This two-storey brick house on Balmoral Street in Winnipeg was designed by architect John Nelson Semmens and built in 1911 by contractor H. Picken for businessman Thomas Alvin Van Vliet. His widow lived in the house until 1934 and continued to own it until 1949 when it was converted into a boarding house. It was owned and lived in by Michael and Julia Kirk in the 1970s and 1980s.
Van Vliet House (May 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88436, W97.15324
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Nelson Semmens (1879-1960)
Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Alvin Van Vliet (1856-1930)
Death registration [Thomas Alvin Van Vliet], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Thomas Van Vliet House, 86 Balmoral Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2008.
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: 1 August 2020
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