Cranberry Avenue Residence
1500 Cranberry Avenue, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9R, Canada
Formally Recognized:
2002/07/10
Other Name(s)
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Links and documents
Construction Date(s)
1912/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2006/11/22
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Cranberry Avenue Residence is a large, one and one half storey, Edwardian era building located on a large lot in the Chase River neighbourhood, approximately three miles south of Nanaimo's downtown core. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.
Heritage Value
Built about 1912, the Cranberry Avenue Residence is a very good example of the type of farmhouse that was commonly built during the Edwardian era in the rural areas surrounding Nanaimo. The building's solid, symmetrical and substantial appearance and minimal decoration reflects the era's move away from the ornamental excesses of Victorian times.
The Cranberry Avenue Residence is significant as a rare early remaining building in Chase River, an area that originally developed south of Nanaimo as a separate mining and small-scale farming community in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. As Nanaimo grew, the physical distinction between Chase River and Nanaimo blurred. Today, the Chase River area is a mix of commercial and residential buildings, but surviving early farmhouses such as this residence, typically sited on large lots, are evidence of the original rural character of the area.
Source: City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements of the Cranberry Avenue Residence include:
- all of the elements of an Edwardian era farmhouse, as expressed in the square plan, cross-gabled roofline with tall gables capping each facade, full open front verandah with square columns, horizontal twin beveled wooden siding, double hung wooden sash windows, shingle insets in gable ends, stained glass transoms in the living room window and original front door with oval glass inset.
- the building's location on a large lot in an area outside the central city.
Recognition
Jurisdiction
British Columbia
Recognition Authority
Local Governments (BC)
Recognition Statute
Local Government Act, s.954
Recognition Type
Community Heritage Register
Recognition Date
2002/07/10
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
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Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
City of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
DgRx-115
Status
Published
Related Places
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