Historic Sites of Manitoba: Soot House (28 Middle Gate, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey wood frame house in the Armstrong’s Point area of Winnipeg was built in 1909 for grain merchant Halfdan Rudolf Soot.

Occupants/Owners

Period	Occupant/Owner
1909-1916	Halfdan Rudolf Soot (1859-1918)
1916-1920	Aime Benard (1873-1938)
1920-1929	William Wallace Murphy (1876-1929)
1929-1938	Edith Helen Simpson Murphy (1878-1938)
1939-1949	Charles Hutchinson A’Court Walton (1906-1981)

Photos & Coordinates

Soot House (April 2017) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87795, W97.15797 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Halfdar Rudolf Soot (1859-1918)

Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Armstrong’s Point by Patricia Thomson

Sources:

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 31 August 2023

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