Other Name(s)
William & Elizabeth Plows Residence
Plows Residence
Links and documents
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Construction Date(s)
1911/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2010/04/15
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The William & Elizabeth Plows Residence is a one-storey, wood-frame Arts and Crafts bungalow located on Dublin Street, in the historic Moody Park neighbourhood of New Westminster. The house features a side-gabled roof, triangular eave brackets, a front-gabled side entry porch, and an exterior clinker-brick chimney.
Heritage Value
Built in 1911, the William & Elizabeth Plows Residence is valued as a working-class representation of Moody Park’s Edwardian-era residential development.
Additionally, this house is valued as a modest example of the influence of the Arts and Craft movement, which became very popular in cities throughout Canada. While some of the west coast designs and landscapes were extravagant enough to rival traditional British Arts and Crafts designs, this is a more modest example, designed to suit the needs of the middle classes. The Arts and Crafts details include stained glass windows, open soffits, overhanging eaves and triangular eave brackets.
Source: City of New Westminster Planning Department
Character-Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the William & Elizabeth Plows Residence include its:
- north-facing location on Dublin Street in the historic Moody Park neighbourhood of New Westminster
- residential form, scale and massing, as expressed by its one-storey plus basement height, side-gabled roof, and front-gabled side entry porch with closed balustrades
- wood-frame construction
- influence of the Arts and Crafts style, as evident in features such as stained glass windows, open soffits, bracketted porch columns, and triangular eave brackets
- windows, such as six-over-one casement windows with a fixed sash between and a stained-glass window above, triple-assembly six-over-one casement windows with fixed stained-glass above; and stained-glass piano window
- external clinker-brick chimney
Recognition
Jurisdiction
British Columbia
Recognition Authority
Local Governments (BC)
Recognition Statute
Local Government Act, s.954
Recognition Type
Community Heritage Register
Recognition Date
2008/09/08
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
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Theme - Category and Type
- Peopling the Land
- Settlement
Function - Category and Type
Current
Historic
- Residence
- Single Dwelling
Architect / Designer
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Builder
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Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
City of New Westminster Planning Department
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
DhRr-260
Status
Published
Related Places
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