West House
This Queen Anne-style house was built in 1888 for Captain Charles H. West by Robert Moncrieff and Frank Wright.
This Queen Anne-style house was built in 1888 for Captain Charles H. West by Robert Moncrieff and Frank Wright.
Many of the homes on Vaughan appear on the first assessment rolls in 1890, indicating that they are perhaps even older than that.
This home was built in 1916 for Rev. Chancellor Teeter, pastor of Wesley Methodist Church.
This house was built in 1921 by Roy Hooker for pharmacist Fred Gibbs.
Humble Beginnings Selkirk has a woman at a Methodist Church conference in 1877 to thank for bringing Methodism to town. While we don’t know her name, she encouraged the raising of $1000 for the establishment of a church in Selkirk and motivated the spread of Methodism across Canada. The response was immediate and a building…
The Early Days The history of Knox Presbyterian Church begins as a house service, as was common in other communities at the time. Mr. R. Sanderson hosted the first service in his home in 1876 which included 5 other men. The service was held by Rev. Alex Matheson who travelled on horseback from Little Britain.…
360 Eveline Street The Winnipeg, Selkirk, and Lake Winnipeg Railway Company was formed by a group of local businessmen in 1901 to provide passenger and freight services for residents. By 1906, the line was electrified, and directorship of the company was turned over to the Winnipeg Electric Company. The line ran along Eveline Street until…
This Queen Anne-style house was built in 1898 by Robert Scott, Country Agent and Police Magistrate.
250 Manitoba Avenue Selkirk’s first post office was opened in 1876 with James Colcleugh as postmaster. Construction of the present building began in 1907 by Brown and Garson Construction Corporation and it was designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of James Chisholm and Son. For many years it housed the federal government offices in addition…
383 Eveline Street The first Merchant’s Hotel on this property was built in 1887 by John Christian Schultz. The original building was moved back in 1903 to make room for this one. In addition to serving as a hotel, this building has provided space for the Bank of Montreal, a barbershop, and a pool room.…