Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fry House (134 Higgins Avenue, Winnipeg)

This two-storey wood frame, Second Empire-style house is on Higgins Avenue in Winnipeg. Measuring 16 feet by 37 feet, it was designed and built in 1883 by owner/architect Henry Fry. It was occupied by Fry until 1904, when his new house was completed on Stradbrook Avenue. He and later his estate retained ownership until 1936 when it was sold to Michael and Annie Kilman, who rented it to various tenants.

Formerly a municipally-designated historic building, it was de-listed in 2010. At the time of a 2025 site visit, the house was slighty modified from its original appearance with its exterior covered with stucco.

Fry House (1978) Source: Historical Buildings & Resources Committee Collection, Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg Fry House (October 2025) Source: Kerrin Asmundson Fry House (March 2026) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90366, W97.12787 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Henry Fry (1859-1933)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Fry House (580 Stradbrook Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: De-Designated Buildings in Winnipeg

Sources:

Winnipeg fire insurance map, #213 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Henry Fry House, 134 Higgins Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, Febuary 2008.

Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.

Property Details [134 Higgins Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.

This page was prepared by Kerrin Asmundson and Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 18 September 2026

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