This two-storey brick and stucco house on Lamont Boulevard in the Tuxedo area of Winnipeg was built in 1929 by contractor William Arthur Irish for lawyer Robert Dunbar Guy at a cost of about $35,000. Measuring 34 feet by 78 feet, the house contained 12 bedrooms. The Guy family occupied the house until 1967.
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Arthur Irish (1872-1941)
Memorable Manitobans: Robert Dunbar Guy (1880-1971)
Historical Tours in Manitoba: History and Walking Tour of Tuxedo
Sources:
“$35,000 residence,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 July 1929, page 8.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk, George Penner, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 February 2023
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