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Sir Hugh John Macdonald House (Dalnavert Museum)

Sir Hugh John Macdonald House (Dalnavert Museum) is a Manitoba Heritage Council commemoration in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Manitoba · 61 Carlton Street, Winnipeg · location approximate

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This splendid red brick house was built in 1895 for Sir Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929), son of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. One of the few remaining examples of the work of architect Charles H. Wheeler, it is representative of domestic architecture executed in the Queen Anne style. Named "Dalnavert" after the birthplace of Hugh John’s maternal grandmother in Scotland, it is a reminder of Winnipeg’s first affluent neighbourhoods. Macdonald and his wife, Lady Agnes, made Dalnavert a centre of social life and hospitality in early Winnipeg. Hugh John Macdonald was knighted in 1913. Briefly Premier of Manitoba during 1900, his long and colourful career included service as soldier, Member of Parliament, Member of the Legislative Assembly, and police magistrate for the City of Winnipeg. Threatened with demolition in 1970, Dalnavert was saved by the Manitoba Historical Society and by 1974 was restored to its former elegance.

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Cette splendide demeure en briques rouges a été érigée en 1895 pour Sir Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929), le fils du premier ministre du Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald. L’un de seulement quelques exemples qui subsistent de l’œuvre de l’architecte Charles H. Wheeler, la maison représente un exemple d’architecture privée de style « reine Anne ». Baptisée « Dalnavert » du nom du lieu de naissance de la grand-mère de Hugh John, en Écosse, l’édifice témoigne des premiers quartiers cossus de Winnipeg. Pendant l’époque où Macdonald et son épouse, Lady Agnes, y vivaient, Dalnavert était un centre mondain des premières années de Winnipeg. Hugh John Macdonald a été nommé chevalier en 1913. Premier ministre pendant une brève période durant les années 1900, il a été, pendant sa longue carrière colorée, soldat, député, membre de l’Assemblée législative et magistrat de police pour la ville de Winnipeg. Menacée de destruction en 1970, Dalnavert a été sauvée par la Manitoba Historical Society; en 1974, la demeure avait retrouvé son élégance initiale.

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Plaque text and location: Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques, Historic Resources Branch, Government of Manitoba, as the Branch publishes them on its plaque pages. The text is the Manitoba Heritage Council’s text as the Branch publishes it; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the location the Branch gives and marked approximate. Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB)
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