Grierson House
697 Front Street, Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
Formally Recognized:
2007/03/26
Other Name(s)
n/a
Links and documents
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Construction Date(s)
1933/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2024/07/03
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
Grierson House is a small single storey wood framed house built in 1933 located on the southwest corner of Front Street and Bowron Avenue in North Quesnel, BC. The historic place includes the building and the parcel of land it occupies.
Heritage Value
Grierson House holds social and cultural value as a physical reminder of the people who shaped the development of Quesnel. The house is named for David Grierson who was instrumental in building an electric plant on Baker Creek that would be operated by a water wheel and a standby unit for the town. Other owners of this house included D. D. and Effie Fraser during the 1940s and Jack and Mary (Moffat) Eagleson in the 1950’s, both prominent families in the community.
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements of Grierson House include its:
- original form and massing
- elements from 1954 reconstruction
- covered entrance with pediment
- large picture windows on the façade
- central chimney
- pitched gable roof
Recognition
Jurisdiction
British Columbia
Recognition Authority
Local Governments (BC)
Recognition Statute
Local Government Act, s.954
Recognition Type
Community Heritage Register
Recognition Date
2007/03/26
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
n/a
Theme - Category and Type
- Peopling the Land
- Settlement
Function - Category and Type
Current
- Health and Research
- Clinic
Historic
- Residence
- Single Dwelling
Architect / Designer
n/a
Builder
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Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
Quesnel and District Museum and Archives, Community Heritage Register Files, 705 Carson Avenue, Quesnel, BC
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
FfRo-54
Status
Published
Related Places
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