Caskey House
9467 Corbould Street, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Formally Recognized:
2024/12/17
Other Name(s)
n/a
Links and documents
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Construction Date(s)
1906/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2025/02/11
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Caskey House is a wood-frame Craftsman style house, located in the Chilliwack Proper neighbourhood, close to downtown Chilliwack, British Columbia. The historic place includes the house.
Heritage Value
The site holds historical value as it was owned by Thomas Caskey who worked as the editor of The Chilliwack Progress. He died while serving as a Major for the 29th Battalion C.E.F. in England during World War I in 1917.
It also holds aesthetic value as the earliest known example of the Craftsman-style house in Chilliwack.
Character-Defining Elements
The Character-Defining Elements of this historic place include its:
- Residential form, scale and massing as expressed by the cedar shingled cladding and side gabled roof line
- Features of the Craftsman style such as the: wood frame structure; large projecting bays; river-stone chimney; and square cut wood brackets at the roof line
- Original Fenestration pattern
Recognition
Jurisdiction
British Columbia
Recognition Authority
Local Governments (BC)
Recognition Statute
Local Government Act, s.954
Recognition Type
Community Heritage Register
Recognition Date
2024/12/17
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
n/a
Theme - Category and Type
- Peopling the Land
- Settlement
Function - Category and Type
Current
Historic
- Residence
- Single Dwelling
Architect / Designer
n/a
Builder
M.S. Wilson
Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
City of Chilliwack-Planning Department
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
DhRl-146
Status
Published
Related Places
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