Extra-large living room
Here's where members of the Cullen family hobnob during a pivotal Twilight scene: Bella (helpless human) is saved from certain death at the hands of Jasper (hotheaded vampire), who is justly thrown into a piano (not shown) by Edward (kindly vampire). The living room, a natural film location, owes its spaciousness to Stegeman's original request for an extra-large studio. The dining room upstairs served as Dr. Cullen's office in the movies. (For all you Twihards, the latest Twilight film, Breaking Dawn—Part 1, opens November 18.)

Naturally lit home
Charles Stegeman, a Netherlands-born painter, came to Vancouver in 1951 and, still in his mid-20s, bought an acre of land in the (now coveted) British Properties for $900. He had met the young, unknown architect Arthur Erickson at dinner parties and asked him to design a house with double-height ceilings so he could paint with ideal light. Erickson went on to become one of Canada's greatest architects. Stegeman's house is the oldest Erickson house still standing.

Arthur Erickson's oldest house
Charles Stegeman, a Netherlands-born painter, came to Vancouver in 1951 and, still in his mid-20s, bought an acre of land in the (now coveted) British Properties for $900. He had met the young, unknown architect Arthur Erickson at dinner parties and asked him to design a house with double-height ceilings so he could paint with ideal light. Erickson went on to become one of Canada's greatest architects. Stegeman's house is the oldest Erickson house still standing.

Twilight House sold July 2011
Mark Scott, the owner of D&M Publishers, purchased the property in 2000 and put it up for sale (post-reno) a decade later. The house, which was built for $19,000 in the 1950s, entered the market at $2.95 million. It sold, this July, to a Hong Kong buyer (fittingly, a landscape architect). wl

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