Rancher House
Presenting Rancher House, an emblem of mid-century modern architecture crafted by legendary local builder Bob Lewis.
Nestled in the verdant embrace of North Vancouver’s Lonsdale area, this 1958 rancher, attentively renovated in 2021, epitomizes the serenity of west coast living. Featuring an open plan with expressive timber beams and seamless indoor-outdoor integration, the home choreographs a play of light and structure, transforming everyday experiences into the sublime. Its thoughtful layout across a single level enhances engagement with its lush forest surroundings, offering tranquility and architectural ingenuity.
Celebrated in publications like Dwell, Monocle, and the Globe and Mail, Rancher House stands as testament to timeless west coast style, ready to welcome its next custodian.
516 W 22nd St
North Vancouver, BC
Neighbourhood
Central Lonsdale
Designer
Bob Lewis
Designed and Built
1958
Price
$2,550,000
Specification
Mid-century Modern
Program
West Coast Modern
Floors
1 level
Rooms
5 Bed 3 Bath
Building
2,254 sqft
Lot
11,122 sqft /
0.25 acre
Rancher House, one of the most published houses in North Vancouver, BC:
“This Newly Restored Vancouver Midcentury Is a Post-and-Beam Dream”
– Dwell, Nov 3, 2022
“Design for Life”
– Monocle Minute on Design, Nov 16, 2022
“Restored Bob Lewis ranch home hits the market in Vancouver”
– The Spaces, Nov 2022
“A Restored Bob Lewis Home Is About to Come on the Market”
– Western Living, Sep 22, 2022
“Restored Bob Lewis mid-century ‘Rancher House’ listed in North Van”
– North Shore News, Sep 23, 2022
“Mid-century modern house in North Vancouver”
– DailyHive, Sep 25, 2022
“Mid-century modern classic by Bob Lewis snapped up quickly”
– The Globe and Mail, Dec 23, 2022
“No one built more West Coast Modern homes than Bob Lewis”
– North Shore News, Dec 8, 2022
“The longevity of these modern homes, the majority of which are still being lived in today, including some of their original owners, speaks to the liveability of their spaces and the efficiency and adaptability of the structures for families of a variety of sizes.”
– West Coast Modern League
“Other architects of Bob Lewis’ time included Arthur Erickson, Duncan McNab, Fred Hollingsworth, Charles Thompson, Robert Berwick, Ned Pratt and Ron Thom, but none were as prolific as Bob Lewis... He grew the adoption rate of post and beam exponentially.”
– North Shore Heritage
Bob Lewis
Pioneering the Post-and-Beam Boom
Bob Lewis, of Lewis Construction Company, was head of the most successful design-build firm in the post-war West Coast Modern movement. Such a prolific company that in its heyday employed 80 skilled men on a permanent basis and was was building 100+ homes a year, Lewis Construction was known as the ubiquitous design-build firm populating the North Shore with unapologetically simple
post-and-beam homes. Championing functional good design that was versatile and affordable, each Bob Lewis home was a unique post-and-beam configuration. A total of 114, or more than one third, of the houses designated as architecturally significant in the West Vancouver Survey of Significant Architecture was designed and built by Lewis Construction Company.
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