Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tudor Trim on West 15th

The house at 428 West 15th Street with the decorative octagonal window, curved cornered entrance arch, and Tudor trim was built in 1912 for $2000 by J. Diersson. The probably owner by 1925 (There is no designation of "owner" in this issue of the City Directory.) was Mrs. S. Sparks, the widow of W. S. Sparks, who worked as a janitor at Queen Mary School. She is listed as the owner in the 1931 and 1940 City Directories. By 1940 Sarah F. Sparks was employed as a school matron in North Vancouver City.

In 1945 the owners of 428 West 15th Street were William A. and Gertrude V. Hill. William Hill was employed by North Vancouver Ship Repair.

By 1950 the Forshaw family had moved in. The City Directories report that they owned the house in 1950, 1960, 1971 and 1980. In 1950 Walter and Margaret Forshaw were reported as the owners. Walter Forshaw worked as a carpenter. In 1960, 1971, and 1980 only Margaret M., the widow of Walter Forshaw, was reported as the owner at the 428 West 15th Street address.

In 1991 and 1995 John Millen was the owner of the 1912 house. John Millen was a professional engineer at Canada Post. An additional resident, Donna McLintock was also reported as living in the house in 1995.

The photo of 428 West 15th Street was taken by Suzanne Wilson as part of her
Year 2000 Photography Project, Your House/Our Home. 2000 photos of homes in the City of North Vancouver were photographed.


In the month of June 2007 Suzanne Wilson celebrated the City of North Vancouver's 100 birthday by distributing to their home owners copies of 1000 photos taken for the Y2K Project. At this time it was discovered that the home photographed at 428 West 15th Street had been demolished and a new family home had been built.


Photo: Taken in the year 2000 by SW.
Reference: The Year 2000 project was donated by Suzanne and Alan Wilson to the North Vancouver Archives and is available for viewing.