Young Residence, 1312 Grand Boulevard

The Young Residence, 1312 Grand Boulevard, is valued as a part of the Grand Boulevard development, North Vancouver's most prominent garden subdivision, which was designed to attract affluent and prominent families to the North Shore of Burrard Inlet. Planning and development was initiated in 1906 by the North Vancouver Land and Improvement Company, one of the most significant property developers in North Vancouver, responsible for much of its residential character. Following the lessons of the disastrous fires caused by that year's San Francisco earthquake, Grand Boulevard was laid out as a generous fire break. Prestige was guaranteed through construction cost standards and restrictions on buildings and landscaping. Grand Boulevard is now part of a rectilinear system of boulevards and parks known as North Vancouver's Green Necklace, which also includes Victoria Park, Mahon Park and the garden subdivision of Ottawa Gardens.

Built in 1909, the Young Residence is valued as one of the earliest of the stately homes built along Grand Boulevard during its first phase of development. It was built for Herbert Walton Young (1875-1950), a contractor, who was likely responsible for its construction. This house demonstrates the late persistence of the influence of the Queen Anne Revival style, long after it had gone out of fashion.