196 Augusta Avenue was constructed in 1888 and first occupied in 1890. 

196 Augusta Avenue was originally a semi-detached house. Its south portion - 194 August Avenue - was demolished and replaced with the extant building at 192-194 Augusta Avenue. 

The first occupant of 196 Augusta Avenue, as of 1890, was Stephen H. Chapman. Stephen H. Chapman was the manager of the Ontario Pump Company (Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Company Ltd.). The Ontario Pump Company (later known as the Ontario Wind Engine and Pump Company Ltd.) was founded on Cecil Street near Spadina Avenue in the early 1880s. It was one of the first factories to open in this area of the city and first manufactured windmills, which were sold across Canada and internationally – including to customers in Cyprus and India. In the 1890s, the company moved to Liberty Village and expanded its operations to manufacture a full range of agricultural technologies – everything from windmills to engines to farming implements. It became a hugely significant company in the history of Canada, as its technologies assisted with many of the hardships associated with farming in the 19th and early 20th century.   

Since 2001, 196 Augusta Avenue has been home to the Hungary-Thai Bar and Eatery - a Hungarian-Thai fusion restaurant.

(Research by Adam Wynne)