Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 31, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 Winnipeg free july stay of execution coming for Mcgowan House source province to Rescue historic dwelling by Aldo Santon City Hall reporter the province will intervene to pre vent a historic West Kildonan Home from falling victim to a wreckers sources told the free press that heritage minister Rosemary Vodrey will announce tomorrow that she is exercising her author Ity under the heritage act to order the City not to demolish Mcgowan House until a thorough review of its heritage significance has been the Manitoba heritage Council needs More time and Vodrey is going to give it to the source the City was set to demolish the located at 127 Rupert land tomorrow or possibly monday at the the now was Given to the City in 1992 by Nancy the great granddaughter of Pioneer John its adjacent to the seven Oaks Inkster first and close to Bleak another Inkster family the three houses Are the Only ones in Western Canada that can be used to Trace the development of a pioneering All three had been listed by the City As historical but before she and after she had Given up the Mcgowan wrote to the City and insisted that it be demolished and Ken free press the boarded up House sits empty since Interior was stripped of old the site turned into a passive City Council relisted the House last month and ordered its but some area residents and Community groups asked the provincial heritage coun cil to designate the the heritage Council met last week and concluded it haunt had enough time to assess the property and will ask Vodrey to formally protect the Home for another two to three much of the Homes Interior historical value has already been sold monetary value City officials confirmed that staff from the Parks and recreation department were at the Home yesterday morning and they took away Oak Hardwood leaded pane fireplace furnishings and other fixtures that were considered to be of monetary Glen Murray said the Parks depart ment had no right to take such adding they will have to buy it Murray fort Rouge said the City spent five years ago buying Back those fix Tures after Mcgowan had stripped the building and sold them off before she transferred title to the any Money they made belongs to historic Murray Murray said he was angry that Parks staff sold off the fixtures even though they knew the House was under consideration for a provincial heritage Murray said City staff Are being pressured to destroy As much of the House As possible before Vodrey adding some politicians Are conducting a personal vendetta against one of the individuals try ing to save the its so Murray said of the cites apparent determination to destroy the i was told Point soands will never get that area residents said they were disappointed with the cites action yesterday and some feared the City would act before Vodrey Randy whose Smithfield Home is across the Lane from Mcgowan said the Neighbours want the House restored and used 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