Thursday, October 7, 2010
14 Town Houses

The house with the stone retaining wall along its driveway at 2832 Capilano Road is one of two homes that will be demolished to make way for 14 multifamily housing units.  The other home is to its north at 2840 Capilano Road. 

There is no listing of the 2832 Capilano Road address in the Building Permit Book at the North Vancouver Archives.  There is also no listing in the 1950 or 1955 City Directories.  The address is listed in the 1960 publication, but the report is "Vacant".    In 1971 Mrs. Dorothy E. Morrison, the widow of L. F. Morrison, was the resident in the house.  

By 1965 the Hebert family had bought the house.  Euclid J. and Dorothy reported that they were the owners in 1965.  Euclid Hebert was employed as a supervisor for the Canadian Government.  They also reported owning the house in 1980 and 1991.  During these years the Heberts were retired.  In 1995/1996 the residents could not be verified by the City Directory staff.

Mailbox and Address for 2832 Capilano Road.

Demolition: Permit applied for in 2009 and September 2010.

Photos: Color digital photos above taken in September 2010. 

            Black and  white negative of house photo taken in November 2010 on file
            at North Vancouver Archives.

Note: See tomorrow's blog post on 2840 Capilano Rd. for details on the
            proposed 14 multifamily housing units.