John A. McGuffin Residence

The John A. McGuffin Residence is a one-storey, wood-frame Arts and Crafts-style bungalow with lapped siding and an internal red-brick chimney. It is situated on the north side of Kennedy Street in the historic Brow of the Hill neighbourhood in New Westminster.

Constructed in 1911, the John A. McGuffin Residence is valued for its association with Brow of the Hill’s Edwardian-era development.

This house is additionally significant as a typical example of speculative-built rental housing, constructed during a time of rapid residential development. This house was built by local contractors and brothers, Robert Lane (1858-1947) and William Lane (1866-1928). It was then sold to John A. McGuffin (1870-1966). In 2001, this house was protected through a Heritage Revitalization Agreement that enabled subdivision of the property and relocation of the house.

Source: City of New Westminster Planning Department

Key elements that define the heritage character of the John McGuffin Residence include its:

- location within the historic Brow of the Hill neighbourhood

- residential form, scale and massing, as expressed by its one-storey height, L-shaped plan, pyramidal main roof with hipped projection at the side, and projecting square bay on the side elevation

- wood-frame construction, including wooden shingles at the foundation level, and twin-bevelled wooden siding on the main floor

- windows such as double-hung one-over-one wooden-sash windows

- internal red-brick chimney with chimney pot