Tuesday, November 16, 2010
The Reverend's House
The house at 2895 Edgemont Boulevard is in the Capilano Highlands area of North Vancouver District. It was built in 1950 for $10,500 by the Reverend J. G. Greig. By 1955 the Venerable H. J. Greig (Note spelling and initials.) and his wife Caroline J. Greig owned the house. The Venerable H. J. Greig was the Archdeacon and pastor of the newly established St. Catherine's Anglican Church. The Reverend H. J. Greig served the St. Catherine's Anglican Church from 1951 to 1956. (See Reference and photo below.)
Reverend H. J. Greig
The house just a block from the Edgemont Village town center was typical for that area. It included an underground garage, indicated by the driveway on the left leading to it. As can be seen in the house photo that the garage was filled in to extend the living space. This was also a typical conversion.
The 1960 owners of the house at 2895 Edgemont Blvd. were Chase H. and Flora Gowe. Chase Gowe worked as a weighman at the Board of Grain. In 1971 the owner was Mrs. M. L. Browne.
By 1980 Edward and Beryle Knight were the owners. Edward Knight was a sales representative for Evergreen Press. They continued to own the house at least until the publication of the 1995/1996 City Directory. In 1991 and 1995/1996 Edward Knight reported that he was the sales representative for Ronald's.
The 2010 real estate ad (See Link.) describes the house of 2,400 square feet on a 8,050 square foot lot as having 4 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. It was advertised for sale for $849,000, and that was a reduced price.
Reference: Journey of a Family, St. Catherine's (Capilano), North Vancouver,
A Parish History.
Demolition: Permit applied for in November 2010.
Photos: Of house taken in November 2010 by SW.
Of Reverend H. J. Greig, see Reference.
