Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sara House (100 Niagara Street, Winnipeg)

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Occupants | Photos & Maps | Sources

This two-storey wood frame house on Niagara Street in Winnipeg, with a distinctive cobblestone porch, was built in 1916 for engineer Richard Allan Sara.

Occupants/Owners

Period	Occupant/Owner
1916-1918	Richard Allan Sara (1888-1963)
1918-1929	Israel Bennetto (1860-1946)
?-1940	Thomas Farrar Smellie (1880-1963)
1940-?	E. G. Frere
?-1945	Robson Armitage

Photos & Coordinates

Sara House (May 2018) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87541, W97.18467 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Manitoba Photographers: Israel Bennetto (1860-1946)

Sources:

“R. A. Sara resigns as sales manager for Light Department,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 August 1918, page 5.

“Fine home for sale,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 August 1918, page 2.

Richard A. Sara House, 100 Niagara Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.

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: 3 August 2020

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