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619 Avalon Road

619 Avalon Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8V, Canada

Formally Recognized: 1977/01/27

Exterior view of 619 Avalon Road, 2002; Victoria Heritage Foundation, Derek Trachsel, 2005
northeast elevation
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Other Name(s)

619 Avalon Road
Frederick Jackson House

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Construction Date(s)

1891/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2005/11/02

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

This two storey, wood-frame Italianate house plays a key role in the Avalon Heritage Conservation District, anchored by Avalon Road itself, most of which was built at the end of the nineteenth century. This short street connects historic Beacon Hill Park with the community of James Bay, a peninsula on the southern edge of downtown Victoria.

Heritage Value

619 Avalon Road plays an important function in the rhythm of this streetscape, providing a vertical counterpoint to its low profile Arts and Crafts neighbours. The severity of the basic cuboid Italianate style is relieved by three major features - a two storey octagonal bay and projecting porch on the front, and a rectangular bay on the west side.

The house was built in 1891 for Frederick and Elizabeth (Lorimer) Jackson, who lived their whole lives here. The quietly imposing home conveys the material success of Frederick, who with his brother William took over a drugstore from their pioneer father. Frederick had stature in the community as a celebrated athlete who was active in local baseball and rowing.

Sources: City of Victoria Planning & Development Department; Victoria Heritage Foundation

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements of 619 Avalon Road include:
- two storey octagonal bay with pent-roof and hipped roof extension
- porch with chamfered columns, brackets and pent-roof
- box-bay with hipped roof
- fish-scale shingles on pent-roofs
- drop siding and corner boards
- recessed panels below windows, emphasized with diagonal tongue-and-groove
- three styles of brackets
- bracketed eaves under hipped roof, emphasized by wide cornice with
tongue-and-groove panels

Recognition

Jurisdiction

British Columbia

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (BC)

Recognition Statute

Local Government Act, s.967

Recognition Type

Heritage Designation

Recognition Date

1977/01/27

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

n/a

Theme - Category and Type

Developing Economies
Trade and Commerce
Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design
Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Sports and Leisure

Function - Category and Type

Current

Residence
Single Dwelling

Historic

Architect / Designer

n/a

Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

Sources: City of Victoria Planning & Development Department; Victoria Heritage Foundation

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

DcRu-178

Status

Published

Related Places

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