This two-storey wood frame house on Chestnut Street in Winnipeg was built in 1909 for George Henry Young (1886-1956) and his family. Young was a customs broker and award-winning gardener. His son rented the house after Young moved to St. James and it remained in the family until 1933.
Exterior of the Young House (April 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88161, W97.16479
denoted by symbol on the map above
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
“Brokerage founder, G. H. Young, dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 March 1956, page 32.
Historical Tours in Manitoba: An Historical Walking Tour of Wolseley (Winnipeg), 1988.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Anne Brazeau, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 August 2022
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