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The original house was the former residence of Alvo von Alvensleben, a German who was a prominent land developer in Vancouver prior to World War One.
The school taught art as part of their curriculum, and a number of Vancouver artists gave instruction at the school. Thomas Fripp, one of Vancouver's most important artists, was teaching at Crofton House in 1906 - apparently unable to get a teacher's license and teach in the public school system. Other artists who taught at the school included Beatrice Lennie (formerly a student at the school, teacher from 1943 to 1978), Edith Hembroff-Brand, Ruby Brown Shand, and Kate Smith Hoole.
Artists known to have attended the school include Isabel Wintemute and Peggy Cartwright.
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Thomas W. Fripp (1864 - 1931)
1983 August 4 - September 4 exhibition catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
ISBN 0-88885-071-1, by Nicholas Tuele; 36 pages
Foreword by Patricia E. Bovey, Director
Crofton House reference page 8