This 2½-storey cream brick house on Inkster Boulevard in Winnipeg, measuring 26 feet by 26 feet, was designed by local architect David William Fair Nichols and built in 1914 at a cost of about $5,000 by owner/contractor Mark Lightburn. He sold it to Swedish Lutheran pastor L. P. Bergstrom (1856-1937).
At the time of a 2025 site visit, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance.
Bergstrom House (July 2025)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93138, W97.13546
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: David William Fair Nichols (1881-1951)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2125/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“Dr. L. P. Bergstrom, pioneer pastor, dies in St. Paul,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 May 1937, page 2.
Property Details [485 Inkster Boulevard], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Kenneth Ingram.
Page revised: 6 December 2025
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