Exterior view of 1062 Richards Street
Photo: City of Vancouver, 2007
- Built
- 1908
- Recognized
- 2008
- By
- City of Vancouver
The register’s text, word for word
Description
The historic place is comprised of a simple one-and-one-half storey wood-frame residential building located at 1062 Richards Street in Vancouver’s Downtown South area.
Heritage value
The house at 1062 Richards Street, constructed in 1908, is of value as a typical example of housing built for the working-class population. While its context has changed considerably in the past century, it is of value as a rare survivor of single-family residential development in a neighbourhood which now predominantly consists of commercial structures and high-rise residential development.
SourceCity of Vancouver Heritage Conservation Program
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements of the house at 1062 Richards Street include its:
- location in Vancouver’s Downtown South area on a highly visible street
- siting, set back from the street, reflecting the historic residential pattern
- modest one-and-one-half-storey shape with simple gabled front
- evidence of the former broad front porch, raised above sidewalk level
- small rear single-storey addition
- simple wood siding
- typical wood sash windows
End of the register’s text
Location
1062 Richards Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B, Canada
49.27714° N, 123.12180° W
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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.