Description of Historic Place

The Brock House is a one and one-half storey, wood-frame Craftsman Bungalow, located in the Chilliwack Proper neighbourhood, close to downtown Chilliwack, British Columbia. The historic place includes the house.

Heritage Value

Brock house is an early 20th-century residence located adjacent to downtown Chilliwack. It has historic value as the first home that prominent local contractor Robert Harvey "Bob" Brock built for his own use, as well as aesthetic value as an example of Craftsman-style architecture.

Character-Defining Elements

The key elements that define the character of Brock House include its:

- location in the historic historic Mountain View subdivision
- continuous residential use
- residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its one and one-half storey height, crawlspace and hipped roof with symmetrical hipped dormers
- construction materials such as concrete foundations, wood frame structure, lapped wooden siding and trim, and red brick chimney
- features of the Craftsman style such as an inset front verandah with square porch columns and low balustrades, projecting side square bay, open soffits and exposed rafter ends
- double-hung one-over-one wooden sash windows in single, double and quadruple assembly
- glazed and panelled front door
- mature garden setting