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Online Heritage Inventory

Gilmore Farmhouse

General Information
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Type of Resource: Building
Common Name: Gilmore Farmhouse
Address: 6220 No 8 Road
Neighbourhood (Planning Area Name): East Richmond
Construction Date: 1905
Current Owner: Private
Designated: No

Statement of Significance
Description of Site
Set amidst agricultural fields, outbuildings and a mature landscape, the Gilmore farmhouse is a two-storey, L-shaped Edwardian farmhouse. It has a large front yard and is well-suited to its rural East Richmond location.

 Statement of Values
The Gilmore farmhouse has heritage value as a very good example of an Edwardian vernacular farmhouse. The house and adjacent barn form a cluster of farm-related buildings, which, with its intact agricultural setting, evokes the rural heritage character of East Richmond.
The farmhouse is significant for its continued ownership by the Gilmore family and its continuous use as a farm. Leslie Gilmore was involved in organizations which represented early efforts to improve crops and guarantee a fair price to growers. The mature domestic and agricultural landscape of the Gilmore farmhouse sets it apart from some of the other farmhouses in the area, and contributes significantly to its historic character.

 Character Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the site include:
· The location of the house within the rural landscape of East Richmond
· The characteristics and details of an Edwardian farmhouse as seen in the front gable roof with a side gable extension, full shed-roofed verandah with turned columns, off-centre front entrance and fishscale shingles in the front gable end
· The large front yard permits extensive planting, which includes maple, fir, chestnut and fruit trees, among others, a lawn area, and paths; to the rear, large coniferous trees create a landmark
· The contrast between the green of the garden and trees and the brown plowed fields immediately adjacent which speaks to landscape types associated with Richmond’s farms.

 History
Set amidst agricultural fields, outbuildings and a mature landscape, the Gilmore farmhouse is a two-storey, L-shaped Edwardian farmhouse. It has a large front yard and is well-suited to its rural East Richmond location.

 Architectural Significance
Architectural Style
Edwardian Barn

 Building Type
Agricultural

 Design Features
The plan of the house is L-shaped, and it is assumed to have a post foundation. It has a front gable roof with a side gable extension; the roof is clad in cedar shingles. There are two additions to the rear of the house, both with gable roofs, and one with a central chimney. The house is clad in horizontal drop-siding with cornerboard detailing. The windows, which are original double hung and casement wooden sash on the ground floor, have been replaced by aluminum ones on the upper floor. An interesting detail is the fishscale shingling in the front gable end. The house has a shed roof covering a large open front verandah. The house is painted cream with blue trim.

 Construction Method
Wood frame construction.

 Landscape Significance
Landscape Element
Agricultural Landscape, Mature Trees and Shrubs.

 Design Attributes
It is the landscape of the Gilmore Farmhouse that gives it a character apart from some of the other farmhouses in the area. The large setback from the road permits extensive planting in the front yard, which includes maple, fir, chestnut and fruit trees, among others, lawn area, and paths. To the rear, large coniferous trees create a landmark, while to the north, there is an abrupt juxtaposition of green oasis and brown plowed field. The farmhouse and associated barns and agricultural outbuildings may be considered a cultural landscape.

 Integrity
Alterations
Alterations include the removal of the porch balustrade and additions to the rear. Alterations are considered to be minor only.

 Original Location
Yes

 Condition
The house is in good condition, with some moss growing on the roof.

 Lost
No

 Documentation
Evaluated By
Denise Cook BLA, PBD (Public History)

 Date
Sunday, September 24, 2000

 Documentation
Inventory Sheets by Foundation Group Designs, January 1990
“Heritage Inventory Phase II” by Foundation Group Designs May 1989

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