Autre nom(s)
Dixon House
Joseph and Lottie Dixon House
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1910/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2010/04/15
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Located on the south side of Cornwall Street within the historic West End neighbourhood in New Westminster, the Dixon House is a one-storey, wood-frame front-gabled Arts and Crafts bungalow. Notable features of this historic dwelling include a front-gable screen, triangular eave brackets and an inset corner entry porch.
Valeur patrimoniale
Constructed in 1910, the Dixon House is valued as a link with the Edwardian-era development of the West End neighbourhood.
The Dixon House is additionally valued for its modest Arts and Crafts influence. Triangular eave brackets, exposed rafter tails, a gable screen in the front gable peak and multi-paned windows add to the charm of this modest bungalow. Local contractor, Harry David Morgan (1879-1950), built this house on a speculative basis. Morgan built other houses in the area, such as the one now located on the adjacent lot at 1016 Cornwall Street.
Representative of the type of modest housing built for the working class in the West End, the Dixon House is additionally significant for its association with first owners Ernest (1883-1972) and Nellie McWhinnie (née Mercer, 1891-1962) and, most notably, for its nearly 80 years as the home of the Dixon family.
Of additional significance is that this house is the first in New Westminster to have interior features identified and protected within the Heritage Designation Bylaw.
Source: City of New Westminster Planning Department
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Dixon House include its:
- residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its one-storey plus basement height, front-gabled roof, and inset front corner entry porch
- wood-frame construction, with cedar shingle siding with cornerboards
- Arts and Crafts details, such as open soffits, exposed rafter tails, gable screen in the front gable peak, and triangular eave brackets
- windows, such as multi-paned, double-hung, wooden-sash windows in single and double assembly
- interior features, such as the vestibule, living room, dining room, and original woodwork, including the architectural trim and doors of the two bedrooms
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
2001/05/07
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Un territoire à peupler
- Les établissements
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Historique
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
Harry David Morgan
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of New Westminster Planning Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DhRr-259
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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