Formerly located on Mayfair Avenue in Winnipeg, a 2½-storey brick and stone house, measuring 42 feet by 42 feet, was designed by local architect Frank Robert Evans and built in 1904 for merchant Max Goldstine at a cost of about $15,000. The subcontractors included Thomas Young (masonry), James W. Morley (painting and glazing), Ernest S. Harrison (electric lighting), and W. T. Halse (metalwork).
Later used as a nursing home named for nurse Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), it was vacant and boarded up it was damaged extensively by fire in September 2021. The building was later demolished. At the time of a 2024 visit, the site was vacant.
Former site of the Goldstine House (August 2024)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88446, W97.13463
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Frank Robert Evans (1865-1949)
Memorable Manitobans: Max Goldstine (1852-1928)
“Building operations,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 April 1904, page 5.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #424 November 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Fire devastates house on Mayfair Avenue in Winnipeg,” Global News, 3 September 2021.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 18 September 2024
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