This two-storey wood frame residence on Annabella Street in the Point Douglas area of Winnipeg was built in 1910 by day labour for brothel owner Doris Vennette at a cost of about $2,200. She lived here until 1921 and subsequent occupants included hairdresser Mary Watkins (1920s), painter Adam Zarzecki (1932-1945), and mechanic Stephen Tkaczuk (1950s to 1980s).
Vennette House (June 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90512, W97.12127
denoted by symbol on the map above
“Building permits,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 July 1910, page 3.
Doris Vennette House, 151 Annabella Street by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2008.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 July 2020
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