This 2½-storey wood frame, American Foursquare-style house is on Inkster Boulevard in Winnipeg. Measuring 29 feet by 31 feet, and 10 feet by 12 feet, it was designed by architect David William Fair Nichols and built in 1914 by day labour at a cost of about $5,000, for owner Walter S. MacDonald (1869-1930). He was a physician and later the medical officer for the Dominion Government Department of Immigration as well as the Winnipeg Electric Company.
At the time of a 2026 site visit, the house was slightly unmodified from its original appearance.
MacDonald House (April 2026)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92799, W97.12485
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: David William Fair Nichols (1881-1951)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2222/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Dr. MacDonald, W. E. Co. medical officer, dead,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 February 1930, page 19.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #329 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Walter Scott MacDonald, FindAGrave.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Property Details [213 Inkster Boulevard], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 10 May 2026
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