Overview
Address
1024 Keefer St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Strathcona
type
Residential
Description
Built in 1894, the Aitchison Residence is a late Victorian cottage, accentuated by a large arched gable end above a full porch, a style found in pattern books of the era and similar houses in the surrounding area. The home is representative of the modest accommodation built throughout Strathcona, once known as the East End, by and for a working and middle-class population drawn by the development of industry along the waterfront such as the BC Sugar Refinery and an expanding transportation system with both streetcar and Interurban lines passing on nearby streets. Social a
William Aitchison built the house in 1894 when he took the job of plant superintendent at the BC Sugar Refinery and lived there until 1906 . Aitchison had a 40-year career with the company starting as a machinist when the refinery opened in 1890. Apart from his own family, Aitchison provided rooms to a variety of boarders including fellow employees from the refinery.
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City of Vancouver
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