This 2½-storey wood frame and wood plank siding, Vernacular American Foursquare-style house is on St. John’s Avenue in Winnipeg. Measuring 22 feet by 38 feet, and 9 feet by 10 feet, it was built in 1912 at a cost of about $3,200, for owner George Chapman (1880-1940). He was a tinsmith at Chapman Tinsmiths.
At the time of a 2020 site visit, the house was slightly modified from its original appearance with most of the original wood plank siding replaced with stucco.
Chapman House (July 2020)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92217, W97.13361
denoted by symbol on the map above
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2816/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Bridge company increases facilities,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 July 1912, page 15.
“Heavy permits issued,” Manitoba Free Press, 29 July 1912, page 14.
1916 Canada census, Ancestry.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #216 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Property Details [371 St. John's Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 20 September 2026
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