Williams House

The Williams House is a legally designated heritage home (protected by an agreement with the City of Vancouver) since 2005 as a result of the owners’ voluntary designation and participation with VHF’s True Colours and Restore It Programs.

This two storey wood frame house has both architectural and historical significance. It was built in 1911-1912 by builders Bentley and Wear, who constructed this as one of a cluster of six houses on this side of the block. The house is a good example of the early Craftsman style. It features a full width arched front porch, a bay window with leaded glass in the upper sashes, and an oriel above with a similar pattern of leaded glass in the paired transoms. Anthony Williams, an immigration inspector with the federal government, owned the house from 1926 until he died in 1941, followed by Florence Williams, a school teacher, who owned it until she died in 1983.

The house was repainted to a colour scheme matching its original colours in 2005 using a VHF True Colours Grant. The house has also undergone restoration in the form of a complete exterior restoration (VHF Restore It 2005), and a new roof (VHF Restore It 2012).

Source

City of Vancouver

More information

http://former.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20051004/documents/ph2.pdf