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This 2½-storey brick and stucco house on Wellington Crescent in Winnipeg, measuring 46 feet by 47 feet, was designed by architect George William Northwood and built in 1911 by contractor William Wardell Cross at a cost of about $19,000 for lawyer Stephen Elswood Richards.
Period
Occupant/Owners
1911-?
Stephen Elswood Richards (1878-1950)
c1920
Herbert Peter Howell Galloway (1866-1939)
c1925-1934
James Loghrin Bathgate (1872-1934)
1934-c1940
Emily Rhoda Campbell (?-1953)
1940s
Service Women's Leave Centre
c1950
Ronald Morton
Michael G. Koskic1960
J. E. Pangman
c1970
Vincent Cook
c1980
Christopher Hughes
Richards House (May 2021)
Source: George Penner
Richards House (August 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87662, W97.16470
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: George William Northwood (1876-1959)
Memorable Manitobans: William Wardell Cross (1860-1939)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2237/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Building permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 July 1911, page 8.
“Building permits,” Manitoba Free Press, 22 July 1911, page 31,
Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Jordan Makichuk, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 August 2024
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