Vancouver’s most expensive house, circa 1915 Rosemary mansion is being restored, and we went in for a look at its very grand interior BY JOHN MACKIE, VANCOUVER SUN JULY 26, 2014 8:32 AM 2 STORYPHOTOS ( 12 ) Vancouver’s most expensive house, circa 1915 A 1922 photo of Rosemary, the mansion built by Albert Tulk on Selkirk Avenue in Shaughnessy. Albert Tulk made a fortune just before the First World War. So he decided to hire B.C.’s top architects to design a Vancouver house befitting his stature. Samuel Maclure was known for his large mansions — he was the architect behind the Rogers mansion in the West End and Hatley Castle in Victoria. For the Tulk commission he joined with Cecil Croker Fox to build one of Shaughnessy’s landmark mansions, Rosemary. Named after Tulk’s daughter, the Tudor revival home was built on two lots at 3689 Selkirk that took up almost two acres of land. Construction began in 1912, but the building was so large it took several years to complete. Read more: vancouversun/Vancouver+most+expensive+house+circa+1915/10063878/story.html#ixzz38anahQGI
Posted on: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:25:46 +0000
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