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Seaforth Schoolhouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark541
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Seaforth Schoolhouse is a one-storey wood-frame rectangular plan building with a projecting entry porch, located in the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Associated Dates
- 1922
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1922
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 8148
- Enactment Date
- 03/01/1984
- Description
- The Seaforth Schoolhouse is a one-storey wood-frame rectangular plan building with a projecting entry porch, located in the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Heritage Value
- The heritage value of the Seaforth Schoolhouse lies in its representation of a one-room school once located in one of the city’s rural districts. The school was constructed due to the demand of increasing population after the First World War, in what was then known as the Lozells District, so isolated at the time that parents were concerned about the danger to their children from wild bears and cougars that roamed the area. The school was named after its sponsor, the Seaforth Chapter of the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire. Bowman and Cullerne, the architects for the Burnaby School Board, designed the one room schoolhouse. It was constructed by local contractor, Alphonse J. Toebaert, following the standards of British Columbia public school architecture, which specified the plan and orientation of the building. It indicates the values and the design control of school boards of the time, and the central role of the provincial government in setting educational standards. The heritage value of this school also lies in its interpretive value within the Burnaby Village Museum. The site is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s heritage to the public, illustrating the changes in the local school system over time. The school was moved to Burnaby Village Museum in 1983, and was opened to the public after extensive restoration in 1987. Both the interior and exterior have been restored and interpreted to the date of original construction. The North Vancouver School Board donated most of the early desks, and the remainder of the interior artifacts are from the museum’s own collection.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Seaforth Schoolhouse include its: - rectangular plan - hipped roof with cedar shingle cladding - hipped-roof entry porch - typical school fenestration of the era, with a bank of double-hung 6-over-6 wooden-sash windows on one facade - cedar shingle cladding - original and authentic interior elements such as interior mouldings, blackboards and desks
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Organization
- Seaforth Chapter of the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire
- Burnaby School Board
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Architect
- Bowman and Cullerne
- Builder
- Alphonse J. Toebaert
- Function
- Primary Historic--One-Room School
- Primary Current--Museum
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 011-030-356 Legal Description: Parcel 1, District Lot 79 and District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District, Reference Plan 77594
- Boundaries
- Burnaby Village Museum is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 38,488.63
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Landscape Feature
- Structure
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Images
Kingsway West Division 14
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1323
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Division 14 at Kingsway West School standing and sitting in five rows in front of the school building windows. Two boys sitting in the front row are holding up a chalk board which reads, "Kingsway West School/ Division 14." Standing in the top row (l to r) are; Audrey Browne, Joan Gol…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Division 14 at Kingsway West School standing and sitting in five rows in front of the school building windows. Two boys sitting in the front row are holding up a chalk board which reads, "Kingsway West School/ Division 14." Standing in the top row (l to r) are; Audrey Browne, Joan Gold, Ida Wright, May Ford, Mabel Law, Dorothy Barber, Gladys Would and Isabel McFadyen. In the second row are; Betty Dermott, Maria Soda, Dorothy Guthrie, Pearl Rouse, Norma Moller, Marrion Hickenbotham, Priscilla Deane, Barbara Sleeth and Elsie Brown. In the third row are; Patricia Hodgson, Verna Crane, Gladys Nuttall, Muriel Iraine, Dorothy McKenzie, Doris Faulkner and Mildred Rutledge. Sitting in the fourth row are; James Murie, Bobby Shewan, Donald McKinnon, Howard Griffiths, Henry Nevin and Bobby Ferguson. In the front row are; Harvey Knorr, Alfred Younger, George Chamberlain (holding chalkboard), Ben Jacobson (holding chalkboard), Alex Walker and Garnet Eckard.
