House for H.A. Ross, Esq., Runnymede Ave., Victoria, B.C.
Public"Blair Gowie", 2031 Runnymede Avenue, Oak Bay, B.C.
Item is an architectural drawing by Samuel Maclure prepared for H.A. Ross of Oak Bay, B.C.
Plans, elevations, sections and details. Working drawings have numerous pencil changes and notations. A detailed item list is available. Two-storey house with basement. The basement contains the main entry hall, garage, two servants' rooms, fuel bin, storeroom, larder and water closet. The porte cochere adjoins the entry hall on this level. The ground floor comprises a hall with adjoining lavatory, living room, office, dining room, kitchen, pantry, larder, bedroom, bathroom and two balconies. The second floor consists of the upper hall, three bedrooms, dressing room, morning room, linen closet, two bathrooms and sleeping porch. The wood-frame construction is finished in roughcast. Later plans call for the addition of a sitting room off the bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor. Drawings AP1514-AP1521, AP1529-AP1531 and AP1534 signed or initialled by Wm. Gregson and H.A. Ross.
- In Collection:
- 1 of 34 drawings: 7 pencil on paper, 8 pencil & ink on paper, 8 ink on paper, 11 ink on linen;57 x 80 cm or smaller
- 48.41826, -123.32213
- Samuel Maclure Architectural Drawings
- Samuel Maclure fonds (SC075), Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria
- Acc. 1980-067, AP1545
- February 23, 2012
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