Description of Historic Place

315 Sixth Avenue is a two-storey wood-frame house situated on the north side of Sixth Avenue between Third and Fourth Streets in the Glenbrooke North neighbourhood of New Westminster.

Heritage Value

The heritage value of 315 Sixth Avenue lies primarily in its age and architectural style.

Constructed in 1890, this house, (together with 319 Sixth Avenue) is the oldest extant house in the Glenbrooke North neighbourhood and one of the oldest in the entire city. Its age alone makes it significant, but given that most of the single family homes in this neighbourhood were built in the 1910s, 1920s and 1940s, the house increases in significance for its rarity of style.

The house is a good example of an Italianate style house, particularly for the following elements: a picturesque and irregular massing, a two-storey tower on the front façade and single storey bay window on the side façade, each capped by their own roofs, variety of large double-hung windows and the variety of external materials and textures.

Source: City of New Westminster Planning Department

Character-Defining Elements

Key elements that define the heritage character of 315 Sixth Avenue include its:
- picturesque and irregular massing
- gabled roof form with compatible later gable addition on the west side
- two-storey tower with generous fenestration on front façade
- single-storey bay (main floor) with generous fenestration on east side
- stone foundation wall that is compatible with original construction
- rectangular, wood double-hung windows
- decorative shingles in upper portion of front gable , repeated on roofing of bays and front porch
- detail woodwork, including turned porch posts, paneling in bays, window sills, head and jamb trim, and decorative bracketry and casing of front porch beams
- Dutch lap siding
- variety of exterior materials and textures