Steacy Residence

The Steacy Residence is valued as an indicator of the development boom in the early twentieth century on the North Shore of Burrard Inlet, which ended with the general financial depression of 1913. The proximity of the Steacy Residence to the historic core of North Vancouver indicates a concentric residential growth pattern, based on easy streetcar access along the Lonsdale corridor north from the waterfront. Built in 1905, prior to civic incorporation, it is one of the oldest surviving houses in the City. The Steacy Residence is a very good and early example of the simple Foursquare massing popular during the Edwardian era. As part of a modern redevelopment scheme, this home was moved forward on its lot, and its exterior rehabilitated.

The Steacy Residence is valued for its association with original owner, merchant Albert Richard Steacy (1859-1926) and his wife Francis Adalaide Steacy (1862-1923). Albert Steacy was a grocer and community leader, and later became the Chairman of the School Board, in which capacity he laid the foundation stone for Ridgeway School in 1912.