Friday, May 21, 2010
Historic 200 Block of East 19th Street

The south side of 200 block of East 19th Street in the City of North Vancouver is well known for its 12 similar 1910 homes referred to by local residents as "The Apostle". Photos of each of these homes from 201 to 239 East 19th Street can be seen in the "City of North Vancouver Heritage Inventory 1994" as well as in the Year 2000 Photography Project, Your House/Our Home. Both of these resources are at the North Vancouver Archives.


Farther east on the 200 block is 261 East 19th Street that was also photographed for the Year 2000 Photography Project, Your House/Our Home. The original house at this address was built in 1912 for $1500 which was a substantial price at that time. The owner was C.S. Sharpe and the architect Jackson and Fox. This 1912 home does not seem to be the one in the photo above. The Building Permits suggest this as well since there is a second listing for a home built at 261 East 19th Street. This shingled house was built by owner W. H. Walker in 1923 for $800. William Walker continued to live at 261 East 19th Street in 1931 at which time he worked as a salesman.


In 1940 the owner was John Alexander, a musician. He was also living in the house in 1950 by which time he had retired. In 1960 George F. and Dorothy E. Schafer were the owners. George Schafer was a plumber at General Pluming and Heating. They also owned the house in 1971 when George Schafer worked as a pipefitter. By 1980 Ted and Blanquita Dimapilis owned the home at 261 East 19th Street. They lived there until at least the year 2000 which was when the photo above was taken. In 1980 Ted Dimapilis was employed as a maintenance man with the North Vancouver School Board. In 1991 and the year 2000 he worked as a ship chandler. In 1995 Pamela Dimapilis, a student, was also listed in the City Directory as living at 261 East 19th Street.

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 261 East 19th Street had been demolished and a new modern wood and glass 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.