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White Lodge

1425 McMillan Avenue, Penticton, British Columbia, V2A, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2006/05/01

Exterior view of White Lodge, 2006; City of Penticton, 2006
Oblique view
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Other Name(s)

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Construction Date(s)

1927/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2007/02/23

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

White Lodge is a two storey Moderne house with smooth stucco finish and a flat roof, located on Macmillan Road to the east of downtown Penticton. The house is comprised of a series of asymmetrically arranged geometric blocks with an absence of exterior decoration. A porte-cochere is located on the entrance front.

Heritage Value

White Lodge, built in 1927, is valued as a rare example of a Moderne building in a rural setting and as a very early example of the style in the Province. The house is virtually unaltered, both externally and internally.

White Lodge is also valued for its association with Major E.C. Holden, an innovative consulting engineer who emigrated from England in 1911. He served on Penticton City Council and was secretary of the Penticton Cooperative. He also designed and built the first cold storage facility in Penticton. The house is a monument to this man, who designed and built it in a style unique in the Okanagan.

Source: City of Penticton Civic File for: 1425 MacMillan Avenue

Character-Defining Elements

Key elements that define the heritage character of White Lodge include:

-the prominent location at a bend in the Naramata Road
-the exterior of the house with geometric Moderne styling and an absence of architectural detail
-the prominent porte-cochere
-the horizontal emphasis of design, which is reinforced with wooden lines above the first and second stories
-the International Style windows
-the interior elevator shaft which dates from construction
-the intact interior
-association of the house with E. C. Holden
-mature historic landscaping, including a large copper beech tree in front of the house

Recognition

Jurisdiction

British Columbia

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (BC)

Recognition Statute

Local Government Act, s.954

Recognition Type

Community Heritage Register

Recognition Date

2006/05/01

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design
Peopling the Land
Settlement

Function - Category and Type

Current

Residence
Single Dwelling

Historic

Architect / Designer

E.C. Holden

Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

City of Penticton Civic File for: 1425 MacMillan Avenue

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

DjQv-33

Status

Published

Related Places

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