Memorable Manitobans: George Browne (1852-1919)

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George Browne
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Architect.

Born at Montreal, Quebec in 1852, the youngest son of architect George Browne and Anna Maria Jameson, he was educated in Montreal High School after which he worked at his father’s office until he was 18 years old, when he went to New York to study in the office of Russell Sturgis.

For three years starting in 1873, he studied architecture in England, Ireland, France, Italy, and Switzerland. He returned to Montreal in 1877 where he practiced as an architect for two years until he moved to Manitoba. He farmed until 1882 when he resumed his architectural practice. In 1883, he married Louisa Anna Nicolls (?-?).

In 1910, Browne left Winnipeg for New York City and he died at South Nyack, New York on 12 March 1919.

Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:

Building

Location

Year

Status

Massey-Harris Building

294-296 William Avenue, Winnipeg

1885

 

Miller-Morse Building

86-88 Princess Street, Winnipeg

1887

 

Mackenzie and Powis Warehouse

78-84 Princess Street, Winnipeg

1891

 

Norquay School

Lusted Avenue, Winnipeg

1892

Demolished (c1956)

Elliott House (Dawson Kerr Elliott)

Winnipeg

?

 

Orton House (George Turner Orton)

Winnipeg

?

 

Wickson House (Arthur Wickson)

Winnipeg

?

 

Watson House (W. J. Watson)

Winnipeg

?

 

Gordon House (J. C. Gordon)

Winnipeg

?

 

Mulvey School No. 2

Broadway at Maryland Street, Winnipeg

1893

 

Aberdeen School

444 Flora Avenue, Winnipeg

1893

 

Toronto Hide and Wool Building

298 Ross Avenue, Winnipeg

1893

 

East Ward School

Portage la Prairie

1894

 

North Ward School

Portage la Prairie

1894

 

West Ward School

Portage la Prairie

1894

 

Central Judicial District Courthouse

Portage la Prairie

1894-1895

 

North Central School

Winnipeg

?

 

Manitoba College (addition)

Winnipeg

?

 

Hudson’s Bay Company Office

Winnipeg

?

 

Dominion Soudack Fur Association

294-296 William Avenue, Winnipeg

1885, 1904

 

Civic Market

Winnipeg

1890

Demolished (1964)

MacGregor Block

180-182 Princess Street, Winnipeg

1892

 

Masonic Temple

335 Donald Street, Winnipeg

1895

 

Wesley College

515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg

1895

 

Minnedosa South School

Minnedosa

1898

 

University of Manitoba Science Building

Winnipeg

1899-1900

 

Gault Building

92-104 Arthur Street, Winnipeg

1900

 

University of Manitoba Science Building

Broadway, Winnipeg

1900

Demolished (1961)

YMCA Building

276 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg

1900

 

Belcher House

37 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg

1901

 

Union Bank Building

33 Main Street, Carberry

1901

Deconstructed (2023)

Strathcona Block

181 Broadway / 160 Main Street, Winnipeg

1902

Destroyed by fire (1 February 1976)

Verhoeven House

137 West Gate, Winnipeg

1903-1904

 

Robinson House

97 Nassau Street North, Winnipeg

1903

 

Andrews House (Alfred Joseph Andrews)

749 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg

1905

Demolished (1953)

Osborne Block

110-118 Osborne Street, Winnipeg

1905

 

Evans House (William Sanford Evans)

Winnipeg

?

 

Sources:

The Canadian Album: Men of Canada or Success by Example, Vol. III, Bradley, Garretson & Company, Brantford, Ontario, 1894.

A History of Manitoba: Its Resources and People by Prof. George Bryce, Toronto: The Canadian History Company, 1906.

Crescentwood: A History by R. R. Rostecki, Crescentwood Home Owners Association, 1993.

Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.

Winnipeg Building Index

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We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 6 January 2024

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