Manitoba Historical Society |
|
Memorable Manitobans: Hugh McCowan (1841-1908)
 |
Hugh McCowan
|
Born at Wardville, Ontario on 27 January 1841, he studied architecture and sanitary engineering at Flint, Michigan before coming to Winnipeg in 1879 and working in the contracting trade for about ten years. He gradually moved into supervision of construction and drawing of plans, after 1905 in partnership with Robert Edgar Davies. He was a member of the Masons and Baptist Church. He died unmarried at St. Boniface on 8 April 1908 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
72 Princess Street, Winnipeg
1883-1884
Baptist Church
Pilot Mound
1888
Closed (1911)
Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg
1891
Gretna
1893
Kay Building
245 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg
1893
Morden
1893
245 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg
1893
400 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg
1893-1894
536 Main Street, Winnipeg
1895
Demolished (1990)
Cypress River
1896
268 Ellen Street, Winnipeg
1897
Robert Strang Residence
82 Carlton Street, Winnipeg
1900
270 Eighteenth Street, Brandon
1901
Kelvin Avenue, Winnipeg
1901
Demolished (circa 1917)
Third Street, Emerson
1905
Henderson Block
Princess Street, Winnipeg
?
Winnipeg General Hospital, Jubilee Wing
Winnipeg
?
Free Press Building
McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg
?
Sources:
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Hugh M’Cowan dies after short illness,” Manitoba Free Press, 9 April 1908, page 7.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
We thank Nathan Kramer and Robert Hill for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 August 2023
Memorable Manitobans
This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.
Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:
Custom SearchBrowse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | ZBrowse deaths occurring in:
1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.caCriteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements
Help us keep
history alive!
|
For queries on the above page, please contact the MHS Webmaster. Home | Terms & Conditions | FAQ | Contact Us | Privacy Policy | Donations © 1998-2023 Manitoba Historical Society. All rights reserved. |