House, garage and water tower for A. Moresby White

Public

Tryon Road, North Saanich, B.C.

Item is an architectural drawing by Samuel Maclure prepared for A. Moresby White of North Saanich, B.C.

Plans, elevations and detail of house; plans and elevations of a cottage and a combination garage and water tower. Two-storey house. On both levels the hall is at a 45° angle to the rest of the house. The ground floor contains a vestibule and adjoining coat closet and lavatory, hall, library, dining room, kitchen, scullery, larder and pantry. The second floor consists of a hall, three bedrooms, two dressing rooms, two bathrooms, water closet and linen closet. The house appears to be of log construction. The drawing of the cottage (which has the word "cottage" struck out and replaced by "garage") shows a two-storey house. The ground floor contains a living room, dining room and kitchen, and the second floor comprises three bedrooms and a bathroom. The water tower building consists of a garage on the ground level, a servant's room on the second level of the tower portion and a 1000-gallon water tank on the top level.

In Collection:
Creator Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 of 9 drawings: 6 pencil on paper, 2 blueprints; 45 x 66 cm or smaller
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 48.676823, -123.407008
Physical repository Collection
  • Samuel Maclure Architectural Drawings
Provenance
  • Samuel Maclure fonds (SC075), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Acc. 1980-067, AP2022
Fonds title Fonds identifier Date digitized
  • February 23, 2012
Rights
  • This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
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