Historic Sites of Manitoba: Neil House (123 Burrows Avenue, Winnipeg)

This 2½-storey wood frame and wood shingle siding, Queen Anne Revival-style house is on Burrows Avenue in Winnipeg. Measuring 20 feet by 32 feet, and 10 feet by 12 feet, it was designed and built in 1910 by owner/contractor James Henry Neil at a cost of about $2,300.

The Neil family held ownership of the house into the 1970s. At the time of a 2018 and 2023 site visits, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance.

Neil House (1978) Source: Historical Buildings and Resources Committee Collection, Planning, Property & Development, City of Winnipeg. Neil House (April 2018) Source: George Penner Neil House (July 2023) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91413, W97.12871 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: James Henry Neil (1862-1927)

Sources:

City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1107/1910, City of Winnipeg Archives.

“Building permits,” Manitoba Free Press, 13 May 1910, page 5.

Winnipeg fire insurance map, #222 May 1956, City of Winnipeg Archives.

James H. Neil House, 123 Burrows Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2009.

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

Property Details [123 Burrows Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.

This page was prepared by George Penner, Gordon Goldsborough, and Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 9 September 2026

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