Roedde House Museum

Built in 1893 in Vancouver as the home of bookbinder Gustav Roedde and his family, this late-Victorian house is a notable example of Queen Anne Revival design, often attributed to Francis Rattenbury. Constructed of local cedar and fir, it reflects both the ambitions of a prosperous middle-class household and the material character of a young lumber city. The family lived here from the 1890s to 1925, and their story includes personal tragedy and wartime service. After later use as a rooming house and a threat of demolition, preservation and restoration transformed the building into a museum interpreting middle-class life in Vancouver, with a substantial collection of domestic artifacts.

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