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Designed by local architect John Hamilton Gordon Russell and built by the Shepley Construction Company in 1911 at a cost of about $22,000, this former Presbyterian Church on Burrows Avenue in Winnipeg commemorated cleric James Robertson. It is presently occupied by Springs Church.
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Memorable Manitobans: John Hamilton Gordon Russell (1863-1946)
Manitoba Business: Shepley Construction Company
Memorable Manitobans: James Robertson (1839-1902)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Robertson Memorial Institute Building (650 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg)
Sources:
“Work starts on church,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 May 1911, page 5.
Robertson Memorial United (Presbyterian) Church, 648 Burrows Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2009.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 April 2023
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