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Glenlyon Norfolk School

1701 Beach Drive, Oak Bay, Colombie-Britannique, V8R, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1990/04/23

Glenlyon Norfolk School, exterior view, 2004; Liberty and Co., Liberty Walton, 2004
west elevation
Glenlyon Norfolk School, exterior view, 2004; Liberty and Co., Liberty Walton, 2004
east elevation
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Autre nom(s)

Iechinihl
Rattenbury Residence
Glenlyon Norfolk School

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1897/01/01 à 1910/01/01

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2005/02/22

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

Glenlyon Norfolk School consists of a one and one-half storey house, coach house, boathouse and garden located on Beach Drive in the District of Oak Bay. The house on the property is also known as Iechinihl (pronounced ee-uh-chee-nee-th).

Valeur patrimoniale

Glenlyon Norfolk School is important to the community as the home of Francis Mawson Rattenbury, local politician influential in the incorporation of Oak Bay, third Reeve of the Municipality and British Columbia's most prominent early architect. The property is important to Oak Bay, not only as an example of his domestic architecture, but also as a unique illustration of Rattenbury's urban design. The house is the focal point of a 15-acre subdivision designed by Rattenbury in partnership with J. G. Tiarks. This development influenced building on adjacent properties on York Place.

The use of this property by Glenlyon Norfolk School as an educational facility, dating from its purchase by the Simpson family in 1935, continues to foster the importance of this building to the community.

The architectural value of the house lies in its distinctive combination of local building materials combined with the eclectic use of Queen Anne, Arts and Crafts and Tudor Revival styles. The rock wall and remaining landscape features, (of what was once one of the finest gardens in Victoria) suggest the importance placed on the architectural relationship between site and building.

Source: Oak Bay Community Heritage Register

Éléments caractéristiques

The character-defining elements of the Glenlyon Norfolk School include:
-Location of the house within close proximity to the shoreline.
-Unimpeded views of the waterfront.
-Horizontal massing of the original residence and the early twentieth century addition.
-Queen Anne revival style typified by the asymmetrical façade, front facing gables and Chateau style shingled roof.
-Elements of the Arts and Crafts Movement typified by the use of stone, leaded glass window, cedar shingles and a gabled roof.
-Tudor Revival style typified by the oriel window, half-timbering, and steep roof.
-Intact spatial configurations and interior features such as the woodwork, fireplaces, decorative plaster and marble dating to Rattenbury's residence.
-Historic garden pathways, landscaping and rock wall.
-Spatial relationship of the house to the coach house (1914) and boathouse.

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

1990/04/23

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

1914/01/01 à 1914/01/01

Thème - catégorie et type

Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
L'architecture et l'aménagement

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Éducation
École primaire ou secondaire

Historique

Résidence
Logement unifamilial

Architecte / Concepteur

Francis Mawson Rattenbury

Constructeur

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Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

The Corporation of the District of Oak Bay. See also: Glenlyon-Norfolk School archives.

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

DcRt-92

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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