1526 Angus Drive

Built in 1912 for local financier John Binns (J.B) Johnson, this house is the only one in Vancouver attributed to Paul Phipps, an American/English architect who trained in the office of the renowned English Arts & Crafts architect Sir Edwin Lutyens from 1901 – 1904. Commonly known as the ‘Disher House’, after the family who lived there from 1916 – 1972, the house has had only five owners. Few owners, coupled with the quality of the materials and original floor plan, are largely responsible for its superior state of preservation.

Details such as the decorative plaster ceiling in the living room, thought to be by Charles Marega who sculpted the lions at the Lions Gate Bridge, and the wood detailing in the entrance hall and throughout the house, remain largely untouched.

J.B. Johnson, along with many other wealthy Vancouver pioneers made the move from ‘Blue Blood Alley’ in the West End to the CPR’s prestigious new development known as Shaughnessy Heights.
The house has been featured in several films, including the 1993 thriller “The Crush”.
The house was a stop on VHF’s 2012 Heritage House Tour.

Source

2012 VHF Heritage House Tour Brochure