Robert Munson House
966 Lawrence Avenue, Kelowna, Colombie-Britannique, V1Y, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2000/03/20
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
1911/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2009/03/11
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The historic place is the two-storey, wood-frame Robert Munson House, built in 1911 in the Foursquare style and located at 966 Lawrence Avenue in Kelowna's North Central neighbourhood.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Robert Munson House lies in its association with a prominent family that has been active in the area since the latter part of the 19th century, and for the role of the building as a good example of the Foursquare style, constructed in the early years of the community. It also has value for demonstrating the changing demographics of the area, through its conversion to rental property.
This house was built in 1911 by Joseph Fraser, and was bought by Robert Munson (Jr.) in 1912. Munson (d. 1952) was a sawmill employee and later a farmer. He was son of Robert Munson, Sr., who settled at Benvoulin in 1889 and was prominent in that community.
The house also has value for being representative of the Foursquare house type, two storeys high with a hipped roof. It has been much altered, most notably the stucco cladding and the front porch.
By 1922, this was the home of F. Matthews, who lived here through to the 1930s. Otto and Mabel Degner bought it in 1948. A decade later they fitted up three rooms for rent, consistent with other conversions in the neighbourhood, as it became dominated by rooming houses. The house has value in demonstrating the changing land use of the area as it increased in density.
Source: City of Kelowna Planning Department
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements fo the Robert Munson House include its:
- location on Lawrence Avenue in Kelowna's North Central neighbourhood
- residential form, scale and massing, as expressed by its two-storey height and rectangular plan
- medium-pitch hipped roof with front gable dormer
- two brick chimneys, one corbelled
- second-floor symmetrical fenestration facing street, with one-over-one, double-hung, wood-sash windows and plain wood trim
- ground-floor, asymmetrical fenestration with one-over-one wood-sash windows
- small, fifteen-pane, fixed, decorative window with stained glass and plain wood trim
- mature plantings in side yards and lawn to street
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
2000/03/20
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
Historique
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
- Résidence
- Édifice à logements multiples
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
Joseph Fraser
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Kelowna Planning Department
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DlQu-179
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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