Melrose estate - Record Detail
Melrose estate. - [ca. 1911].
| Part Of: | NWPL heritage collection - Photos [Description]
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| Description Level |
Item |
| Item No. |
1639 |
| Date Range |
[ca. 1911] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph |
| Scope & Content |
Photograph shows the "Melrose" house and its front wall. J.B. Wilson built this house as his private family residence in 1911. The "Melrose" was named after a sister of the donor J. Boyd Wilson. Later this house became a nursing home. The "Melrose" had a stained glass dome which was 17 feet in diameter. This dome is now on display at the Centennial Museum, in the stained glass display area. Photograph no. 1640 is a close-up of this view. 1621 - 6th Avenue. |
| Subject Access |
Buildings - Residential - Houses |
| Geographic Location |
New Westminster (B.C.) | Sixth Avenue |
| Record ID |
97351 |
| Comment on this record |
museum@newwestcity.ca |