This 1½-storey wood frame, half timbered and stucco house on Inkster Boulevard in Winnipeg, measuring 25 feet by 28 feet, was built in 1937 by contractor Arthur Edward Holmes at a cost of about $5,000, for owner Garry Thornton Nix (1886-1963), a salesman at Imperial Oil Limited.
At the time of a 2025 site visit, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance.
Nix House (December 2025)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92948, W97.12946
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Edward Holmes (1888-?)
“Big advance in building; 40 permits issued,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 April 1937, page 4.
Obituary [Garry T. Nix], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 April 1963, page 32.
Garry Thornton Nix, FindAGrave.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Property Details [323 Inkster Boulevard], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 4 January 2026
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