Historic Sites of Manitoba: Segal House (455 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg)

This 2½-storey wood frame, wood shingle and plank siding, Edwardian Queen Anne Revival-style house is on Burrows Avenue in Winnipeg. Measuring 20.3 feet by 28.3 feet, and 10 feet by 10 feet, it was built between 1912 and 1913 by owner/contractor Morris Segal at a cost of about $2,000. A one-storey wood frame shed measuring 10 feet by 14 feet was built at a cost of about $100, but has since been demolished.

Subcontractors included: Clyde Plumbing Company (plumbing).

At the time of a 2018 site visit, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance b ut at a later visit in 2026 its exterior had been painted white and one of its dormer windows had been slightly modified.

Segal House (September 2018) Source: Jordan Makichuk Segal House (May 2026) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91808, W97.14099 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Morris Segal (?-?)

Manitoba Business: Clyde Plumbing Company

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 4368/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 4369/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Winnipeg fire insurance map, #287 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 [455 Burrows Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 18 September 2026

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