Historic West End mansion facing demolition

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VANCOUVER(NEWS1130)-  It’s sarcastically being called the city’s 125th anniversary gift to the citizens of Vancouver — the demolition of the historic Legg Residence.

The 1899 home on 1241 Harwood Street in the West End has been evaluated as a Category “A” heritage home, but now there are plans for its removal to make way for a 17-storey building.

Original plans for the site would have allowed the old mansion to remain, and heritage advocates are now shocked by the alternate proposal. 

According to Heritage Vancouver, the mansion is one of the city’s three remaining grand estate homes from the turn of the 19th century.

The group adds the Gold Rush had ushered in a brief wave of prosperity, and the city’s wealthier citizens were developing a number of grand residences, such as Gabriola on Davie Street, the Abbott House on Jervis Street and the Legg Residence.

A City Open House is being held to discuss the fate of the property on Monday, October 24th at Gordon Neighbourhood House, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

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