Special Places Project

Site Inventory / Page 6 / Houses

Rutledge House

Construction Date: ca. 1900
Location: 107 Fifth St.
Original Owner Name: Not Known

Hugh Rutledge
Ray and Aline Sexton
Don & Margaret Brown

Local Brick / Stucco covered

Building Features of Interest:

- some original doors & windows
- enclosed, windowed front porch


H. Henderson House

Construction Date: ca. 1900
Location: 107 Fifth St.

Original Owner Name: 

Mrs. Simms, Mrs. Ingram & Bernie
(Percy Ingram, son of pioneer Issac Ingram, married Teresa Sims.)
H. Stevenson (Secretary & Director of Wawanesa Mutual & R.M. of Oakland)
Ed & Gwen Rice

Building Features of Interest:

- side door added as entrance to R.M. of Oakland Office which he also managed
-- original windows, transom windows, front door
- old staircase



S.H. Henderson House

Construction Date: ca. 1936
Location: 128 Sixth St.

Original Owner Name: 

S. H. Henderson
Chatlie Ailsby
Rita Tree & Irene Graham
Greg & Gail Wanless
Gary & Liz Harris

Construction/Materials:

Used lumber from Chesley Rink

Building Features of Interest:

-  multi-gable – single-story bungalow style
 - nicely done




Anglican Manse (Pierce Couling  House)

Construction Date: ca. 1905
Location: 132 Sixth St.

Original Owner Name: 

Anglican Manse
Pierce Couling – Pioneer 1881 - Mayor
Bill & Vera Couling
Marg & Glen Couling

Building Features of Interest:

- double verandah, concrete window sills
- gable roofed addition on back
- Ezmond Butler born here



Hanson House

Construction Date: ca. 1900
Location: 125 Sixth St.

Original Owner Name: 

Bert Hansen
Garnet & Shirley Angus
D. McFarland


Building Features of Interest:

- Gable front with addition



Blain House

Construction Date: ca. 1910
Location: 119 Sixth St.

Original Owner Name: 

Dave Blain Moved to Wawanesa in 1911 – Butcher Shop
Vic & Irene Marshall


Building Features of Interest:

- side dormers, verandah
- interesting details
- bay window

C.E. Jackson House

Construction Date: 1893
Location: 356 Clif St. W.

Original Owner Name: 

Mary Louise Stady
Robert James Nethercutt
Julia Agnes Jackson (widow)
Charles Edward Jackson (1924)
Murray & Claire Madson

Building Features of Interest:

- open verandah with scrolled posts
- interior woodwork and wood floors
- owner has land title search




 Orr House

Construction Date: 1890
Location: 114 Seventh St.

Original Owner Name:

Mr. & Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Orr – after 1940
Joe & Cathy Metz
Charlie & Shirley Raison
Vital & Lisa Tinant


Rule House

Construction Date: 1907
Location: 310 Commercial St.

Original Owner Name: 

Tom Rule Sr.
Tom and Mary Rule - after 1917
Mary Rule


Building Features of Interest:

-front bay window


Hall House

Construction Date: ca. 1900
Location: 316 Commercial St.

Original Owner Name: Not Known

Mr. & Mrs. Hall
Mildred & Hiram Roney
Thelma & Nort Wilson
Bea & Bud Hopkins


Building Features of Interest:




Former  Manse

Construction Date: ca. 1895
Location: 411 Seventh St.

Original Owner Name:

United Church (Or Presbyterian)
Neil & Myrna Couling
John & Helen Krupka
Larry & Sharon Poschner
Allan & Sharon Raison
N. Dohan

1925 – Part used as a classroom while school was renovated

Building Features of Interest:

- addition – later
- well pump in basement



Tug Wilson House

Construction Date: ca. 1900
Location: 331 Seventh St.

Original Owner Name: Not Known

Jim & Elaine Rule – short time after 1950
Angus & Dulcie McKay
Phil & Barb Gullett



Roney House

Construction Date: 1897
Location: 300 Park Street

Original Owner Name: William Roney


Building Features of Interest:

- open verandah with turned posts




Sweeney House

Construction Date: 1900
Location: 301 Seventh St.

Original Owner Name: Not Known

James & Emily Sweeny

F. B. & R. Cory
Jim & Petchie Hawkins
Tom & Candace Lockhart
L. Goldstone