Cranna House
364 Lakeshore Drive West, Penticton, Colombie-Britannique, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2008/04/07
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1935/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2020/03/05
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Cranna House is a turreted stucco house, built in 1935 in a Storybook style in Penticton, British Columbia.
Valeur patrimoniale
Built in 1935, the Cranna House has aesthetic value as a unique South Okanagan example of a whimsical and extravagant form of architecture known as Storybook. This style, based loosely on a mixture of European cottage styles, is associated with the exposure of North American troops to European architecture during World War One, and with the sets of Hollywood films in the 1920s and 1930s.
The Cranna House expresses many Storybook features including the side gabled form with steeply pitched roof and rolled eaves. Other Storybook elements include the use of smooth stucco on the walls and chimney, triple windows with many small lights, the prominent conical tower, and the use of arched windows and an arched doorway in the tower. The heavy board door, decorative quoins around windows and doorways, and the extended battered walls are also important features true to the Storybook style.
The Cranna House is important for its association with the use of Lakeshore Drive as a residential neighbourhood for prominent Penticton citizens in the 1920s and 1930s. The house was built for W.R. Cranna, a successful jeweler who moved to Penticton from Merritt where he had been mayor.
SOURCE: Penticton Civic File
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Cranna House include its:
- eccentric Storybook style
- conical tower
- decorative quoins around windows and entrance
- rolled shingle roof
- multi-light windows
- arched entry with heavy wooden door
- buttressed walls
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
2008/04/07
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- L'architecture et l'aménagement
- Un territoire à peupler
- Les établissements
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Penticton Civic File
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DjQv-55
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o