Overview
Address
857 Keefer St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Strathcona
type
Residential
Description
This one and a half storey dwelling is a good example of local architecture. It is a classic wood-frame home with a large bay window, clapboard siding, and patterned shingles.
The house was built around 1903 by carpenter George M. Chance. The first resident listed in 1905 was Charles Taylor, a fisherman. Subsequent residents included a Swedish immigrant, Oscar Enockson and Hannah Paterson, a widow.
Source
City Directories, Vancouver Heritage Resource Inventory, Water Applications- City of Vancouver Archives,1921 Canadian Census, Ancestry.ca
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