Born in Austria on 12 February 1864, he came to Winnipeg in 1898 and became a Canadian citizen in 1903. He worked as an architect until at least 1916. Schwab died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 12 January 1931 and was buried in the Old Kildonan Cemetery. He was survived by widow Sabina “Sofia” Strobel (1867-1938), a daughter, and seven sons.
Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
368 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg
1901
Johnson House (Thomas Herman Johnson)
633 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg
1901
Demolished (?)
323-327 Garry Street, Winnipeg
1903
Demolished (?)
Hoover and Town Manufacturing Building [four-storey brick structure]
James Avenue (at Louise Street), Winnipeg
1903
Collapsed (1905)
298 Stella Avenue, Winnipeg
1903
Demolished (?)
Trick Block
972½ Main Street, Winnipeg
1903
Demolished (?)
Zimmerman Block / Hoffman Block
671-673 Main Street, Winnipeg
1903
Demolished (1987)
187 Sutherland Avenue, Winnipeg
1903
61 Heaton Avenue, Winnipeg
1904
47-49 Schultz Street, Winnipeg
1904
Demolished (1967)
Pulford Block
398.5 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg
1904
Demolished (?)
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
390 Dufferin Avenue, Winnipeg
1905
Demolished (?)
339 William Avenue, Winnipeg
1905
221-223 Dufferin Avenue, Winnipeg
1905
Demolished (?)
333 William Avenue, Winnipeg
1906
580-590 Burrows Avenue / 241 McGregor Street, Winnipeg
1907
247-251 Manitoba Avenue, Winnipeg
1909
German Lutheran Church
779 Manitoba Avenue, Winnipeg
1910
Demolished (?)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 486/1901 [Johnson House], City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Tragic horror wrought by storm at midnight,” Manitoba Free Press, 15 July 1905, page 1.
“Was it wind or lightning,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 July 1905, page 8.
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Birth and death registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Deaths and funerals,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 January 1931, page 4.
“Mrs. Sabina Schwab,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 March 1938, page 5.
Some Old Winnipeg Buildings by Randy R. Rostecki, MHS Transactions, Series 3, Number 29, 1972-73 Season.
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 April 2025
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