This one-storey wood frame, full timbered and stucco, Tudor Revival-style house is on Matheson Avenue East in Winnipeg. Measuring 24.7 feet by 41 feet, and 15.3 feet by 15.5 feet, it was built in 1940 by the Slawsky Building Company at a cost of about $5,000, for owner Israel Benjamin “Srael” Levin (1874-1961). He was the president of the City Lumber and Fuel Company.
Subcontractors included: Theodore Kotchorek (plumbing and sewers).
At the time of a 2026 site visit, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance.
Levin House (July 2020)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Levin House (January 2026)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92852, W97.11996
denoted by symbol on the map above
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1485/1940, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Most of building under new housing act,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 June 1940, page 8.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #307 January 1957, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Israel Benjamin “Srael” Levin, FindAGrave.
Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, Ancestry.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Property Details [151 Matheson Avenue East], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 11 September 2026
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