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Humphrey Jones Residence

1016 Nanaimo Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2005/07/11

Exterior of the Humphrey Jones Residence; City of New Westminster, 2008
Front elevation, 2008
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Construction Date(s)

1891/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2010/04/15

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

Situated on the south side of Nanaimo Street in the historic West End neighbourhood in New Westminster, the Humphrey Jones Residence is a vernacular, two-storey wood-frame Victorian-era dwelling. This house features a full-width open verandah with lathe-turned columns that support a hipped roof.

Heritage Value

Built in 1891, the Humphrey Jones Residence is valued for its association with the earliest, Victorian-era development of the West End in New Westminster.

The Humphrey Jones Residence is additionally significant as a representative example of vernacular working-class housing, typical of the late Victorian era.

Source: City of New Westminster Planning Department

Character-Defining Elements

Key elements that define the heritage character of the Humphrey Jones Residence include its:
- location in the historic West End neighbourhood in New Westminster
- minimal setback from the front property line
- residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its two-storey height, front-gabled roof, full-width open verandah with hipped roof, and off-centre entry door
- wood-frame construction, as expressed by its wooden siding under later aluminum cladding and wooden detailing
- Late Victorian-era vernacular details, such as its steeply-pitched roof, generally symmetrical facade, and full-width open front verandah with lathe-turned columns
- windows, such as its double-hung two-over-two wooden-sash windows, double-hung eight-over-four wooden-sash windows in double assembly on the ground floor level, and one fixed stained glass window above front door
- red-brick internal chimney

Recognition

Jurisdiction

British Columbia

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (BC)

Recognition Statute

Local Government Act, s.967

Recognition Type

Heritage Designation

Recognition Date

2005/07/11

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-266

Status

Published

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