131 Eighth Street
Galbraith House (c1894)
Stick Style - High Victorian PeriodThe Galbraith House was built in c1894 for Hugh Galbraith, who owned a local millwork business which supplied most of the fine houses built in New Westminster at the turn of the century. The house features a steeply pitched, hipped roof with cross gables and is a unique example of an architectural style uncommon in New Westminster. The square tower is typical of the Stick Style, and is topped by a finial. Other ornamental details are the dentils and brackets under the eave line, decorative vergeboards, and patterned shingles. The design bears a marked resemblance to a house plan featured in a book of architectural plans published by William T. Comstock in New York in 1884. The house has recently undergone extensive restorations with careful attention to retain its historical authenticity and integrity.
City Directory Entries - 1925 to 1975
1925: Cooper, Hugh E sales Galbraith & Sons h 131 8th St.
1935: Henderson, Roy G (Vera Z) battery serv 50 8th St h 131 same
1945: McBride M Dorothea mgr Westr House h 131 8th St
1945: Westminster House Soroptimist Club Miss M D McBride 131 8th St
1955: Haining, Dorothy slswm A & N Store r 131 8th St
1955: Haining, Peter C (Edith) rooms 131 8th St
1965: 2) Recina, Lorne mlwkr Rayonier h 2, 131 8th St
1965: 3) Bendickson, Ansten mlwkr CZ Bldg Mats h 3, 131 8th St
1965: 4) Occupied
1965: 6) Scott, Mrs Helen, h 6, 131 8th St
1965: 7) Dyer, Harold, h 7, 131 8th St
1965: 8) Larsen, Otto, h 8, 131 8th St
1965: 9) Breker, Edna emp Simpsons-Sears, h 9, 131 8th St
1965: 11) Occupied
1975: Westminster House Apartments (Bazil A Bowers) apts 131 8th St
1975: 2) Vacant
1975: 3) Bendiksen, Ollie, mlwkr C Z Bldg Materials h 131 8th St Apt 3
1975: 4) Gilmour, Edw A, steel fabricator Lamb-Cargate Inds h 131 8th St Apt 4
1975: 5) Moore, Jack, ctkr A N & A F Vets, h 131 8th St Apt 5
1975: 6) Kimmerly, Mabel Mrs, h 131 8th St Apt 6
1975: 7) Gurnsey, Mel, h 131 8th St Apt 7
1975: 8) Smith, Rod, h 131 8th St Apt 8
1975: 9) Hedberg, Richd, slsmn Murray Goldman Ltd h 131 8th St Apt 9
1975: 10) Patterson, Herbert, h 131 8th St Apt 10
1975: 11) McGavin, Richd, h 131 8th St Apt 11
1975: 12) Smith, David C, h 131 8th St Apt 12
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