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Driscoll/Gwynne-Vaughn House 1896

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Driscoll/Gwynne-Vaughn House 1896

46181 Hope River Road

Fairfield Island

Located on Fairfield Island, this superbly maintained house and its landscaped property have been owned by the same family since 1902. Originally built by Alfred Driscoll, a land surveyor. It was acquired in 1902 by D.E. Gwynne Vaughn. His daughter , Mrs Adelaide Bateman, still resides there.

This late Victorian house has an L-shaped plan with a corner verandah, a projecting front bay, and bellcast shingling in the gable ends. The grounds display many mature holly bushes, rhododendrons, and flowers which have won a number of horticultural awards.

(Page 36 ,The District of Chilliwack Heritage Inventory, Chilliwack Heritage Advisory Committee, 1991, Chilliwack Museum and Archives reference collection)

Photo by Ted Sauriol 2014

 

SKELTON HOUSE 1913

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SKELTON HOUSE

45483 SPADINA AVENUE CHILLIWACK

Built on a prominent site opposite the fairgrounds, this house is built in the Craftsman style, with a full open front verandah, inset second floor balcony, and  triangular eave brackets. It was built by Francis Green, on land acquired from isaac Kipp., within the year it was owned by Robert G Skelton, who is assumed to be the first resident.

(Page 61 ,The District of Chilliwack Heritage Inventory, Chilliwack Heritage Advisory Committee, 1991, Chilliwack Museum and Archives reference collection)

 

 

“KINKORA” 1904

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Kinkora

46040 Higginson Road

R.H. Brock had recently arrived from Ontario when he began construction of this house for his relative James Higginson. It was built in front of an earlier dwelling which was later demolished; the construction of this new part of the house was a wedding gift to Higginson from his family. The symmetrical massing, rectangular floor plan, bellcast hip roof and wraparound verandah are typical of the larger farmhouses built before the First World War.  The Higginson named the farm “Kinkora.

(Page 33  ,The District of Chilliwack Heritage Inventory, Chilliwack Heritage Advisory Committee, 1991, Chilliwack Museum and Archives reference collection)

Picture taken by Ted Sauriol March 2014

 

 

MARSTON HOUSE 1910

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Marston house

46066 First Avenue

“The original portion of this house was built in the Foursquare style, with a open front verandah.  A later addition to the east, and a porte cochere,  have altered the original proportion of the house. The first owner was Orlando L. Marston.”

(Page 26 ,The District of Chilliwack Heritage Inventory, Chilliwack Heritage Advisory Committee, 1991, Chilliwack Museum and Archives reference collection)

Photo taken March 2014 by Ted Sauriol

 

 

 

 

 

“EDENBANK” 1913

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EDENBANK

7001 EDEN DRIVE

THOMAS HOOPER,  ARCHITECT, 1913

 

The Edenbank farm, first established in 1867 by pioneer Alan Casey Wells, grew to become one of the largest dairy farm in the Fraser Valley. This imposing house was built for Wells son Edwin. The farm,s prosperity is indicated by the lavishness of the design which includes a rooftop “widows walk”  balcony,  and square and bowed projecting bays. Five generations of the Wells family lived at Edenbank Farm, until its subdivision in 1981; this house has been retained as part of the new residential development.

(Page 22 ,The District of Chilliwack Heritage Inventory, Chilliwack Heritage Advisory Committee, 1991, Chilliwack Museum and Archives reference collection)

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Photo taken by Ted Sauriol in February 2014

 

“STONEHURST MANOR” 1909

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“At the time it was built, this impressive home was described in the Chilliwack Progress as “the finest yet in the City.” It was built by Chauncey E. Eckert, whose prosperity was due to booming lumber markets and real estate development. Eckert was also instrumental in initiating the Mennonite settlement in Yarrow. This was later the home of Harry Barber, a local member of Parliament. It has now been adapted for use as a restaurant.”

(Page 85,The District of Chilliwack Heritage Inventory, Chilliwack Heritage Advisory Committee, 1991, Chilliwack Museum and Archives reference collection)

Note: As of February 2014 it is no longer a restaurant. It is privately owned.

The pictures were taken in February 2014 and October  2015, by Ted Sauriol

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