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Spence Residence

746 Railway Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2002/10/07

Spence Residence; City of Nanaimo, 2009
Oblique view, 2009
Spence Residence; City of Nanaimo, 2009
Detail of front gable, 2009
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Other Name(s)

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Construction Date(s)

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2010/05/11

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The Spence Residence is a one-and-one-half storey eclectic Edwardian-era building located in one of the city’s oldest neighbourhoods, south of the downtown core. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.

Heritage Value

Built around 1918, the Spence Residence is a very good example of an eclectic Edwardian design. The sophisticated design has unusual features, most notably the distinctive scalloped inset arch over the second floor balcony.

The building’s height, mass and location among much smaller, newer and more modest homes make it a distinctive neighbourhood landmark.

Source: City of Nanaimo Planning Department

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements of the Spence Residence include:

- all of the elements of the eclectic Edwardian-era design, as expressed in the overall mass and form, bell-cast roofline, central corbelled chimney, stained glass transom in the front bay, distinctive scalloped inset arch over the second floor balcony, inset corner porches at the front and rear with square, chamfered columns, horizontal lapped wooden siding, double-hung wooden-sash window with stained glass transom in front bay, square bays, and jig-cut bargeboards
- the building’s location amongst more modest, smaller houses

Recognition

Jurisdiction

British Columbia

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (BC)

Recognition Statute

Local Government Act, s.954

Recognition Type

Community Heritage Register

Recognition Date

2002/10/07

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Peopling the Land
Settlement

Function - Category and Type

Current

Residence
Single Dwelling

Historic

Architect / Designer

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Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

City of Nanaimo Planning Department

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

DgRx-132

Status

Published

Related Places

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