Duke Residence
1140 Tattersall Drive, Saanich, Colombie-Britannique, V8P, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1985/04/15
Autre nom(s)
Duke Residence
Avoca Apartments
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1912/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/10/27
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Duke Residence is a two-and-one-half storey British Arts and Crafts mansion, with Tudor Revival influences, situated in a spacious garden setting, set back from the street in the Quadra area of Saanich.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Duke Residence is valued as an example of the work of noted Victoria architect Harold Joseph Rous Cullin (1875-1935). Built in 1912, the design is a representation of the British Arts and Crafts style, with Tudor Revival influences, popularized by Cullin and other successful contemporary Victoria architects, such as Samuel Maclure and Percy Leonard James. The sophisticated design and sensitive use of detail make this house an excellent example of the style that became typical of house architecture in Victoria in the early twentieth century, a period during which more people were able to afford lavish single family homes surrounded by large garden lots.
The Duke Residence is also valued for its association with original owners Dr. Valentine de Saumarez Duke and his wife, Mary Sarah Duke. Like many other Victoria families, the Dukes were transplanted British subjects, who lived in the Far East for many years before retiring to Victoria. Dr. Duke died in 1925 and by 1928 the property was owned by the Dukes' daughter, Ruby, and her husband, Richard Snape. In 1952, Richard designed an interior refitting of the house for apartments, named by Ruby as the Avoca Apartments.
Source: Heritage Planning Files, District of Saanich
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Duke Residence include its:
- location of the house in a garden-like setting, including an open green space between the house and the street
- form, scale and massing
- Tudor Revival elements, such as the asymmetrical design, stone cladding, decorative half-timbering and stucco, bargeboards, registers of leaded glass windows, and dominant front gables
- interior elements dating to the time of construction, including significant woodwork and craftsmanship
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.967
Type de reconnaissance
Désignation patrimoniale
Date de reconnaissance
1985/04/15
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- L'architecture et l'aménagement
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Architecte / Concepteur
Harold Joseph Rous Cullin
Constructeur
Clement Dixon MacDonald
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Planning Files, District of Saanich
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DcRu-350
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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