The Kelowna Heritage Grants Program encourages the preservation of heritage buildings in Kelowna and furthers public awareness of the significance of our irreplaceable heritage resources.
The Kelowna Heritage Grants Program meets regularly to review grant applications for heritage building restorations and for initiatives that raise awareness of Kelowna’s heritage.
The City of Kelowna annual allotment has helped many heritage building owners restore and maintain their heritage buildings. The Kelowna Heritage Grants Program administered through the Central Okanagan Hertiage Society (COHS) and funded by the City of Kelowna continues this important program.
Owners of heritage homes and heritage advocates are encouraged to use this web site as a resource towards restoring heritage properties in Kelowna and in raising awareness of our past.
Building: McWilliams House
Address: 2072 Abbott St
Architectural Significance: This house is well maintained and the design is unique for Kelowna.
Style:
Moderne / Spanish Colonial
History:
Built in 1931 by William G. Scott, plumber and tinsmith; by 1937 owned by Wm. Lawrence (Laurie) Scott, who was previously listed as apprentice at W.G. Scott and now proprietor of Scott Plumbing Works. In the late 1940s and 1950s occupied by T. Finley McWilliams (wife Muriel A.), a well-known Kelowna lawyer. McWilliams came to Kelowna with parents in 1904, later moved to Summerland and studied at Okanagan Baptist College. After service in WWI, articled law in Vernon, and took over law practice of R.B. Kerr in Kelowna in 1921, which he operated until his death in 1966.
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