Autre nom(s)
Second Crowell House
T.E. Crowell House
Beairsto House
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1910/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2010/05/20
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Second Crowell House is a two-storey brick house situated on 32nd Avenue at the top of the East Hill in Vernon.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Second Crowell House is valued for its association with T. E. Crowell, an important builder and civic leader in Vernon from 1891 to his accidental death in 1918. Crowell was particularly well-known for his brickwork. He was responsible for such important brick buildings as Park School, the Vernon Armouries, Central School, and the CPR Station. Crowell purchased the Vernon Brickyards in 1902. By 1912, it was producing 1,500,000 bricks annually. Crowell also served as alderman, Fire Chief and on the Board of Trade.
Crowell built this house for himself in 1910, the year when his earlier house on 27th Street was moved to its present location, to allow for construction of the new Vernon Courthouse. For his second house, Crowell chose a prominent location in the Lakeview subdivision across from the Smith House, Vernon’s most important Colonial Revival villa.
The Second Crowell House is also valued as the home of H. K. Beairsto, a longtime Vernon school principal, after whom Central Elementary school was renamed. Beairsto’s many contributions included serving on the Vernon Hospital Board, president of the Vernon and District Liberal Association, vice-president of the Rotary Club of Vernon, helping to establish the Okanagan Regional Library branch in Vernon, and as president of the Okanagan Valley Teachers’ Association and Vice-president of the BC Teachers’ Federation. He also received the 1964 Good Citizen award for Vernon, as well as awards for his educational work in the Okanagan.
The Second Crowell House is also significant for its use of Vernon brick and for its fine design. This large brick structure affirmed the success of Mr. Crowell and stood in contrast to the modest wood-frame Victorian house it replaced. The form is that of a 'classic box' with Colonial Revival features. The hipped roof with flared eaves, wide overhang and hipped dormers is typical of the style. The house was originally embellished with wraparound verandahs and a second-storey balustrade.
Source: City of Vernon Planning Department
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Second Crowell House include its:
- location on the south side of 32nd Avenue at the westerly corner of 18th Street in the Lakeview subdivision
- two-storey foursquare massing of the house
- hipped roof with bellcast eaves
- fine brickwork
- wide roof overhang with decorative modillions
- two tall decorative corbelled chimneys
- dormers with bellcast eaves and decorative modillions
- windows with curved concrete lintels and sills
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.954
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
2000/02/21
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
T.E. Crowell
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Vernon Planning Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
EbQt-81
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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