141 Eberts Street
141 Eberts Street, Victoria, Colombie-Britannique, V8S, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1995/01/19
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
s/o
Date(s) de construction
1893/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2008/10/09
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
141 Eberts Street is a wood frame two-storey Second Empire style residence located in Victoria's Fairfield neighbourhood.
Valeur patrimoniale
The historic place, built in 1893, is valued for its architecture, its original owner, its former function as a neighbourhood grocery store, and as an illustration of the development of this part of Fairfield as a streetcar suburb.
141 Eberts Street is valued as a rare example of the Second Empire style in Fairfield. The building's distinctive style makes it a local curiosity and landmark.
There is value in the identity of the original owner of the property, Francis H. Ross. Ross, a house painter and decorator born in 1867, was the grandson of Charles Ross, first chief factor of Fort Victoria and his wife Isabella, the first female landowner in Victoria.
There is social value in the use of the building as a grocery store between 1914 and 1926. Then-owner Edmund Sturgeon worked for the British Columbia government while his wife Harriett operated the Ross Bay Store from their home.
The 1909 opening of the #6 Foul Bay streetcar line along nearby May Street to a loop at Fairfield and Foul Bay Roads precipitated development of the streetcar suburbs around Ross Bay Cemetery. The opening of the store coincided with this influx of residents and responded to the need for commercial services in this new neighbourhood.
Source: City of Victoria Planning Department
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of 141 Eberts Street include:
- characteristics of the Second Empire style, including mansard roof, dormer windows and splayed living room windows
- landmark status
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.954
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
1995/01/19
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
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Magasin ou commerce de vente au détail
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Victoria Planning Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DcRu-967
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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