These impressive fieldstone buildings, a two-storey residence and squat granary, are located on the southeast quarter of 3-11-26W in what is now the Rural Municipality of Wallace-Woodworth, near the Scallion siding on the CPR Rocanville Subdivision. The siding was named for bachelor brothers James William Scallion and Thomas B. Scallion (1851-1914), who homesteaded at 11-11-26W and, at the time of the 1911 census, were living at this location. The 32-foot by 40-foot granary was built in 1893.
At the time of a visit in May 2013, the residence had significant structural damage, with its north wall all but gone. The granary appears in good general condition.
Scallion House (mid-1990s)
Source: Mary Anne Clarke
Scallion House (mid-1990s)
Source: Mary Anne Clarke
Scallion House and Granary (May 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Scallion House (August 2021)
Source: George Penner
Interior of the Scallion House (May 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Scallion Granary (May 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Scallion Granary (August 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89062, W100.94849
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: James William Scallion (1847-1926)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Abandoned Manitoba
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Cummin’s Rural Directory Map for Manitoba published by the Cummins Map Company, 404 Chambers of Commerce, Winnipeg, 1923. [Copies held by Edward M. Ledohowski and Gordon Goldsborough]
Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.
Death registration [Thomas Brinsley Scallion], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
3-11-26W, Western Land Grants (1870-1930), Library and Archives Canada.
We thank Mary Anne Clarke and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 August 2021
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