Formerly located on St. John's Avenue in Winnipeg, a 2½-storey cream brick, Tyndall Stone trimmed, and half wood shingle siding, Queen Anne Revival-style house, measuring 33 feet by 33 feet, was designed by local architect Walter Chesterton and built in 1902 by contractors Robert Watson and Sinclair Balsor Ritchie at a cost of about $5,000, for owner Charles Edward Drewry. He was the owner of the Drewry Brewery.
The house has since been demolished and the site is now a vacant lot.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92024, W97.12688
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Walter Chesterton (1879-1962)
Memorable Manitobans: Robert Watson (1856-1920)
Memorable Manitobans: Sinclair Balsor Ritchie (1855-1933)
Memorable Manitobans: Charles Edward Drewry (1877-1966)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 451/1902, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #302 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 [5 St. John's Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Kenneth Ingram.
Page revised: 15 March 2026
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