The Life and Work of David Wynyard Bellhouse, a Winnipeg Architect

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Trained as an architect in Bruges, Belgium and London, England, David Wynyard Bellhouse (1861 – 1952) immigrated to Manitoba in 1883 where he initially farmed near Cypress River. He moved to Winnipeg in about 1896 where he worked in a few jobs until he was able to set up his practice as an architect. In this talk, I will describe his building background in England and his own work in the building industry in Manitoba, illustrated with several examples that are mostly standing today. In Winnipeg, Bellhouse designed factories and warehouses in and near the Exchange District, apartment buildings, churches, and houses, mainly for Winnipeg’s wealthy living in Armstrong’s Point and Crescentwood.


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Born in Winnipeg, but finding employment in London, Ontario, David R. Bellhouse is a retired academic. He has published several articles on statistical theory and methods, and many more on the history of probability and statistics. He is the author of three academic books on the history of probability and statistics and of five self-published books on the history of his family. Among other awards, he has been made an honoured alumnus of the Faculty of Science of the University of Manitoba.