8 Fulham Avenue

Former Names:
  • Donahue Residence
Address:8 Fulham Avenue
Original Use:

Dwelling

Constructed:1948
Architects:

Photographs

More Information

This home was the residence of James Donahue, a Harvard-trained professor who joined the faculty of the University of Manitoba School of Architecture in 1947. This structure echoes the work of Donahue’s teacher Marcel Breuer and might be informed by Donahue’s time working at the National Housing Authority in Ottawa.

Design Characteristics

Roof:

flat

Materials:

horizontal siding, wood

Height:

1 storey

Size:

1,689 square feet (514.81 square metres)

Neighbourhood:

Sir John Franklin

  • Horizontally-oriented tonge-and-groove wood siding
  • Flat roof line

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