Formerly located on St. John's Avenue in Winnipeg, a 2½-storey brown brick and Tyndall Stone trimmed, Greek Colonial Revival-style house, measuring 32 feet by 32 feet, was designed by local architect Johann “John” Schwab and built between 1903 and 1904 by contractor John Farquhar at a cost of about $6,500, for owner George Gaspard Nagy (1854-1904). He was the manager of the Northern Fuel Company.
Nagy only had possession of the house for about two weeks, and following his death in 1904, the house continued to be occupied by his widow Rachel Miriam Gomez Fonseca Nagy (1863-1959, daughter of William Gomez da Fonseca) until 1923. Later used as the Consistory of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church, it was demolished sometime after 1973 and the site is now a vacant lot.
Nagy House (March 1951)
Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 9 March 1951, page 14.
Nagy House (no date)
Source: Historical Buildings and Resources Committee Collection, Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg.
Nagy House (no date)
Source: 7 St. John's Avenue, Winnipeg Building IndexSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92032, W97.12712
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Johann “John” Schwab (1864-1931)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Stories Houses Tell
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 769/1903, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Stories Houses Tell, 7 St. John's Avenue” by Lillian Gibbons, Winnipeg Tribune, 9 March 1951, page 14.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #302 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 [7 St. John's Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Kenneth Ingram.
Page revised: 15 March 2026
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