Samuel Maclure design - 3689 Selkirk, Vancouver
Maclure-designed mansion at 3689 Selkirk
This large house was designed by Samuel Maclure (Maclure & Fox Architects), and was built
around 1913-1914, touted as
"the most expensive house in Vancouver." It was built for lawyer and businessman A.E. Tulk,
who died quite young. It was subsequently owned by well-known people,
but later became the Cenacle Convent, Retreat House for Women. The house and its "carriage
house" have dozens of bedrooms, 12 fireplaces, 2 libraries, among other things.
This photograph came from the Vancouver Province collection of news photographs.There is an
interesting amount of information on the back of the 8 x 10 black & white picture.
Publication information about the photograph
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