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Hamilton-Smith House

2753 Cavendish Avenue, Oak Bay, Colombie-Britannique, V8R, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1995/04/10

Exterior view of 2753 Cavendish, 2005; Corporation of the District of Oak Bay 2005
front facade, north elevation
Exterior view of 2753 Cavendish, 2005; Corporation of the District of Oak Bay 2005
east facade
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Autre nom(s)

Hamilton-Smith House
Edward Hamilton-Smith House
Hamilton-Smith Residence

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1912/01/01

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2007/01/16

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

Hamilton-Smith House is a 1 1/2 storey, wood frame, Craftsman-style residence situated in the Willows Beach area of Oak Bay. Originally a beach-front house, the lot has been subdivided, with a new house now located between the Hamilton-Smith House and the beach, in the former garden. It has a side-gabled roof with smaller gabled extensions and a front dormer with balcony above a large front porch that wraps around the ocean side.

Valeur patrimoniale

Hamilton-Smith House was built in 1912 for Edward Hamilton-Smith, a teacher. This house is representative of the type of house popular during the pre war building boom and illustrates that a beach front home was within the means of a middle class family of that period. A daughter, Patricia Hamilton-Smith, a well known teacher, remained living in this home until her death in the early 1990s. It is valued as being a contractor-built home in original condition, on part of its original property near Willows Beach. It is also notable as being only one of a pair of houses on the street retaining their original finishes and exterior detailing.

Source: Corporation of the District of Oak Bay

Éléments caractéristiques

Key elements that define the character of the Hamilton-Smith House include:
- craftsman-style exterior, including the side-gabled roof with smaller gabled extensions and a front dormer
- original cladding of narrow siding on main floor and shingle cladding on the second floor and basement levels; wide trim boards and heavy brackets supporting bargeboards
- upper balcony above front door with beams, brackets and porch railings
- large brick chimney
- double hung windows with multi-panes in top sash on upper floor
- wrap around porch on north and east facades with Classical columns and four shingle clad columns
- interior original finishes including door and sash trim (some painted) throughout
- three original fireplaces
- intact original floor plan (except kitchen)

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

1995/04/10

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

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

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Résidence
Logement unifamilial

Historique

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

N. Bennock and Sons

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Corporation of the District of Oak Bay

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

DcRt-109

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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