1006 Nanaimo Street
1006 Nanaimo Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Formally Recognized:
2009/04/27
Other Name(s)
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Links and documents
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Construction Date(s)
1909/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2010/04/28
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The historic place is a two-storey (plus basement) single-family residence at 1006 Nanaimo Street, located on a single residential lot in the Moody Park neighbourhood. The vernacular house has a hipped roof, siding of stucco, metal, and composite shingles, and full front and rear porches. The north-facing lot dips slightly to the south in the direction of the Fraser River. There is a lane behind the house and a tall cedar hedge.
Heritage Value
1006 Nanaimo Street, built in 1909, is valued for its association with the early development of the Moody Park neighbourhood of New Westminster. It is located near the 12th Street streetcar line, which made this area accessible to and from downtown.
The house is also a very good representative example of the hipped-roof, 'Foursquare' vernacular house that builders erected around the Lower Mainland and Western Canada at the time. Such houses were popular among new homeowners in the middle and working classes.
The house has retained its form, despite having undergone alterations over the years. The changes are representative of the way that residences meet the changing needs of their occupants and as reactions to unforeseen events. This is seen, for example, in the addition of a pantry and veranda (presumably at the rear) in 1913 for new purchaser Harriet Brown; in the garage that was built in 1922 (no longer standing) as car ownership expanded; and the repairs done after fire damage in 1982. The presumed original wood siding has been replaced or covered.
Source: City of New Westminster Planning Department
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements of the residence at 1006 Nanaimo Street include its:
- location in the historic Moody Park neighbourhood of New Westminster.
- minimal setback from street, typical of the era before zoning regulations were introduced
- residential form, expressed by the moderate scale, square plan, basement and two-storey height
- typical characteristics of a ‘Foursquare’ vernacular house, including the hipped roof with a hipped dormer window on the front slope and enclosed eaves
- raised porches front and rear, with hipped roofs and square wood posts, and wide wood steps on the front porch
- red brick chimney at the peak of the roof
- intact wood window sash and transoms, double-hung windows, and fixed windows on all elevations. The window to the right of front door has diamond-shaped panes above the fixed sash
- off-centre wood front door with a stained glass sidelight having a diamond pattern
- rear door on the south elevation, which is wood with a single light
Recognition
Jurisdiction
British Columbia
Recognition Authority
Local Governments (BC)
Recognition Statute
Local Government Act, s.954
Recognition Type
Community Heritage Register
Recognition Date
2009/04/27
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
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Theme - Category and Type
- Peopling the Land
- Settlement
Function - Category and Type
Current
Historic
- Residence
- Single Dwelling
Architect / Designer
n/a
Builder
W.J. or Matthew Malcolm
Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
City of New Westminster Planning Department
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
DhRr-319
Status
Published
Related Places
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