This 2½-storey cream brick and Tyndall Stone trimmed, Edwardian American Foursquare-style house is on Burrows Avenue in Winnipeg. Measuring 20 feet by 24 feet, and 12 feet by 16 feet, it was built in 1911 by day labour at a cost of about $3,000, for owner John G. Kimmel. He was a real estate agent operating out of the Jermyn Building.
At the time of a 2026 site visit, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance.
Kimmel House (May 2026)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Architectural plans for the front elevation of the Kimmel House (1911)
Source: City of Winnipeg Archives
Architectural plans for the first floor of the Kimmel House (1911)
Source: City of Winnipeg Archives
Architectural plans for the second floor of the Kimmel House (1911)
Source: City of Winnipeg Archives.
Architectural plans for the basement of the Kimmel House (1911)
Source: City of Winnipeg ArchivesSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91633, W97.13563
denoted by symbol on the map above
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2666/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Building permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 August 1911, page 5.
1916 Canada census, Ancestry.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #285 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 [325 Burrows Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Kenneth Ingram.
Page revised: 18 September 2026
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