Step into the 1890s at Roedde House Museum, West End (Barclay Heritage Square), Vancouver BC

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Step into the 1890s at Roedde House Museum

An 1893 Rattenbury home in the West End with Sunday teas and pay-what-you-can jazz on the porch all summer.

West End (Barclay Heritage Square)

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Look like a romantic genius by picking Roedde House first. This Queen Anne home in Barclay Heritage Square, built in 1893 and attributed to architect Francis Rattenbury, was restored down to the wallpaper, so wandering the parlour and cupola feels like slipping through a door left unlocked for a century. Time your visit to the summer Jazz on the Porch evenings, pay-what-you-can, and bring cash for the donation jar.

How to do it

Time your visit to a Sunday tea-and-tour (they pour a house blend) or, in summer, the beloved pay-what-you-can 'Jazz on the Porch' in the garden square, that's the move here. Bring a little cash for the donation jar, then wander the parlour, bedrooms, and cupola of this restored 1893 Queen Anne like guests who slipped through a hundred-year-old door. Give it about 75 faintly romantic minutes and let the past set the mood.

What to wear: smart casual

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Duration
About an hour
Best time
Daytime
Per person
~$10
setting
Indoor
neighbourhood
West End (Barclay Heritage Square)
best season
Year-round

Priced from the menu · Jul 2026

Adult admission (guided house tour). Not a quote.

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