Tag: Heritage homes Chilliwack

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

 

“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