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This two-storey brick residence on Harrow Street in Winnipeg was designed by architect Robert Gilmore Hanford and built in 1913 by contractor Stanley Mott Waldron for bank manager Charles Walsh Rowley.
In the late 1940s, the house was renovated into a duplex with one living space on the north side and a second on the south side, with tenants occupying each space. In 1953, the building was purchased by Ernest E. Dowler and, in the late 1950s, he developed two more suites in the south half of the house, one in part of the second floor and one in the third floor. There was also a suite on the upper level of the coach house that stands behind the house. After Mr. Dowler's death in 1971, ownership of the house passed to his daughter Evelyn Dowler McNeill and his son Ken Dowler. They sold the building in 1985 and it remains in use today as multi-tenant residential space.
Period
Occupant/Owner
1913-1918
Charles Walsh Rowley (1869-1944)
1918-1942
William Paine Dutton (1872-1942)
1942-1946
Mrs. S. Dutton
1947
Gordon R. McGregor
1948-1949
Alexis A. Anfossy
1950-1962
Casimir Theodore Wyrzykowski (1893-1962)
1953-1985
E. Dowler family (owners)
Rowley House (May 2020)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Rowley House (May 2020)
Source: Nathan Kramer
Rowley House and its Coach House (December 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Rowley Coach House (December 2020)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87166, W97.16728
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Robert Gilmore Hanford (1885-1964)
Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.
Charles W. Rowley House, 124 Harrow Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.
We thank Fred McNeill for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 19 July 2024
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