Winnipeg man restoring his 119-year-old home to original glory [Video]

When you step through the front door of Matthew Jacobi’s 119-year-old home, it’s like jumping back through history.

For the past year, Jacobi has been restoring his Queen Anne Revival-era home in Winnipeg’s North Point Douglas neighbourhood back to its former glory.

“It’s been a challenge, but well worth it,” he told CTV News.

From original stained glass windows to special order mother-of-pearl light switches, even the lightbulbs themselves – the details of the house are exactly as they were when it was built in 1905.

That’s just the way Jacobi likes it.

Matthew Jacobi’s house in the Winnipeg’s North Point Douglas neighbourhood. April 23, 2024. (Danton Unger/CTV News Winnipeg)

“I think the Victorian and Edwardian eras were just a simpler time in many ways,” he said.

“They really appreciated tea parties and garden parties and some of the finer things, and it was a slower pace of life. And I think that we really need to …