Jeffs Residence - 1907
1240 Salsbury Drive, Vancouver, BC
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORIC PLACE:
The Jeffs Residence, located in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood of Vancouver, is a grand three and one-half storey wood-frame residence, located on a west-sloping lot at the corner of Salsbury Drive and Charles Street. Characterized by its Queen Anne style octagonal turret, bellcast pyramidal roof and hipped dormers, the Jeffs Residence is one of a number of early twentieth century turretted homes located on Grand View Hill.
HERITAGE VALUE OF THE HISTORIC PLACE:
The Jeffs Residence is signifi cant as a visual landmark, one of a group of similar historic estate homes in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood of Vancouver. Established in 1891 upon the opening of the Vancouver-New Westminster interurban railway, the neighbourhood quickly became one of Vancouver’s most prestigious residential areas. Grandview-Woodland was connected to the city water system in 1904, and business and industrial activity was facilitated by its proximity to the BC Electric interurban and the Canadian Pacifi c Railway lines. The business potential of the neighbourhood attracted some of Vancouver’s wealthiest residents, refl ected in grand estate homes that were built on large corner lots. The Jeffs Residence was constructed for Dr. Thomas William Jeffs (1858-1923), a physician, coroner, City Alderman (1906), and Police Commissioner (1907). Jeffs was born to Irish parents in Queensboro, Ontario, studied medicine at the University of Toronto, and moved to British Columbia in 1890. Jeffs and his wife, Minnie, moved into this newly constructed house and lived here until the 1920s. Today, the house stands out as one of the remaining landmark estate homes in the neighbourhood.
Constructed in 1907-08, the Jeffs Residence is also valued for its late representation of Queen Anne Revival architecture. The style was popularized during the late 1800s by British architect Richard Norman Shaw, and remained common through to the end of the nineteenth century. As Grand View Hill was being developed during the Edwardian era, a number of the homes in the area, especially those on corner lots, were built with the characteristic turrets of the Queen Anne Revival style; this remains one of the only areas in Vancouver where this style predominates. Typifi ed by the surviving homes of upper-middle class residents such as Professor Edward Odlum, Alderman John J. Miller, and realtor Captain W.H. Copp, the neighbourhood capitalized on the impressive views to English Bay, False Creek, the North Shore and the rest of Vancouver. These characteristic turrets took full advantage of the panoramic views from Grandview Hill.
CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS OF THE HISTORIC PLACE"
The key elements that defi ne the heritage character of the Jeffs Residence include its:
• location on a west-sloping lot at the corner of Salsbury Drive and Charles Street in the
historic Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood of Vancouver
• continuous residential use
• residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its three and one-half storey height
including full basement, wraparound front verandah, rear porch, octagonal turret, highpitched
pyramidal roof with a hipped rear extension and hipped dormers
• wood-frame construction, with wooden siding, trim elements and details
• Queen Anne Revival style design featuring: a high-pitched bellcast pyramidal roof;
characteristic octagonal turret with bellcast roof, sheet metal fi nial and second storey
skirt roof; compound roofl ine with three hipped dormers on the south, west, and north
façades; and second-level, west-facing balcony over entry
• original double-hung 1-over-1wooden sash windows
• external red-brick chimney on south façade
more info here...
vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/1298sal...
Jeffs Residence - 1907
1240 Salsbury Drive, Vancouver, BC
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE:
DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORIC PLACE:
The Jeffs Residence, located in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood of Vancouver, is a grand three and one-half storey wood-frame residence, located on a west-sloping lot at the corner of Salsbury Drive and Charles Street. Characterized by its Queen Anne style octagonal turret, bellcast pyramidal roof and hipped dormers, the Jeffs Residence is one of a number of early twentieth century turretted homes located on Grand View Hill.
HERITAGE VALUE OF THE HISTORIC PLACE:
The Jeffs Residence is signifi cant as a visual landmark, one of a group of similar historic estate homes in the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood of Vancouver. Established in 1891 upon the opening of the Vancouver-New Westminster interurban railway, the neighbourhood quickly became one of Vancouver’s most prestigious residential areas. Grandview-Woodland was connected to the city water system in 1904, and business and industrial activity was facilitated by its proximity to the BC Electric interurban and the Canadian Pacifi c Railway lines. The business potential of the neighbourhood attracted some of Vancouver’s wealthiest residents, refl ected in grand estate homes that were built on large corner lots. The Jeffs Residence was constructed for Dr. Thomas William Jeffs (1858-1923), a physician, coroner, City Alderman (1906), and Police Commissioner (1907). Jeffs was born to Irish parents in Queensboro, Ontario, studied medicine at the University of Toronto, and moved to British Columbia in 1890. Jeffs and his wife, Minnie, moved into this newly constructed house and lived here until the 1920s. Today, the house stands out as one of the remaining landmark estate homes in the neighbourhood.
Constructed in 1907-08, the Jeffs Residence is also valued for its late representation of Queen Anne Revival architecture. The style was popularized during the late 1800s by British architect Richard Norman Shaw, and remained common through to the end of the nineteenth century. As Grand View Hill was being developed during the Edwardian era, a number of the homes in the area, especially those on corner lots, were built with the characteristic turrets of the Queen Anne Revival style; this remains one of the only areas in Vancouver where this style predominates. Typifi ed by the surviving homes of upper-middle class residents such as Professor Edward Odlum, Alderman John J. Miller, and realtor Captain W.H. Copp, the neighbourhood capitalized on the impressive views to English Bay, False Creek, the North Shore and the rest of Vancouver. These characteristic turrets took full advantage of the panoramic views from Grandview Hill.
CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS OF THE HISTORIC PLACE"
The key elements that defi ne the heritage character of the Jeffs Residence include its:
• location on a west-sloping lot at the corner of Salsbury Drive and Charles Street in the
historic Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood of Vancouver
• continuous residential use
• residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its three and one-half storey height
including full basement, wraparound front verandah, rear porch, octagonal turret, highpitched
pyramidal roof with a hipped rear extension and hipped dormers
• wood-frame construction, with wooden siding, trim elements and details
• Queen Anne Revival style design featuring: a high-pitched bellcast pyramidal roof;
characteristic octagonal turret with bellcast roof, sheet metal fi nial and second storey
skirt roof; compound roofl ine with three hipped dormers on the south, west, and north
façades; and second-level, west-facing balcony over entry
• original double-hung 1-over-1wooden sash windows
• external red-brick chimney on south façade
more info here...
vancouver.ca/commsvcs/developmentservices/devapps/1298sal...