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Yorath House
Edmonton
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Yorath House is a two storey single-family residence in the River Valley Capitol Hill neighbourhood in southwest Edmonton. The house occupies a 12-acre lot in Buena Vista within Sir Wilfrid Laurier Park in the North Saskatchewan River Valley.
Heritage Value
Constructed in 1949, the Yorath House is significant for its association with urban development in Edmonton in the Post-World War Two period. The building serves as a symbol to the changing use of the river valley from mining homesteads, to residential subdivisions and then to public park. It is one of the few remaining houses outside of mature neighbourhoods that is still located on the river flats. The Yorath House is significant because of its architecture, which is of the Early Modern style. The Yorath House is significant as a visible reminder of the work of Edmonton architecture firm Rule Wynn and Rule, which would grow into one of western Canada’s most influential firms. The Yorath House is significant for its association with prominent Alberta Businessman Dennis K. Yorath, whose family occupied the home from 1949 until 1992.
Character-Defining Elements
The Early Modern architecture of the Yorath House is expressed in character defining elements such as:
• form scale and massing;
• low hipped roof with wide projecting eaves;
• exterior cut fieldstone feature wall;
• cut field stone chimney;
• original window openings;
• timber casement windows with timber trim;
• wide timber front door with sidelights;
• wide horizontal cedar clapboard;
• interior timber stairway with “woven” baluster; and
• interior wood panel feature walls.
Location
| Street Address: |
13110 Buena Vista Road NW |
| Community: |
Edmonton |
| Boundaries: |
Lot 4, Block 6, Plan 1721200 |
| Contributing Resources: |
Buildings: 1
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ATS Legal Description:
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Mer |
Rge |
Twp |
Sec |
LSD |
4
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25
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52
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25
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01
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PBL Legal Description (Cadastral Reference):
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Plan |
Block |
Lot |
Parcel |
1721200
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6
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4
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Latitude/Longitude:
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Latitude |
Longitude |
CDT |
Datum Type |
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53.5131 |
-113.55 |
Secondary Source |
NAD83 |
UTM Reference:
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Recognition
| Recognition Authority: |
Local Governments (AB) |
| Designation Status: |
Municipal Historic Resource |
| Date of Designation: |
2015/12/15 |
Historical Information
| Built: |
1949/01/01 |
| Period of Significance: |
1949 - 1992 |
| Theme(s): |
Peopling the Land : Settlement
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| Historic Function(s): |
Residence : Single Dwelling
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Additional Information
| Object Number: |
4664-0392 |
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| Data Source: |
City of Edmonton, Sustainable Development Department, 10250 - 101 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 3P4 (POSSE File: 176261505-002) |
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