Heritage Designation

Humphrey Jones Residence

New Westminster, British Columbia

Exterior of the Humphrey Jones Residence

Exterior of the Humphrey Jones Residence

Photo: City of New Westminster, 2008

Built
1891
Recognized
2005
By
Local government

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Description

Situated on the south side of Nanaimo Street in the historic West End neighbourhood in New Westminster, the Humphrey Jones Residence is a vernacular, two-storey wood-frame Victorian-era dwelling. This house features a full-width open verandah with lathe-turned columns that support a hipped roof.

Heritage value

Built in 1891, the Humphrey Jones Residence is valued for its association with the earliest, Victorian-era development of the West End in New Westminster.

The Humphrey Jones Residence is additionally significant as a representative example of vernacular working-class housing, typical of the late Victorian era.

SourceCity of New Westminster Planning Department

Character‑defining elements

Key elements that define the heritage character of the Humphrey Jones Residence include its:

  • location in the historic West End neighbourhood in New Westminster
  • minimal setback from the front property line
  • residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its two-storey height, front-gabled roof, full-width open verandah with hipped roof, and off-centre entry door
  • wood-frame construction, as expressed by its wooden siding under later aluminum cladding and wooden detailing
  • Late Victorian-era vernacular details, such as its steeply-pitched roof, generally symmetrical facade, and full-width open front verandah with lathe-turned columns
  • windows, such as its double-hung two-over-two wooden-sash windows, double-hung eight-over-four wooden-sash windows in double assembly on the ground floor level, and one fixed stained glass window above front door
  • red-brick internal chimney

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Location

1016 Nanaimo Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

49.20956° N, 122.92830° 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.