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Eldstrom House

9711 Finn Road, Richmond, Colombie-Britannique, V7A, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1987/11/23

Exterior view of the Eldstrom House, Richmond, BC, 2001; Denise Cook Design
Front elevation
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Autre nom(s)

Wozny Farmhouse
Eldstrom House

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1912/01/01

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2005/03/01

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The Eldstrom House is a two storey, front gable house with a side gable extension situated at the front of a long narrow lot with lawn and mature trees, and fronting a rural road. The historic place consists of the building footprint.

Valeur patrimoniale

The Eldstrom House, built by Lust Eldstrom in the early twentieth century, is recognized primarily for its historical connection to the fishing and farming history of the South Arm area of Richmond. This area was one of the earliest farming districts on Lulu Island, and retains much of its agricultural character today. In particular, the house represents the experience of settlers from Finland who arrived in Richmond in the late nineteenth century, settling along the sloughs and participating in the Fraser River fishery. Many eventually purchased land in the area on which they cultivated vegetables and livestock in addition to fishing.

Set at the front of a narrow lot, the design of the house is representative of Richmond's very early South Arm rambling utilitarian farmhouses, with its gabled roof and front verandah. The landscape with its large narrow lot and mature trees, and the orientation of the house to Finn Road and Woodward's Slough reflect the original settlement patterns in this area when transportation was primarily by boat.

Source: City of Richmond Clerk's Department File #4200-02

Éléments caractéristiques

Character defining elements of the Eldstrom House include:
- The location of the house in the South Arm area of Richmond and the spatial orientation of the house to the front of the narrow lot facing the slough and the road
- The overall design of the house, including its L-shaped plan, rectangular massing, front gable roof with side gable extension, central chimney and front open verandah with shed roof and square columns
- Details of the construction including front and side gable dormers with returned eaves, fish scale shingles in the gable ends, and the front door

Reconnaissance

Juridiction

Colombie-Britannique

Autorité de reconnaissance

Administrations locales (C.-B.)

Loi habilitante

Local Government Act, art.967

Type de reconnaissance

Désignation patrimoniale

Date de reconnaissance

1987/11/23

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Un territoire à peupler
Les établissements

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Résidence
Logement unifamilial

Historique

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

s/o

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

City of Richmond Clerk's Department File #4200-02. See also: City of Richmond Archives.

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

DgRs-29

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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