This 1½-storey light red brick and Tyndall stone trimmed house on Lelia Avenue in West Kildonan (now part of Winnipeg), measuring 26 feet by 26 feet, was built in 1928 by owner/carpenter James Kettles (1880-1960).
At the time of a 2025 site visit, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance.
Kettles House (July 2025)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Kettles House (September 2025)
Source: Kenneth IngramSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.94360, W97.11671
denoted by symbol on the map above
1931 Canada census, Ancestry.
Death registration [James Kettles], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
“Deaths and funerals [James Kettles],” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 July 1960, page 9.
Property Details [267 Leila Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk, Kenneth Ingram, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 September 2025
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