Historic Sites of Manitoba: Inkster House (99 Matheson Avenue East, Winnipeg)

This 2½-storey wood frame and wood plank siding, American Foursquare-style house is on Matheson Avenue East in Winnipeg. Measuring 22 feet by 29 feet, and 10 feet by 12 feet, it was designed and built between 1912 and 1913 by owner/contractor Alexander “Alex” Pollock at a cost of about $3,500. He sold it to John Rupert Finleyson Inkster, a civil servant.

At the time of a 2026 site visit, the house was slightly modified from its original appearance. Its exterior was covered with stucco and it had been converted into a duplex.

Inkster House (1950) Source: Harold K. White Studios Collection, City of Winnipeg Archives Inkster House (April 2026) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92742, W97.11671 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Alexander “Alex” Pollock (1882-1957)

Memorable Manitobans: John Rupert Finleyson Inkster (1874-1930)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 3921/1912, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Winnipeg fire insurance map, #308 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.

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

Property Details [99 Matheson Avenue East], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Kenneth Ingram.

Page revised: 30 April 2026

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