Ellsworth House

2620 Oxford Street is listed in the “B” category on the Vancouver Heritage Register. This two and a half storey wood-frame house is adjacent to a grouping of Craftsman style homes built along Oxford Street in 1918-1919, after Hastings Townsite became amalgamated into the City of Vancouver during the war years.
A prominent house, unusual in its gambrel roof form, 2620 Oxford Street exhibits Arts & Crafts influence in its stained glass, its decorative diamond windows, front verandah and off-set front entry. The dual pitch front gable with eave return houses a second storey sleeping porch. This individual house with its quirky appearance and plan complements its neighbours 2640 and 2625 Oxford Street, enhancing the 2600 block’s diversity. It is a modest house despite its appearance from the outside. It features a shingled base, with the main body of the house being narrow wood siding complete with cornerboards, the gables also being narrow wood siding.
Alterations were done in 1919, the owner/architect/builder is listed as E.G. Ellsworth, the dwelling valued at $1400.
The house was repainted to its original colours with in 2001 with the help of a VHF True Colours grant.

Source

City of Vancouver, Heritage permits, Vancouver City Council, https://council.vancouver.ca/010125/ph1c.htm

More information

http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/010125/Ph1c.htm