This two-storey brick residence on Nassau Street North in Winnipeg was designed by architect George Creeford Browne and built in 1903 by contractor John Dolmer. The original owner was coal and wood dealer William Edwin Robinson (1859-1934) who lived here until his death.
Robinson House (April 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87770, W97.14964
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: George Creeford Browne (1852-1919)
Memorable Manitobans: John Dolmer (1858-1949)
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Obituary [William Edwin Robinson], Winnipeg Tribune, 15 January 1934, page 16.
William Edwin Robinson House, 97 Nassau Street North by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 December 2024
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