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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
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Transportation Committee
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45422
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 13, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Transportation Committee headed by Alderman Brian Gunn (beard) with Anthony Parr (far left) at a public hearing to discuss their "Draft Conceptual Transport Plan", including the draft proposals of the Kensington Overpass and its alternate plan, the Burlington Northern Railway over…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 13, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-317
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Transportation Committee headed by Alderman Brian Gunn (beard) with Anthony Parr (far left) at a public hearing to discuss their "Draft Conceptual Transport Plan", including the draft proposals of the Kensington Overpass and its alternate plan, the Burlington Northern Railway overpass. This was the second meeting in the series of three meetings, and was held at Burnaby North Secondary School.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Transportation committee...thin thread of votes"
- Geographic Access
- Hammarskjold Drive
- Street Address
- 751 Hammarskjold Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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Gordon Gibb at public hearing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45421
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 13, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sperling Area Residents' Association President Gordon Gibb standing at the microphone, while panel faces him at a public hearing put on by the Transportation Committee to discuss their "Draft Conceptual Transport Plan". This photograph was taken as Gordon Gibb was denying charges mad…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 13, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-316
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sperling Area Residents' Association President Gordon Gibb standing at the microphone, while panel faces him at a public hearing put on by the Transportation Committee to discuss their "Draft Conceptual Transport Plan". This photograph was taken as Gordon Gibb was denying charges made by president of the Kensington Homeowners Association Pat Serne regarding the Burlington Northern Railway overpass. This was the second meeting in the series of three meetings, and was held at Burnaby North Secondary School.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Names
- Gibb, Gordon
- Serne, Pat
- Kensington Homeowners' Association
- Sperling Area Residents' Association
- Burnaby North High School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "SARA spokesman Gordon Gibb at floor microphone denying Serne's charges."
- Geographic Access
- Hammarskjold Drive
- Street Address
- 751 Hammarskjold Drive
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
Images
Model of proposed student residence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45455
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dick Melville pointing out items to Member of Parliament Mark Raines and student Jean Bengough as they look over proposed plans for the first student residence on the campus of the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-350
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dick Melville pointing out items to Member of Parliament Mark Raines and student Jean Bengough as they look over proposed plans for the first student residence on the campus of the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "MP Mark Raines, centre, Dick Melville and Jean Bengough look over proposed plans for the first student residence on the campus of BCIT. Construction of the complex which will cost $2.6 million and house 250 students is scheduled to begin tomorrow."
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Burnaby municipal engineer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45977
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some ques…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 23 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-872
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Burnaby municipal engineer crouched down on a bridge over a creek, pointing towards the area where the municipality planned to divert the creek (400 feet away). A newspaper clipping attached to the back of the photograph identifies the engineer as Ernie Olson, but there is some question as to its accuracy.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Battistoni, Peter
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on recto of photograph reads: "This Creek will be diverted 400 ft this way"
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Burnaby municipal engineer Ernie Olson points to area where creek would be diverted, 400 feet from present site.
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