John Tibb House

The house at 1784 East 14th Avenue was built in 1912 by John Tibb at the height of the Edwardian building boom. It is a good example of the type of housing which appealed to middle class residents of British ancestry prior to the First World War, and which continues to appeal to the ever increasingly diverse residents of the east side of the City.

It is also valued for its surviving aesthetic features which include wood windows, decorative glass lites, bevelled siding with mitred corners, decorative trims, ornamental eave brackets, cantilevered floor areas and bays, tongue and groove soffits, exposed rafter tails, and the original full width front porch. The house is likely one of three houses built identically side-by-side.

With the assistance of a VHF Restore It grant, the house underwent restoration in 2012 in the form of new gutters, having the entry door refinished, and the installation of replica entry door glass.

Source

City of Vancouver, VHF Files

More information

http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20110315/documents/phea1-HeritageDesignation-1784East14thAvenueTheJohnTibbHouse-2011-02-23.pdf