Bates House

Built in 1899 for Minnie and Alexander Bates, 1017 Keefer Street is one of the earliest remaining houses in this eastern part of Strathcona. It pre-dates construction of the Great Northern Rail line (circa 1908) immediately to the west. The rail line divided Strathcona and isolated this part of the neighbourhood, including Keefer Street, and contributed in part to the conversion of many properties to industrial use. The fragmented land uses and isolation from the rest of Strathcona had a longer-term impact on a number of properties in the area including 1017 Keefer. Alexander Bates was a labourer at the BC Sugar Refinery, located at the foot of Glen Drive, immediately to the north of the Bates House. The Bates House is a simple vernacular two-storey form which originally featured a full width porch with squared posts, simple double hung windows set in pairs fronting the porch and directly above, and another porch along the west side of the single-storey extension.

Source

City of Vancouver

More information

http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20130314/documents/phea1.pdf