Hilborn House

Hilborn House is a one-and-a-half storey wood frame house located on the east side of McLean Street in North Quesnel, BC. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.

The house holds historical value as a physical reminder of the people who shaped the development of Quesnel. The house was built and named after by well-known contractor Stephen Lundy Hilborn and was owned and lived in by other prominent community members.

It has social and cultural value as an example of the evolution of the town as it changed from a single dwelling to a place of business.

The character-defining elements of Hilborn House include its:

- one-and-a-half storey wood frame construction with central entrance

- location

- addition was built onto its original form

- covered entrance with pediment

- two-third split windows

- features

- original square form

- inclusion in the streetscape

- stucco exterior

- brick chimney

- three double pane window on façade