Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tupper House (147 West Gate, Winnipeg)

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This two-storey structure on West Gate in the Armstrong’s Point area of Winnipeg was designed by local architect William Wallace Blair and constructed in 1910 by Geoffrey Hitzler Walton for Charles Stewart Tupper. He named it “Hawthorndean.”

Occupants/Owners

Period

Occupant/Owner

1910-1924

Charles Stewart Tupper (1884-1960)

1924-?

Maxwell “Max” Heppner (1881-1957)

?-1941

?

1941-1947

Hodgson Wilberforce Hutchinson (1862-1949)

1947-1950

Thomas Cuthbert Anderson (1888-1964)

1950-1954

Katherine Federchuk

Photos & Coordinates

Tupper House

Tupper House (January 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87537, W97.15610
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: William Wallace Blair (1852-1916)

Memorable Manitobans: Geoffrey Hitzler Walton (1878-1951)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tupper House (145 Middle Gate, Winnipeg)

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

Sources:

Armstrong's Point: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, Winnipeg: Heritage Winnipeg Corporation, 2009.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 28 December 2021

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