Built for J.H Ashwell, of G.R Ashwell  and Sons General Store, this was the first architect designed house to be built in the District. Sharp and Maclure were based in New Westminster, and this house is similar to some of their buildings that are still there. Maclure became well known as British Columbia.s finest architect of residential buildings. Ashwell served as Postmaster of Sardis and was later Mayor of the city. (Chilliwack Archives, Chilliwack Heritage Inventory).

Picture below was taken on January 29,2014 with a FUJIFILM S8400W camera.