Historic Sites of Manitoba: Stevenson House (85 Yale Avenue, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey frame building in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was built in 1909 for Sidney S. Stevenson.

Occupants/Owners

Period

Occupant/Owner

1909-1915

Sidney Septimus Stevenson (1875-1971)

1920-1925

Edwin Colburn Ryan (1871-1958)

1930-1950

Harry Crowson Ashdown (1885-1971)

1960-1980

Norman James Alexander (1914-2004)

1990

vacant

Photos & Coordinates

Stevenson House

Stevenson House (2006)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Stevenson House

Stevenson House (May 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87197, W97.16319
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Sidney Septimus Stevenson (1875-1971)

Historical Tour: Crescentwood, Winnipeg’s Best Residential District by Rosemary Malaher
Manitoba History, Number 24, Autumn 1992

Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Crescentwood (Winnipeg)

Sources:

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.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 21 October 2021

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