Historic Sites of Manitoba: Windatt House (657 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg)

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Occupants | Photos & Maps | Sources

This two-storey brick house in the Crescentwood area of Winnipeg was designed by local architect John H. G. Russell and built in 1903 for William A. Windatt.

Occupants/Owners

Period	Occupant/Owner
1903-1924	William Andrew Windatt (1860-1924)
1925	Mrs. William A. Windatt
1930-1963	Hugh Phillipps (1875-1963)
1970	Mrs. Louie Playfair Phillipps
1980	Edward Garlicki
1990	John Sogi

Photos & Coordinates

Windatt House (April 2018) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87691, W97.16646 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: William Andrew Windatt (1860-1924)

Memorable Manitobans: John Hamilton Gordon Russell (1863-1946)

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.

William Andrew Windatt House, 657 Wellington Crescent by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 March 2020

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