One the older cottages in Winnipeg Beach, from 1920, Markdale Cottage recalls the kind of small but crisply designed cottages that so many early residents called home for the summer. In this case, the cottage is remarkable for the retention of nearly all of its original architectural qualities. From its overall form, distinctive hull-shaped roof and especially its many windows and numerous original features of its wooden interior, the cottage is a clear and proud reminder of early building traditions.