This two-storey wood frame and stucco English-Colonial-style house at the northeast corner of Scotia Street and Matheson Avenue East in Winnipeg, measuring 22 feet by 35 feet, was designed and built in 1939 by contractor Walter Senicki at a cost of about $5,700, for owner Stephen Sawula (1891-1980). He was a lawyer operating out of an office on the third floor of the Confederation Life Building.
Subcontractors included Alex Weber (plumbing).
Stephen Sawula was the brother of Lena (Sawula) Wusaty (1905-1997), and great-great uncle of Jordan Makichuk. At the time of a 2025 site visit, the house was relatively unmodified from its original appearance.
Sawula House (1950)
Source: Harold K. White Studios Collection, City of Winnipeg Archives
Sawula House (October 2022)
Source: Kenneth Ingram
Sawula House (December 2025)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92615, W97.11273
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Walter Senicki (1904-1994)
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1734/1939, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Permits issued this year approach million and half,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 July 1939, page 19.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Death registration [Stephen Sawula], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Stephen Sawula], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 December 1980, page 44.
Stephen Sawula, FindAGrave.
Property Details [197 Scotia Street], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Kenneth Ingram.
Page revised: 6 February 2026
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