House alterations and outbuildings at Mill Bay for Alister Forbes
PublicCobble Hill, B.C.
Item is an architectural drawing by Samuel Maclure prepared for Alister Forbes of Cobble Hill, B.C.
Plans and elevations. Additions to a one-storey house with attic. On the ground floor the master bedroom is extended, and a dressing room, bedroom, bathroom and servant's room are added. The attic is enlarged by the addition of two nurseries and a bathroom, and an existing bedroom expands into a new dormer. Shingles finish the wood-frame construction. Three outbuildings include a two-storey, two-bay garage with engine room (for a generator?) and two bedrooms; a barn with loft; and a combination office, woodshed and two-bay garage. Most of the working drawings of house alterations are inscribed: "This is one of the plans referred to in our agreement dated 4th Sept. 1919." [Signed] W. Noble [and] Dorothea A. Forbes."
- In Collection:
- 1 of 11 drawings: 5 pencil on paper, 6 ink on paper; 46 x 90 cm or smaller
- 48.6837080, -123.6003110
- Samuel Maclure Architectural Drawings
- Samuel Maclure fonds (SC075), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria
- Acc. 1980-067, AP42
- February 23, 2012
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