Link to:
Occupants | Photos & Maps | Sources
This two-storey house in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was built in 1914 for Benjamin B. Smith.
Period
Occupant/Owner
1914-1920
Benjamin Billingsley Smith (1881-1975)
1925-1930
William McCullough
1940
Edwin J. Brownlee
1950
Ewan Alexander MacPherson [McPherson] (1879-1954)
1960
Dr. G. M. Arnott
1970
Raymond Scouten
1980-1990
David W. Bennett
Smith House (April 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87108, W97.17614
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Benjamin Billingsley Smith (1881-1975)
Historical Tour: Crescentwood, Winnipeg’s Best Residential District by Rosemary Malaher
Manitoba History, Number 24, Autumn 1992Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Crescentwood (Winnipeg)
Crescentwood: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, The Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Benjamin Billingsley Smith House, 227 Oxford Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 March 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!
