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This grand three-storey in the Armstrong’s Point area of Winnipeg was designed by local architect Walter Chesterton and built in 1896 for businessman James Rawlinson Waghorn. After Waghorn moved to Vancouver in 1905, the house was bought by prominent athlete and businessman Donald Henderson Bain. He expanded the house in late 1908 on a design by David Wynyard Bellhouse and lived in it until his death in 1962.
Bain’s long-time assistant Verna Mackay, who had lived in the house for many years, continued to reside there. She died in 1980 and the house, replete with furniture and memorabilia from Bain’s athletic achievements (subsequently donated to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame), was purchased later that year by Patricia and Guy Stillman. They undertook extensive renovations to the house, for which it received a Conservation Award from Heritage Winnipeg. When the Stillmans sold the house, they took most of the remaining Bain furniture and mementoes to a newly-built residence in New Mexico.
Period
Occupant/Owner
1896-1905
James Rawlinson Waghorn (1859-1942)
1905-1962
Donald Henderson “Dan” Bain (1874-1962)
1962-1980
Verna Hughina Miller Mackay (1912-1980)
1980-1986
Guy & Patricia Stillman
1986-1987
William & Wendy Carter
1987-2001
Ivan Fridrik & Jan Taylor
2001-2005
Twelve Tribes
2005-2006
Peter Rae & Marlene Stern
2006-?
Lynette Wiebe & Jonathan Pylypchuk
Members of the Bain family beside the Bain House (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, MSHF22370
Bain House (April 2017)
Source: George Penner
Bain House (March 2020)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87757, W97.15528
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Walter Chesterton (1845-1931)
Memorable Manitobans: James Rawlinson Waghorn (1859-1942)
Memorable Manitobans: Donald Henderson “Dan” Bain (1874-1962)
Memorable Manitobans: David Wynyard Bellhouse (1861-1952)
Historical Tours in Manitoba: A Walking Tour of Armstrong’s Point by Patricia Thomson
Armstrong's Point: A History by Randy R. Rostecki, Winnipeg: Heritage Winnipeg Corporation, 2009.
We thank Patricia Stillman, George Penner, and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 January 2025
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