Historic Sites of Manitoba: Weselake House (355 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg)

A two-storey brick and stucco house at the northwest corner of Selkirk Avenue and Aikins Street in Winnipeg, measuring 32 feet by 36 feet, was built in 1941 by contractor Frank Theofan Babienko for owner Lawrence Jacob Weselake at a cost of about $8,000.

At the time of a 2024 site visit, the house exterior was relatively unmodified from its original appearance but was vacant and boarded up.

Weselake House (November 2024)
Source: Jordan Makichuk

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91393, W97.13903
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“Home construction reaches 10-year peak in Winnipeg,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 May 1941, page 7.

“Building permits top million dollars In Winnipeg,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 May 1941, page 8.

Property Assessment Details [355 Selkirk Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.

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

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.

Page revised: 22 December 2024

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