Cranna House
364 Lakeshore Drive West, Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
Formally Recognized:
2008/04/07
Other Name(s)
n/a
Links and documents
Construction Date(s)
1935/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2020/03/05
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Cranna House is a turreted stucco house, built in 1935 in a Storybook style in Penticton, British Columbia.
Heritage Value
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
Character-Defining Elements
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
Recognition
Jurisdiction
British Columbia
Recognition Authority
Local Governments (BC)
Recognition Statute
Local Government Act, s.954
Recognition Type
Community Heritage Register
Recognition Date
2008/04/07
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
n/a
Theme - Category and Type
- Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
- Architecture and Design
- Peopling the Land
- Settlement
Function - Category and Type
Current
Historic
- Residence
- Single Dwelling
Architect / Designer
n/a
Builder
n/a
Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
Penticton Civic File
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
DjQv-55
Status
Published
Related Places
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