Description of Historic Place

The Goodfellow House is a one-and-one-half storey, Edwardian-era dwelling with a front-gabled roof and a full-width open verandah supported by tapered piers. The house is situated on the north side of Fifth Avenue in the historic Queen’s Park neighbourhood in New Westminster.

Heritage Value

Built in 1911, the Goodfellow House is significant for its connection with the Edwardian-era development of the historic Queen’s Park neighbourhood, the most affluent and desirable residential area of New Westminster. The historic character of Queen’s Park is based on its consistent streetscapes of fine restored homes, augmented by mature landscaping.

Furthermore, the Goodfellow House is significant for its history of ownership that is typical of the type of speculative development that was common in the years prior to the outbreak of the First World War. It is a fine example of Edwardian-era design, in particular by its front-gabled roof with shed dormers and full-width open verandah.

Source: City of New Westminster Planning Department

Character-Defining Elements

Key elements that define the heritage character of the Goodfellow House include its:
- Edwardian-era residential form, scale and massing, as expressed by its one-and-one-half storey height, with full basement, front-gabled roof with shed dormers and full-width open verandah
- wood-frame construction