This two-storey wood frame house on Stella Avenue in Winnipeg was built in 1904 by CPR machinist Joseph S. Shaw (1847-1925). One of his sons lived in the house into the 1940s.
Shaw House (May 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91204, W97.14088
denoted by symbol on the map above
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Joseph Shaw, pioneer, dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 May 1925, page 2.
Joseph S. Shaw House, 364 Stella Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 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: 8 August 2020
Historic Sites of Manitoba
This is a collection of historic sites in Manitoba compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. The information is offered for historical interest only.
Browse lists of:
Museums/Archives | Buildings | Monuments | Cemeteries | Locations | OtherInclusion in this collection does not confer special status or protection. Official heritage designation may only come from municipal, provincial, or federal governments. Some sites are on private property and permission to visit must be secured from the owner.
Site information is provided by the Manitoba Historical Society as a free public service only for non-commercial purposes.
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the MHS Webmaster at webmaster@mhs.mb.ca.Help us keep history alive!
