725 Broughton Street
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- Street Address
- 725 Broughton Street
- Dates From
- 1898
- Material Type
- building
- Source
- Province: Mar 15, 1976, p. 31, West End old family mansion reduced to rubble.
- Notes
- Three-storey grey frame house. Property 132 foot frontage on Robson, 131 on Broughton.
- Residence of Sir George M. Brown, 1898.
- Residence of Albert E. Tregent, 1902.
- Residence of Edward James Coyle, 1902-05.
- Residence of Arnold L. Berdoe, 1905-07.
- Residence of James Rear, 1908-10.
- Residence of James L.G. Abbott, 1910-15.
- Residence of James A. McDonnell, 1915-18.
- Residence of John G. Watson and wife, 1920-28.
- Rooming house, 1930-76.
- Property acquired ca. 1974 by Hong Kong developers who planned a 17-storey office tower, though the project was cancelled.
- Demolition date: March 1976.
Map Locations
49.28876764,-123.1287258