Wilson House
6088 Wilson Avenue, Burnaby, Colombie-Britannique, V5H, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1996/04/22
Autre nom(s)
Wilson House
William and Annie Wilson House
Liens et documents
s/o
Date(s) de construction
1913/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2005/10/24
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Wilson House is a vernacular two-storey wood-frame Foursquare house with a hipped roof. It is situated at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Central Boulevard in the Metrotown area of Burnaby, adjacent to the SkyTrain line, and is now part of a multi-family residential complex.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Wilson House is valued as the residence of William Wilson (1860-1935) and Annie Wilson (1868-1966) and demonstrates the development of Burnaby from a rural, farming community to an early commuter suburb, and is one of the few remaining early houses in the Metrotown area of Burnaby. Reflecting the area's early history, it was constructed on a subdivided piece of the Wilson's 3.2 hectare farm that once bordered Kingsway, the primary road linking New Westminster to Vancouver. To develop his subdivided property, Wilson constructed a bisecting street, named it for himself and situated his new home on a large parcel adjacent to the interurban tramline.
Constructed in 1913, the Wilson House is additionally valued as a modest vernacular example of an Edwardian era Foursquare house. Although simple in form, it is distinguished by an inset front verandah, front bay window and clipped ground level corner. Once commonly found in Burnaby, this is a rare surviving example of the homes typically constructed for the working-class families enticed to Burnaby as a consequence of the interurban tramline.
Source: Heritage Site Plans, City of Burnaby, Planning and Building Department
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of Wilson House include its:
- corner location, adjacent to the old interurban alignment
- vernacular Foursquare style as exemplified by its symmetrical form, square floor plan and cubic massing with pyramidal roof
- cladding, with narrow lapped wooden siding on the first storey and cedar shingles on the second storey
- recessed front verandah, with square columns and ground floor cut-away bay window
- regular fenestration, including double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows, and casement and transom assembly feature window in the living room
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
1996/04/22
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
- Édifice à logements multiples
Historique
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Site Files, City of Burnaby, Planning and Building Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRs-320
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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