This 1½-storey wood frame and stucco, Arts and Craft-style house on Machray Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 24 feet by 36 feet, and 12 feet by 28 feet, was built between 1927 and 1928 by contractor Harry Pearlman at a cost of about $6,000, for owner Samuel Wener (1896-1967). He was a cattle buyer and dealer.
At the time of a 2026 site visit, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance.
Wener House (March 2026)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92190, W97.12361
denoted by symbol on the map above
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3938/1927, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Evelyn Bricker is bride of Albert Sheldon Wener,” Winnipeg Tribune, 31 May 1949, page 16.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #302 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Samuel Wener, FindAGrave.
Rose Weidman Wener, FindAGrave.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Property Details [142 Machray Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
We thank Dana Oliver Neal for providing additional infomation used here.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 19 March 2026
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