, constructed in 1900 at a cost of about $2,000. It was occupied by the family of Alexander Neil MacLeod and Margaret Lillian Arnett, including their son Alan Arnett McLeod [MacLeod].

In 2010, the home was commemorated with a plaque in the Memorable Manitobans: The Homes program.

McLeod House (June 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina

McLeod House (June 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina

McLeod House (May 2022)
Source: Glen Toews

Commemorative plaque at McLeod House (March 2022)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.13646, W97.32655
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

The Canadian Contract Record, Volume 18, 30 May 1900, page 2.

We thank Leanne and John Stewart, proprietors of McLeod House, along with Rose Kuzina, Glen Toews, and Jordan Makichuk, for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 30 June 2025

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