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

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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

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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