Exterior view Van Houten Residence, 2005
Photo: City of Nanaimo, Christine Meutzner, 2005
- Built
- 1924
- Recognized
- 2002
- By
- Local government
The register’s text, word for word
Description
The Van Houten Residence is a one and one-half storey Late Craftsman style building located in a neighbourhood just north of the downtown core. The historic place is confined to the building footprint.
Heritage value
Built in 1924, the Van Houten Residence is a very good example of a Late Craftsman Bungalow, a popular style among Nanaimo's entrepreneurial and professional class during the 1920s. By that time, Newcastle Townsite was firmly established as an exclusive residential suburb. Today, the neighbourhood is a mix of commercial buildings, condominium and apartment complexes and single-family dwellings, but surviving earlier residences such as this building are important evidence of the original character of the area.
The Van Houten Residence is part of a significant grouping of heritage buildings in this neighbourhood.
SourceCity of Nanaimo, Development Services Department
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements of the Van Houten Residence include:
- all of the elements of the Late Craftsman style as expressed by the horizontal massing, large, open front verandah with twinned columns, side, jerkin-headed gable roof with front jerkin-headed gable that projects over front verandah, wide lapped wooden siding with a bellcast at the bottom of each wall, multi-paned, double hung wooden sash windows.
- the building's location within a grouping of historic homes in one of the city's historic neighbourhoods.
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Location
184 Mount Benson Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9S, Canada
49.17560° N, 123.94480° 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.