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Rio Vista

Overview

Rio Vista at 2170 SW Marine Dr., 1985. Source: City of Vancouver Archives791-1185, 1985
Photo Credit: COV Archives CVA 791-1185, 1985

Address

2170 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver BC

Neighbourhood

Kerrisdale

type

Residential

Description

Rio Vista was designed by architect Bernard Palmer in 1930 for Henry Frederick “Harry” Reifel.

It was built in a Spanish Colonial Revival style featuring ornamental wrought iron gates, numerous arched doors and casement windows with muntin bars, gardens surrounded by stucco walls, and low-pitched roofs with red tiles. It is completed with an immense conservatory and “Pompeiian” two-storey pool house. The pool house is not visible from the street and connects to the house by a cement bridge; its roof has ornate glass and wrought iron work, and an ornate railing around an upper walkway.

Currently unable to get a photo due to gates. Please contact VHF to submit a photo of the house.

Source

Harrold Kalman & Robin Ward's Exploring Vancouver: The Architectural Guide (2012 &1993)

More information

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/2170-southwest-marine-drive-2

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Rio Vista

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