Nelson Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark625
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- School building.
- Associated Dates
- 1927
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Associated Dates
- 1927
- Description
- School building.
- Heritage Value
- Nelson Avenue School was established in 1912 to serve the Alta Vista district of Burnaby. Architects Bowman & Cullerne designed this Classical Revival style school which was built as the annex to the original school building in 1927 and was a twin structure to the original Windsor Street School building. It once featured a columned porch but has been altered with a coat of stucco over the original main floor siding and replacement windows. It still retains its distinctive hipped roof with a domed octagonal roof ventilator. Harold Cullerne (1890-1976) joined J.H. Bowman (1864-1943) in a partnership that lasted from 1919 to 1934. The firm specialized in school design, and their project list includes Seaforth School (1922, now relocated to Burnaby Village Museum), Burnaby North High School (1923), and Windsor Street School (1924).
- Locality
- Alta Vista
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
- Architect
- Bowman & Cullerne
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Nelson Elementary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79615
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 9, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Nelson Elementary School at 4850 Irmin Street near Nelson and Rumble. The central portion of the building was constructed in 1925. In 1976 when the photograph was taken, the enrollment was 325 pupils, from kindergarten to Grade 7.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 9, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-356
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Nelson Elementary School at 4850 Irmin Street near Nelson and Rumble. The central portion of the building was constructed in 1925. In 1976 when the photograph was taken, the enrollment was 325 pupils, from kindergarten to Grade 7.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Nelson Avenue School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- McCarron, John
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Irmin Street
- Street Address
- 4850 Irmin Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
