Thursday, August 5, 2010
East Side of Beaumont Dr.

The house with the decorative cement block entryway screen at 944 Beaumont Dr. was built for $6,500 in 1947 by A. Wilson. The 1950 City Directory lists only "ns New House" to acknowledge its presence. It sits on the east side of Highland Boulevard in the Capilano Highlands area of the District of North Vancouver.

In the 1955 City Directory Tom and Daisy V. Smitton are listed as owners. Tom Smitton worked as a salesman for Eskin and Company. In 1960 Tom and Daisy Smitton are listed as owning the house and being retired. In 1971 the owners were Wallace V. and Mina Tapp, also listed as being retired. In 1980, 1991, and 1995 the owner was Lorne T. Tracy. He was employed as a fireman in North Vancouver District in 1980 and the captain in 1991 and 1995. Lorne Tracy is also listed in the year 2000 North and West Vancouver Phone Directory as living at 944 Beaumont Dr.

The one storey home has some of the features of a prefabricated Panabode Home built at this time. The triple front window on the east side of the front is typical in this type of a house. (See Link.)

See Blog Post August 6 "West Side of Beaumont Dr." for more information on this street.

Demolition Permit: Applied for in July 2010.
Photo: Taken in July 2010 by SW.
Link: http://www.panabodeloghomes.com/contact.htm
Note: Suzanne Wilson lived in a Panabode Home on Long Beach on the west coast of Vancouver Island and is familiar with its architecture.