The house is a well-preserved example of an Italianate villa. Designed by John Wright of Wright & Sanders, a prominent early West Coast architect, it's used today as a museum for the life and work of Emily Carr.

Spaces like its sun porch, pictured here, are often used for local schools and educational tours to visit and display their artworks.

The Carr family owned the house until 1938. It was abandoned after damage in WWII and fell into disrepair. The restoration of the house began in the late 1970s. Many of the period features have been replicated, and neighbours of the Carr family originally owned the piano in the parlour. Some original items survived, however, such as the Carr family Bible.

Canada's oldest homes are full of character