Dalnavert

Dalnavert is a late nineteenth-century Queen Anne Revival house in downtown Winnipeg, built in 1895 for Sir Hugh John Macdonald, former premier of Manitoba and son of Sir John A. Macdonald. Named for the family’s ancestral home in Scotland, it reflects both the Macdonalds’ prominence and the design of an affluent Canadian urban home, inside and out. After later alterations for other uses, it was acquired for preservation in the early 1970s, restored by the Manitoba Historical Society, and opened as a historic house museum in 1974. Community fundraising helped reopen it in 2015 after a financial closure, and it remains recognized for its architecture and historical associations.

Manitoba · Canada