Kendrik House

The land was originally owned by Josiah and Jesse Kendrick. It was acquired by their son, James, who built the house in 1928 and was the owner until his death. It was subsequently owned by his widow, Doris Kendrick until her death in 1992.

The age of this house and those adjacent is indicative of the start-and-stop development that occurred in Hastings. The earliest growth occurred prior to and just after the amalgation of the Townsite of Hastings, with the City of Vancouver in 1911, followed by the post-war boom and bust and another period of prosperity in the late 1920s.

Prior to its construction, it was part of a larger lot comprising three present day lots. The house has undergone minor alterations, including enlargement of the rear window, upper floor, and one basement window added. An open deck has been added to the rear, and the front stair rails have been replaced with a decorative iron railing.

This house is a simple Craftsman style, featuring a half-width porch with decorative rough stucco porch piers. The owners used a VHF Restore It grant to assist in the re-roofing of the house (2006), and a VHF True Colours grant to repaint the house to a colour scheme appropriate to its era (2008).

Source

City of Vancouver, Canada's Historic Places, VHF Files

More information

http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20060926/documents/ph3.pdf , https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=10966