Additions & alterations to "Burleith" for Hon. James Dunsmuir
PublicPlans and elevations. Two different proposals for additions and alterations to three-storey house with basement. The first proposal (drawings AP457-AP465), dated October 1907, calls for a new veranda and extensions to the front, right side and rear. The architect specifies stone veneer over all wall surfaces, encasing the original wood-frame structure. New interior partitioning results in the following arrangement: The first floor comprises a hall, drawing room, music room, living room, dining room, cloak room and adjoining water closet, smoking room, billiard room, safe, kitchen, pantry, larder, servants' hall, two servants' rooms and bathroom. The second floor consists of ten bedrooms, four bathrooms, boudoir, dressing room, linen room and safe. The third floor includes seven bedrooms, two bathrooms, sewing room, trunk room and balcony. The second proposal (plans AP466-AP469), dated July 1910, prescribes the addition of a two-storey wing and a three-storey wing. The finish of the additions is to match that of the old building as far as possible. This may represent the plan to turn Burleith into a luxury hotel. The first floor consists of a vestibule, hall, drawing room, music room, den, billiard room, dining room, kitchen, pantry, larder, servant's room, fifteen bedrooms, three bathrooms and three water closets. The second floor contains 26 bedrooms, dressing room, seven bathrooms and a writing room. The third floor comprises twelve bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Item is an architectural drawing by Samuel Maclure prepared for James Dunsmuir of Victoria, B.C.
"Burleith", 743 Craigflower Road, Victoria, B.C.
- In Collection:
- 1 of 13 drawings: 7 blueprints, 6 lithographs; 71 x 73 cm or smaller
- 48.43949, -123.39233
- Samuel Maclure Architectural Drawings
- Samuel Maclure fonds (SC075), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria
- Acc. 1980-067, AP457
- February 23, 2012
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