Historic Sites of Manitoba: Argue House (145 Bannerman Avenue, Winnipeg)

This 2½-storey dark red brick, Tyndall Stone trimmed, and half timbered and stucco, Tudor Revival-style house is on Bannerman Avenue in Winnipeg. Measuring 26 feet by 28 feet, and 8 feet by 18 feet, it was designed and built in 1912 by contractor William Horner at a cost of about $7,000, for owners Archibald E. White and William P. White. They sold it to Mural Willis Argue, a financial agent at the firm of Argue Brothers Limited.

In the 1920s, it was occupied by civil servant John Rupert Finleyson Inkster. At the time of a 2017 and 2022 site visits, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance.

Argue House (May 2017) Source: George Penner Argue House (October 2022) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92435, W97.12325 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: William Horner (1860-1916)

Memorable Manitobans: Mural Willis Argue (1880-1957)

Memorable Manitobans: John Rupert Finleyson Inkster (1874-1930)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1538/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“Another Big Issue of Building Permits,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 May 1912, page 12.

Winnipeg fire insurance map, #303 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

Property Details [145 Bannerman Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.

Rupert F. Inkster House, 145 Bannerman Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, Febuary 2009.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 30 April 2026

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