- Names
- Kingsway West School
- Browne, Audrey
- Gold, Joan
- Wright, Ida
- Ford, May
- Law, Mabel
- Barber, Dorothy
- Would, Gladys
- McFadyen, Isabel
- Dermott, Betty
- Soda, Maria
- Guthrie, Dorothy
- Rouse, Pearl
- Mollar, Norma
- Hickenbotham, Marion
- Deane, Priscilla
- Sleeth, Barbara
- Brown, Elsie
- Hodgson, Patricia
- Crane, Verna
- Nuttall, Gladys
- Iraine, Muriel
- McKenzie, Dorothy
- Faulkner, Doris
- Rutledge, Mildred
- Murie, James
- Shewan, Bobby
- McKinnon, Donald
- Griffiths, Howard
- Nevin, Henry
- Ferguson, Robert
- Knorr, Harvey
- Younger, Alfred
- Chamberlain, George
- Jacobson, Ben
- Walker, Alex
- Eckard, Garnet
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4800 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV999.2.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1927
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 02-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Bryce, Henry G.
- Notes
- Stamps on verso of photograph read: "25cents each. Please/ order number paid for" and "H. G. BRYCE, EDMONDS, B.C."
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Div 14. Kingsway W. May, 1927/ Top row - left to right Audrey Browne, Joan Gold, Ida Wright, May Ford, Mabel Law, Dorothy Barber, Gladys Would, Isabel McFadyen / 2nd row lt. to rt. Betty Dermott, Maria Soda, Patricia Hodgson, Dorothy Guthrie, Verna Crane, Pearl Rause, Gladys Nuttal, Norma Moller, Muriel Iraine, Marrion Hickenbotham, Dorothy McKenzie/ 3rd row Doris Faulkner, Barbara Sleeth, Priscilla Deane, Mildred Rutledge, Elsie Brawn, Boys. James Murie, Bobby Shewan, Donald McKinnon, Howard Griffiths, Henry Nevin, Bobby Ferguson/ 2nd row Harvey Knorr, Alfred Younger, George Chamberlain, Ben Jacobson, Alex Walker, Garnet Eckard"
Images
![Toothpick stump at Gilmore Ave and Parker St, [1924] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0046_0003_001.jpg?width=280)
Toothpick stump at Gilmore Ave and Parker St
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription737
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1924]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 6.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man sitting near the top of a giant tree stump at Willingdon Heights. According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum and supported by the inscription on the photograph, the stump was at the southeast corner of Parker Street and Gilmore Avenue in the Willingdon…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 6.9 cm
- Material Details
- Annotations on the front of the photograph read: "Gilmour & Parker. South. 1924" and "Toothpick Stump." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Wide - 98 inch at TOB [sic - top] / Ground level 25 feet / SE corner of Parker & Gilmour / March 11 1971 / A Bingham."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man sitting near the top of a giant tree stump at Willingdon Heights. According to an accompanying note prepared by Burnaby Village Museum and supported by the inscription on the photograph, the stump was at the southeast corner of Parker Street and Gilmore Avenue in the Willingdon Heights district.
- Subjects
- Plants - Trees
- Names
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV976.46.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1924]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-20
- Photographer
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Notes
- Title based on caption of photograph
Images
![Toothpick stump at Gilmore Ave and Parker St, [1924] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0046_0003_001.jpg)
![Tree stump at Willingdon Heights, [1924] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0046_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Tree stump at Willingdon Heights
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription736
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1924]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman standing by a giant tree stump in Willingdon Heights. According to an accompanying note prepared by BVM and supported by the inscription on the photograph, the stump was at the southeast corner of Parker Street and Gilmore Avenue in the Willingdon Heights district. It is likel…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.9 x 11.5 cm
- Material Details
- Annotations on the front of the photograph read: "Gilmour & Parker St South 1924" and "Willingdon Heights." An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "25 feet at ground level / (A Bingham) March 11 1971." Stamped on the back of the photo: "457."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman standing by a giant tree stump in Willingdon Heights. According to an accompanying note prepared by BVM and supported by the inscription on the photograph, the stump was at the southeast corner of Parker Street and Gilmore Avenue in the Willingdon Heights district. It is likely that the woman in the picture is Ada Bingham, wife of Alfred Bingham who took the picture.
- Subjects
- Plants - Trees
- Names
- Bingham, Mary Ada "Ada"
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV976.46.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1924]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-20
- Photographer
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Tree stump at Willingdon Heights, [1924] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1976/1976_0046_0002_001.jpg)