Description of Historic Place

The historic place is comprised of a simple one-and-one-half storey wood-frame residential building located at 1080 Richards Street in Vancouver’s Downtown South area.

Heritage Value

The house at 1080 Richards Street, constructed in 1907, is of value as a typical example of housing built for the working-class population. While its context has changed considerably in the past century, it is of value as a rare survivor of single-family residential development in a neighbourhood which now predominantly consists of commercial structures and high-rise residential development.

Source: City of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements of the house at 1080 Richards Street include its:

- location in Vancouver’s Downtown South area on a highly visible street
- siting, set back from the street, reflecting the historic residential pattern
- modest one-and-one-half storey shape with simple gabled front
- evidence of the former broad front porch, raised above sidewalk level
- small rear single-storey addition
- simple wood siding
- typical wood sash windows