Clark House

The Clark House, built in 1888, is generally considered to be one of the oldest surviving houses in Vancouver. The house is one-storey wood frame house constructed in a Queen Anne cottage architectural style with typical massing, façade development and detailing.. The house is indicative of early working class housing in Mount Pleasant.Cedar drop-siding, decorative shingling, and geometric lattice to the verandahs provide some architectural enhancement for the basic cottage form. The first owner was Thomas W. Clark, a produce and commission merchant in Gastown.

The house was originally located at 243 E 5th Avenue but disassembled and reconstructed in its present location (behind Macauley House) in 2004. The two principal facades, decorative gable, cedar drop-siding, and window frames were retained and the front verandah was replicated exactly from period photographs in its original configuration and relationship to the house.

Source

Canada's Historic Places, City of Vancouver