William Milner Residence
51 Balmoral Street

Built by architect G.W. Ford in 1909, these 2 1/2 storey Dutch Colonial Revival house was that of William Edward Milner, western manager of the Maple Leaf Flour Mills Company. Milner was president of the Winnipeg Grain Exchange in 1916, and was appointed managing secretary of the Winnipeg Board of Trade in 1921. After Milner’s death, his wife Charlotte retained ownership of the home on the northeast corner of Balmoral Street and Mostyn Place. The home cost $8,000 to build and was known to be found in one of the building catalogues of the time. The Milner residence has been a distinct and lonely looking home since the 1970s when expansion of the near by Great West Life office parking complex led to the demolition of all other buildings situated on the east side of Balmoral between Broadway Avenue and Mostyn Place.

*Historical Buildings Committee