This two-storey brick-veneer residence on Balmoral Street in Winnipeg was designed and built in 1905 by machinery agent James L. Neilson, who owned it until 1940. Subsequent owners included the Great-West Life Assurance Company (1940-1950s), taxi driver Henry Reich (1950s), porter Stephen Dayholos (1960s and 1970s), and sales manager Roger F. Wishart (1980s).
Neilson House (May 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88399, W97.15328
denoted by symbol on the map above
James L. Neilson House, 74 Balmoral Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2008.
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 July 2020
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