This highly ornamented, one-storey wood frame residence on Powers Street in Winnipeg was built in 1913 by William Lang. A long-time occupant was streetcar conductor and driver William J. Taylor from around 1925 into the 1950s. His wife Myrtle M. Taylor continued to live here after his death around 1960.
Taylor House (February 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92564, W97.13636
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Diner House (476 Powers Street, Winnipeg)
William J. Taylor House, 480 Powers Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 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
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