This two-storey residence on St. Johns Avenue in Winnipeg was built in 1903 by contractor William Henry Reid (1863-1938), who had recently moved to the city from Poplar Point where he had farmed for 13 years. The building’s exterior, originally a brick veneer, was later covered in stucco. Reid and his family lived here only for three years before moving to a larger house down the street. Subsequent occupants included Emma Good, meat market proprietor George E. Brown (1913-1920s), and pharmacist Randolph D. Bruce (1925). The building was converted into a duplex in the 1940s. One of its occupants in the early 1940s included contractor Nathan Popeski.
Reid House (April 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92112, W97.13038
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Reid House (285 St. Johns Avenue, Winnipeg)
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“W. H. Reid, formerly of Winnipeg, dies in Minaki blaze,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 February 1938, page 3.
Obituary [William H. Reid], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 February 1938, page 5.
William H. Reid House, 293 St. Johns Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 April 2023
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