1901 Barclay Street

Vancouver Province, October 21, 1905, page 24, columns 2-3.

1901 Barclay Street was on the northwest corner of Barclay Street and Gilford Street.

Legal Description: District Lot 185, Block 67, Lot 28.

1900 Block Barclay Street – Detail from Insurance plan – City of Vancouver, July 1897, revised June 1903 – Sheet 43 – Coal Harbour to Comox Street and Bidwell Street to Stanley Park

1900 Block Barclay Street – North side – Detail from Goad’s Atlas of the city of Vancouver – 1912 – Vol 1 – Plate 7 – Coal Harbour to Barclay Street and Cardero Street to Stanley Park

1901 Barclay Street; 1913, detail from Denman Street to Haro Street to Chilco Street to Comox Street; 1972-582.29 – Plate 54; Reference code: AM1594-MAP 383-: 1972-582.29; https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/plate-54-denman-street-to-haro-street-to-chilco-street-to-comox-street.

There is one reference to this property in Heritage Vancouver Society’s database of historic building permits. The permit authorized a new garage on the property, at a cost of $100.

District:	Vancouver
Permit:	A-3016
Owner:	Sutherland, J. K.
Architect:
Builder:	Owner
Legal Address:	DL: Block: Sub: Resub: Lot:
Date (Y-M-D):	1922-03-24
Street Number:	1901
Street Name:	Barclay Street
Value:	$100.00
Remarks:	Garage; New;
Reference ID:	VN-19225298-15

Vancouver Building Permits, Heritage Vancouver; http://permits.heritagevancouver.org/. Searched July 11, 2022.

Vancouver directory listings for 1901 Barclay Street from 1903 to 1937:

1903 to 1908 and 1910 to 1937	Sutherland, John Knox
1909	Bayfield, Edward

This 1932 photograph of the wedding of John Burton Sutherland and Christina Ross Duff shows part of the interior of 1901 Barclay Street.  

John Burton Sutherland and Christina Ross Duff – Wedding – September 9 1932 – City of Vancouver Archives – CVA 99-4256 Mr. Sutherland – 1901 Barclay Street – wedding group; http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/mr-sutherland-1901-barclay-street-wedding-group-2;rad

By 1938, the house was a rooming house.

Vancouver Province, February 5, 1938, page 24, column 6.

In 1944 the house was for sale.

Vancouver Province, February 5, 1944, page 24, column 5.

The house continued to offer rental accommodation through the 1940s.

Vancouver Province, July 5, 1948, page 23, column 6.

In June 1953, the contents of the house were for sale.

Vancouver Sun, June 25, 1953, page 40, columns 1-2.

In July 1953, the firm of Hi-Ball Wreckers was demolishing the house.

Vancouver Sun, July 3, 1953, page 36, column 4.

In August 1953, Conrae Development Limited received a permit to build a 30-unit building on the site.

Vancouver Province, August 21, 1953, page 15, column 1.

The new building was scheduled to open on December 1, 1953.

Vancouver Province, October 23, 1953, page 39, column 4.

Park Seville, 1901 Barclay Street, Vancouver; Google Streets; searched January 30, 2019; image dated May 2012.