Special Places Project

Site Inventory / Page 4 / Houses

Dr. Vanstone House

Construction Date: ca. 1900
Location: 124 Euclid Street
Original Owner Name:

Dr. Charles Morley Vanstone – Practiced 1895 - 1910
Involved in Wawanea Mutual

Ed & I. Robinson
Ken & Kathy Rush

Original Builder/Architect:

Building Features of Interest:

- widow’s walk, 2 chimneys, double verandah
 round window in attic dormers, brick stringcourse


Atkinson House
 
Construction Date:  1902
Location: 137 First St.

Original Owner Name: John Smith

Hubert & Marie Atkinson – 1940’s
Randall Atkinson

Original Builder/Architect:

Building Features of Interest:

- detailed trim on verandah 2 chimneys
- old shed on property

Morley Gorrie House

Construction Date:  ca. 1910
Location: 129 First St.

Original Owner Name: Jim Burgess

Jim Burgess
Harold Appleyard (Jockey)
Morley & Edith Gorrie – 1940’s
Helen Cory
Maya Cote

Building Features of Interest:

- dormer, glassed in front porch

Bell House

Construction Date:  1910
Location: 121 First St.

Original Owner Name:Hamilton Bell

Harold Bell – 1920’s – 30’s
Murray & Lois Bridges – 1960’s
Koop (Plumber)
McLeod (Race Horse owners)


Building Features of Interest:


- original staircase, pocket doors, push button light fixtures
 

Wilson House

Construction Date: 1900
Location: 117 First St.

Original Owner Name:

Not Known (Wilson House pre-1920’s)
Job & Helen Lea 1920’s
B. &L. Johnston


Building Features of Interest:

- original inside door on the second floor


Mitchell House

Construction Date:  1892
Location: 102 Second St.

Original Owner Name: Gideon Rumbo

Harold & Ella Mitchell – after 1919 – Manager of Imperial Lumber Yard – Secretary-Treasurer of Village


Building Features of Interest:

- 2nd floor door, full bay window on 1st and 2nd floors
 - decorative trim on eaves





Trowbridge House

Construction Date: 
Location: 112 Second St.

Original Owner: Mr. Snider – Mill Owner

Jo Boomer
Milton Holden – 1948 – General manager of Mutual
Dr. N & E. Kester – 1950’s
Fred & Betty Henderson
B. & C. Beaupre

Original Builder/Architect: Mr. Snider

Building Features of Interest:

- wrap around verandah, pillars, dumb waiter
- fireplace, some original woodwork,
- staircase, windows, fir floors, bay window,
- light fixtures, doors, registers, widow’s  walk  dormers

L. Atkinson House

Construction Date:  ca. 1920
Location: 126 Second St.

Original Owner Name: Not Known

L. Atkinson – lawyer 1964
Lena Cowlthorp - 2000

Building Features of Interest:

- attached garage for horse and buggy, fireplace, hardwood, radiators, bay window



Former Doctors' House

Construction Date:  1905
Location:  132 Second St.

Original Owner Name:

Anglican Manse as of 1919 one time ( P342 Sipiweske)

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Fraser
Peterson
Jim & Myrtle Hudson
Purchased by the Hospital Board for Doctors’ Residence – Dr. Quemelle & Dr. Abell
T&W. Dixon
Bruce and Janice Beare
H.Hansen
Used temporarily as a School 1926-27


Building Features of Interest:

- HoDoctors’ Housespital Board added the garage
- some original stained glass, windows, front porch



A.G. Scott House

Construction Date:  1893
Location: 133 Second St.

Original Owner Name:

A.G. Scott – 1920’s or 30’s – Mr. Scott moved a store from Souris City in 1890 – he soon was living on a farm just south of town

James Elliott
A.G. Scott
Jim & Gladys Rolfe
Brad & Sheila Cline
Debbie Miller
Mae Menkema

Building Features of Interest:

- detailed shingles on front bay window, thick wall (double brick)
- some original rail & staircase

Dr. Jackson House

Construction Date:  1918
Location: 109 Second St.

Original Owner Name:
Dr. Frederick Wilbur Jackson until 1929
Dr. Elliott
Neil & Phyllis Burgess
Ron & Marilyn Burgess

Original Builder/Architect:

Jack Burgess (Carpenter)

Building Features of Interest:

- brick chimney, some original windows, siding





Construction Date:  ca. 1895
Location: 212 Clif St.

Original Owner Name: Wt. Story - Souris City Pioneer

Jim & Del Noble
Art & Anne Otto
Gordon & Audrey McLean
Gord & Janet McLean
Angela Ross

Building Features of Interest:

- lots of original windows, dormers, 2 story bay window, enclosed back porch
- brick from local brick yard (Britton’s)


Jerry Scott House

Construction Date:  ca. 1895
Location: 116 Third St.

Original Owner Name: Not Known

Jerry Scott – after 1922
Ron Koop
Dean & Brenda Boyd
Ariene Labelle
F. Billings


Building Features of Interest:

- some original windows and doors, detailed brick
- side verandah – nice trim
- nice bay window
- shingled shed