Baker Residence
650 Keith Road West, North Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique, V7M, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1995/07/10
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1914/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/03/11
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Baker Residence is a substantial two and one-half-storey plus basement wood-frame gable-roofed Arts and Crafts structure, located at the west foot of the Keith Road boulevard. Sympathetic townhouse units have been constructed on the site at the rear of the main house.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Baker Residence is valued as reflecting the pre-First World War development boom in North Vancouver. The North Shore of Burrard Inlet burgeoned from the establishment of the North Vancouver Ferry and Power Company in 1903, and a building boom in North Vancouver coupled with the opening of the Wallace Shipyards in 1905, brought substantial migration to the area. North Vancouver grew explosively from the turn of the twentieth century until the general financial depression in 1913 halted the ambitious construction of the previous years. This house was built at the very end of the local boom.
The Baker Residence is notable as an example of speculative-built housing that was common at the time. Robert John Henry Baker (1875-1945) a carpenter who resided in Vancouver, was the designer, builder and owner of this house in 1914.
The Baker Residence is architecturally significant as an example of the Arts and Crafts style, with symmetrical massing and a full width open verandah. Set amidst large mature trees at the edge of a ravine, it reflects the prominent massing and style of many homes built in North Vancouver at this time, featuring hand-crafted elements and oversized proportions.
Source: Heritage Planning Files, City of North Vancouver
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Baker Residence include its:
- broad horizontal proportions and symmetrical massing
- front gable roof with cedar shingle cladding
- overhanging eaves with exposed rafter tails
- half-timbering in the front gable end
- slightly offset front entry
- full-width open front verandah with battered columns and piers
- second storey inset balcony with a shallow arched opening
- double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows, in paired assembly on the front facade
- feature wood-sash windows on ground floor at front and side with centre fixed pane, side casements and multi-paned upper transom
- wide wooden lapped siding
- brick chimney
- mature landscape setting and location beside a ravine
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
1995/07/10
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Un territoire à peupler
- Les établissements
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Planning Files, City of North Vancouver
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRs-428
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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