If you’re in the market for a heritage home, a few gems from the City of New Westminster’s heritage resource inventory are currently on offer — including a couple of grand residences in Queen’s Park and a character home in Brow of the Hill.
You may have read a previous story about Thrushvale, the 1899 mansion that was the home of former New Westminster alderman and school trustee Major John Peck. It’s still on the market for just shy of $2.5 million.
You’ll find the home — and its more than 4,000 square feet of living space — at 431 Queens Ave., overlooking Tipperary Park. It’s been on the market since Nov. 9, 2022.
314 Second St.: G.A. Allen House
If grand old mansions are your style, you can also head over to 314 Second St. to find the G.A. Allen House, built in 1908 in Classic Box Style.
The home, which is listed in the city’s heritage resource inventory, is on the market for the first time in more than 60 years, according to its listing. It offers just shy of 4,000 square feet of living space over four levels (three storeys and a basement), with five bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Inside, you’ll find a restored home that includes 10-foot ceilings on the main level, a large foyer with wood-burning fireplace, large living and dining rooms, and a light-filled kitchen with an eating area overlooking the backyard. That yard is described as a “private backyard oasis” and includes an in-ground pool.
Plus, it backs onto Sullivan Park.
The home is currently on offer for $2,898,000. It’s been on the market since Feb. 7.
427 Fifth St.: 1907 home with covered veranda
For something slightly more intimate, you can find a smaller Edwardian charmer at 427 Fifth St., where a covered front veranda welcomes you into a 2,400-square-foot family home.
Built in 1907, the 116-year-old house includes four bedrooms and two bathrooms, with a kitchen and dining room that stretch across the back of the home and open to a two-tier deck, its listing notes.
It’s on offer for $1,899,000 and has been on the market since Jan. 9.
530 11th St.: Tudor Revival in 'false thatched roof' style
And if you’d like something a little quirkier? In the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood, at 530 11th St., you can find a nearly 100-year-old Tudor Revival character home built in “false thatched roof style.”
As the city’s heritage resource inventory notes, the false thatched roof home is a distinctive subtype of the Tudor Revival style that attempts to mimic the picturesque, thatched roofs of rural English cottages — where the roofing material is rolled around the eaves and rake to suggest a thick layer of thatch.
The 11th Street home was built in 1925 and has three bedrooms and three bathrooms on two storeys of renovated living space — including a bright, open family room with an 11-foot ceiling and 13-foot skylight.
The home is listed at $1,688,000 and has been on the market since Jan. 24.
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