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5. 604 Boyle:
Modest yet Venerable
James Conn and wife, Margaret Dixon, moved to
the Indian Head district in 1883. A dry farming year
followed, so they moved to town and James served as
an apprentice in building and construction under Edwin
J. Brooks. Conn built this 22-foot by 20-foot home with
its quaint peaked corner doorway, flat roof and peaked
windows on the northeast corner of Grand and Otterloo,
just west of his lumber business. It is said to be the
oldest frame house built in Indian Head. The house was
moved to 604 Boyle in 1895 to make room for the new
Bank of Montreal.
This five-room home has three rooms upstairs,
dormered windows and an 8-foot by10-foot porch.
It was home to the Joe Hamblin family for many
years. In 1949, they sold to John and Tom Madeley. A
succession of Madeley brothers, Bert, Percy and then
Frank, lived here until their nephew Herb became the
owner. Herb opened the staircase. In 1983, he built a
28-foot by 16-foot garage on the property, making it the
biggest building on site. There have been other owners
and renters before the current owner, Bob Cody, from
Lloydminster. He has re-shingled and replaced windows
and will install siding. He will also tackle the tangle
of caragana and overgrown lilacs when he retires here.
He chose Indian Head as it reminds him of his home
province of New Brunswick. AK + DT
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