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: First Mallam House
Address: 4845 Lakeshore Rd
Architectural Significance: Early log structure. Original form likely intact but with altered character in current restoration.
Style:
Turn of the century rural vernacular, common to agricultural structures and farm/ranch houses in BC's interior (1880s-1920s) Associated with the homesteading tradition of economy of form, local materials and do-it-yourself construction.
History:
Henry Cecil Mallam (died 1967) came to area from England in 1903 and in 1904 bought the A. "Gus" Anderson property (pre-empted in 1900), including a log house built by Anderson. Mallam married Giffortina Thomson in 1906 and in 1910 built a new house (see 4656 Lakeshore). The property is now part of Summerhill Estate Winery, and the house is being restored for use by it.
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