Crossan Residence
718 Wentworth Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Formally Recognized:
2002/10/07
Other Name(s)
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Links and documents
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Construction Date(s)
1912/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2010/05/11
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Crossan Residence is a one-storey Craftsman-style Bungalow located in one of the city's oldest residential neighbourhoods, adjacent to the downtown core. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.
Heritage Value
Built in 1912, the Crossan Residence is a very good example of a Craftsman Bungalow. The building features many of the hallmarks of this style, including long and low proportions and stained-glass windows. More unusual locally is the decorative shingling in the front gable.
Located within a grouping of superior historic buildings, the Crossan Residence speaks to the development of this area, after the turn of the 20th century, as a middle- to upper-income residential neighbourhood, a comfortable distance away from the busy commercial core and adjacent mixed-use neighbourhoods.
Source: City of Nanaimo Planning Department
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements of the Crossan Residence include:
- all of the elements of the Craftsman Bungalow style, as expressed in the long, low proportions, simple front-gable roofline, horizontal twin-bevelled wooden siding, inset central entry, decorative shingling in front gable, gable screen, small-mullioned window in the front gable, and mixture of double-hung, wooden sash, multi-paned and stained-glass windows
- the building's location within a grouping of superior historic buildings
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
Historic
- Residence
- Single Dwelling
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
DhRx-117
Status
Published
Related Places
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