The Bate House has been demolished and two structures have been erected on the site. These are condominiums and are orientated facing the river, not looking down the Long Hill as the Bate House did. The following is the text that accompanied the Bate House photograph.
610 Saskatchewan Crescent East
The Bate House now stands next to the Broadway Bridge and looks down the "Long Hill" to the Traffic Bridge. Built in 1905 before there were any bridges the house has seen many changes around it. W.P.Bate was secretary to the School Board for many years and was instrumental in having the original Victoria School moved to the University grounds. The school was across the street from his house.
The house is not as large as others along the crescent, but has many interesting features, such as its large verandah, decorative shingles and ornate wooden mouldings. The Bates occupied the house until 1911, when James Butler bought the house. James Butler became prominent in the Real Estate field (Butler and Byers Bros) and was a pioneer of the motion picture business.
In September 1995 a demolition permit was applied for by the new owner. His intention was to demolish the building and erect a small condominium development. The house is not a designated site, but is on the sixty day list, which means that a review of the case will be made by all parties concerned.
The hearing regarding designation of the building will be at 7 p.m. on Monday March 25 1996 at City hall.
The Bylaw to designate the W.P.Bate House as a Heritage property was defeated in council after the hearing held on March 25, 1996.
There is to be an agreement drawn up with the owner of the property to erect a cairn, or plaque, to commemorate the site and it's original owners.
There will also be an agreement that the development that will take place on the cleared site will reflect the architecture of the W.P.Bate House.
Construction of the first two units began in early 2000, the house is standing and still occupied during this phase of construction. The front porch has been removed from the house as the units are occupying the space where the porch was. (& Feb 2000).