This Minnedosa home is nicknamed “The Castle”.

Built in the eclectic Queen Anne Revival style for Judge Robert Myers in 1901, the twin three-storey towers, veranda lined by Tuscan columns, and second-storey balcony seem like something out of a fairy tale.

A stone foundation supports the brick clad façade, and a combination of rectangular and arched windows provide natural light. Unlike other revival styles of the time, this style drew inspiration not from one specific time period, but from many. As a result, Queen Anne Revival buildings are a mash of American Colonial, Jacobean, Queen Anne and Elizabethan styles and feature a variety of decorative elements.

The house’s interior is richly decorated, opening on a central-hall plan with two sitting rooms, dining room, and five bedrooms on the second floor.

The home was fitting for Robert Myers stature. Myers arrived in Manitoba in 1882, and served on the Manitoba bar in 1883. After his marriage to Anne McLeod in 1885, he practiced law in Brandon and Winnipeg before settling in Minnedosa for the next 21 years. An active politician, Myers was an MP for the Liberal Party from 1892-1903, and then a County Court Judge in Winnipeg.

The Myers House is a landmark of the Minnedosa community and operates as a bed and breakfast.