In this variation, we see the very square style of these homes, and the more prominent shed-roofed dormer with a centered porch. The main roof is prominent, and the knee brackets are visible along with fretwork common to the Craftsman style. This home boasts its voluminous nature with bright whites and darker red sidings and thick square porch posts.
From Heritage House Tour 2017: "Mains was an active builder across Vancouver, constructing more than a dozen houses during the building boom from 1911 to 1913. He built twin homes at 3555 and 3561 W 5th Avenue and 2744 and 2750 Prince Edward Street, in Craftsman style with a distinctive half-timbering design in the front gable. Several of his houses were demolished for redevelopment near Vancouver General Hospital some decades ago but others still stand across the city. This one on W 36th Avenue is in the classic Craftsman style with side gables, a full-width inset porch, shingle cladding and second-floor sleeping porch. The house had seen at least 10 different owners before the current owners purchased it in 1990. It was advertised as land value only but they were experienced in restoration and saw the potential to save it. Working in stages over several years, they began with a new roof and wiring. They reconfigured the second floor, subdivided by a previous family with eight children, and rebuilt walls that had been removed in the living room. Throughout, original mouldings, wainscoting and windows were stripped of layers of paint and refinished. The sleeping porch was opened up again where it had previously been enclosed as a small office, and a rear sleeping porch was converted to a bedroom during a renovation that also enlarged the kitchen and created a master ensuite. The basement was dug out to accommodate a guest suite. Furnishings and wallpapers have been chosen to complement the era and style of the house and their consistency belies the many modifications it had seen over the years. A steady process of updating and careful restoration has revealed the character and craftsmanship of this century-old home."
A recipient of the True Colors Grant (Comox Green, Edwardian Buff, Haddington Grey), we notice the beautiful contrasting shades of blue-green and cream with a grounding tone for the door. We see much of the exposed woodwork along the prominent side-gabled roof, and the extensive porch in this variation of the Side-Gabled Craftsman style. Knee brackets are seen throughout the posts holding up the sleeping porch's shed roof and the main roof boasts wide eaves and is held by square porches. This is a very picturesque version of this home style.
The key to this style is the very prominent side-gabled roof covering the integral porch of the home. The sleeping porch set into a very visibly here a shed-roofed dormer. The main roof and the two front-gabled roofs have wide eaves as well as knee brackets. The entryway is marked by a centered door, two large windows, one of which is a bay window.
This is an example of a 1 1/2 Storey Side-Gabled Craftsman home with a gabled dormer instead of a porch. Still, we see the prominent roof with wide eaves, knee brackets along the dormer notably, corbelled brick chimneys. We note too stone detailing on the porch posts.
In this variation, we see the very square style of these homes, and the more prominent shed-roofed dormer with a centered porch. The main roof is prominent, and the knee brackets are visible along with fretwork common to the Craftsman style. This home boasts its voluminous nature with bright whites and darker red sidings and thick square porch posts.
From Heritage House Tour 2017: "Mains was an active builder across Vancouver, constructing more than a dozen houses during the building boom from 1911 to 1913. He built twin homes at 3555 and 3561 W 5th Avenue and 2744 and 2750 Prince Edward Street, in Craftsman style with a distinctive half-timbering design in the front gable. Several of his houses were demolished for redevelopment near Vancouver General Hospital some decades ago but others still stand across the city. This one on W 36th Avenue is in the classic Craftsman style with side gables, a full-width inset porch, shingle cladding and second-floor sleeping porch. The house had seen at least 10 different owners before the current owners purchased it in 1990. It was advertised as land value only but they were experienced in restoration and saw the potential to save it. Working in stages over several years, they began with a new roof and wiring. They reconfigured the second floor, subdivided by a previous family with eight children, and rebuilt walls that had been removed in the living room. Throughout, original mouldings, wainscoting and windows were stripped of layers of paint and refinished. The sleeping porch was opened up again where it had previously been enclosed as a small office, and a rear sleeping porch was converted to a bedroom during a renovation that also enlarged the kitchen and created a master ensuite. The basement was dug out to accommodate a guest suite. Furnishings and wallpapers have been chosen to complement the era and style of the house and their consistency belies the many modifications it had seen over the years. A steady process of updating and careful restoration has revealed the character and craftsmanship of this century-old home."
A recipient of the True Colors Grant (Comox Green, Edwardian Buff, Haddington Grey), we notice the beautiful contrasting shades of blue-green and cream with a grounding tone for the door. We see much of the exposed woodwork along the prominent side-gabled roof, and the extensive porch in this variation of the Side-Gabled Craftsman style. Knee brackets are seen throughout the posts holding up the sleeping porch's shed roof and the main roof boasts wide eaves and is held by square porches. This is a very picturesque version of this home style.
The key to this style is the very prominent side-gabled roof covering the integral porch of the home. The sleeping porch set into a very visibly here a shed-roofed dormer. The main roof and the two front-gabled roofs have wide eaves as well as knee brackets. The entryway is marked by a centered door, two large windows, one of which is a bay window.
This is an example of a 1 1/2 Storey Side-Gabled Craftsman home with a gabled dormer instead of a porch. Still, we see the prominent roof with wide eaves, knee brackets along the dormer notably, corbelled brick chimneys. We note too stone detailing on the porch posts.
Form
Side-gabled Craftsman houses are usually 1 ½ storeys with a very prominent roof covering an integral porch and a sleeping porch set into the roof on the front elevation within a shed-roofed or gabled dormer or dormers. They have wide eaves, knee brackets and robust square porch posts with brackets. More elaborate examples have stone or clinker-brick foundations or porch posts. Shingle-siding is typical above the water board. The exterior chimney is often of clinker brick. The style is most common in Kitsilano.
Details
- Side-gabled roof
- Wide eaves
- 1 ½ to 2 ½ storeys
- Front-gabled or shed roof dormers
- Sleeping porch on second storey
- Full-width integral porch
- Square porch posts
- Knee brackets
Materials
Side-gabled Craftsman houses usually have cedar shingles above the water table or otherwise wood lap siding. Their roofs are usually (asphalt) shingle with brick chimneys. Like other Craftsman homes, they have exposed knee brackets. They may have stone or clinker brick detailing on foundation or porch posts, otherwise features are predominantly wood.