A 2½-storey frame and stone residence at the northeast corner of Euclid Avenue and Grove Street in Winnipeg, measuring 32 feet by 45 feet, was designed by local architect John Hamilton Gordon Russell and between constructed between 1898 and 1899 for owner Robert McKiechan and his family.
In 1911, the building was purchased by Simon and Anna Matas, who commissioned architect David A. Abramovitch to design a one-storey brick expansion to the original structure, measuring 40 feet by 82 feet. It was built by contractor Benjamin Goldstein at a cost of about $1,500. It was intended to house a corner store and a pool hall.
The Matas family operated the store until 1954 when it was sold to Walter Tarnowski who renamed it the Euclid Meat Market. It became Metro Meat, which remains in operation today, in the 1970s.
Matas House and Grocery (May 2016)
Source: Kerrin Asmundson
Matas House and Grocery (June 2018)
Source: George Penner
Matas House and Grocery (June 2023)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90733, W97.12872
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Hamilton Gordon Russell (1863-1946)
Memorable Manitobans: David A. Abramovitch [Abramovich] (1871-1950)
Memorable Manitobans: Roy Joseph Matas (1920-1986)
MHS Resources: Personal Memoirs: Matas Family History by David Matas (December 2016, PDF format)
“Architect J. H. G. Russell has plans in hand,” Winnipeg Tribune, 24 February 1898, page 8.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1469/1911, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Building permits total $350,131,” Manitoba Free Press, 3 June 1911, page 14.
Matas Grocery Store & Residence, 121 Euclid Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, January 2007.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
We thank Kerrin Asmundson and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 5 October 2024
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