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The Cariboo trail : a chronicle of the gold-fields of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5126
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Laut, Agnes C., 1871-1936
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.23
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.106.18
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.23
- Author
- Laut, Agnes C., 1871-1936
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Company
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Series
- Chronicles of Canada, 23
- Printer
- T. and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- viii, 115 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.), col. map, ports. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--History
- Gold mines and mining--British Columbia
- Cariboo (B.C. : Regional district)--Gold discoveries
- Notes
- "Edited by George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton"
- "In thirty-two volumes"
- "Part VI Pioneers of the North and West"
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Author's given names and dates: Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina), 1871-1936
- Editor's given names and dates: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Editor's given names and dates: Langton, H.H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
Childhood, travel, and British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3394
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Johnson, John
- Publication Date
- 1907
- Call Number
- 971.108 JOH
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV993.12.4
- Call Number
- 971.108 JOH
- Author
- Johnson, John
- Place of Publication
- [Abertillery, Mon.]
- Publisher
- [P. Wilson Raffan & Co, printers]
- Publication Date
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 349 p., [39] leaves of plates : ports. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- Notes
- "With 40 illustrations"--t.p.
Course of study for the public and high schools of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2384
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV976.116.13
- Call Number
- 371.2 WOL
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- Richard Wolfenden
- Publication Date
- 1905
- Printer
- Richard Wolfenden
- Physical Description
- 29 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Public schools
Elementary history of Canada : with British Columbia supplement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.48.4
- Call Number
- 971 GAM Copy 1
- Contributor
- Colby, Charles W. (Charles William), 1867-1955
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Educational Book Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1907
- Physical Description
- vii, 319 p. : ill., ports. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Inside the front cover: "Free Text-Book The Property of" [printed label with following filled in] "Norman Scott" [handwritten in black] "Douglas Roa_ [Road]" [handwritten in black] "3" [handwritten in black]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- History--Historical texts
- Canada--Study and teaching--Historical texts
- Notes
- with an introduction by C.W. Colby
- Copy 1 of 2.
Excursions in northern British Columbia and Yukon Territory and along the North Pacific Coast : excursions C8 and C9; no.10
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary537
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.53.45
- Call Number
- 557.1 GSC
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- Government Printing Bureau
- Publication Date
- 1913
- Physical Description
- 179 p. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Stamped inside: "Kennco Library"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geology--British Columbia
- Geology--Yukon
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- Canada, Western--Description and travel
- Yukon--Description and travel
- Notes
- "Excursions C8 and C9."
- Six maps on folded leaves in pocket.
- Includes bibliographies.
Forests of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6483
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.29.9
- ISBN
- 0665824300
- Call Number
- 634.9 WHI
- Contributor
- Leavitt, Clyde
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Commission of Conservation -- Canada
- Publication Date
- 1918
- Physical Description
- viii, 409 p. : ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "cop. 3 T 634.9 qc21f Forests of British Columbia 218306" [Handwritten in black ink in cursive on verso of front cover] "B" [Handwritten in pencil on verso of front cover and on first page] Card pocket affixed to verso of front cover with two loan cards inside. Loan slip affixed to first page. "VANCOUVER B.C. PUBLIC LIBRARY" punched into title page of book
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Forests and forestry--British Columbia
- Notes
- "under the direction of Clyde Leavitt"
- Includes bibliographical references and an index
The gold stripe, no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3392
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV993.12.1
- Call Number
- 940.46771 GOL
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- Pacific Printers
- Physical Description
- 160, xxviii p., [26] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "Fred Deal" [handwritten in pencil on dedication page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
- World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia
- Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers
- Notes
- "a book of war, peace and reconstruction published for the benefit of the Amputation Club of B.C." --T.p. "a souvenir of the centenary of "Victoria the Good" 1819-1919" --cover Includes advertising matter Includes Rolls of Honor of several cities in British Columbia Burnaby Roll of Honor p.73
The gold stripe no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4910
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.136.6
- Call Number
- 940.46771 GOL
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- Pacific Printers
- Physical Description
- 160, xxviii : ill. ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
- World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia
- Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers
- Notes
- "A book of war, peace, and reconstruction" -- Title page
- "Published for the benefit of The Amputation Club of B.C. in May 1919, the centenary of 'Victoria the Good'" -- Title page
- "A souvenir of the centenary of 'Victoria the Good' 1819-1919" -- Cover
- "The net profits of this publication will go to the Amputation Club of B.C., Vancouver for men who have been maimed and wounded in the Great War" -- Cover
- Includes index.
Images
The gold stripe no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6785
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV016.48.6
- Call Number
- 940.46771 GOL
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- Pacific Printers
- Physical Description
- 160 p., xxviii : ill ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
- World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia
- Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers
- Object History
- Military documents and memorabilia of First World War activities of Russell William Mawhinney. Later career of Mr Mawhinney as a Pharmacist in the Dunbar neighbourhood of Vancouver. Papers and memorabilia relating to Mr Mawhinney as an organizer of the Ex RAF Officers Association.
- Notes
- "A book of war, peace, and reconstruction" -- Title page
- "Net profits of this Publication will go to the Amputation Club of B.C., for men who have been maimed and wounded in the Great War"--cover
- Includes index.
Hand-book of British Columbia, Canada : its position, advantages, resources, climate, mining, lumbering, fishing, farming, ranching and fruit growing, no. 23
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2782
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV973.26.37
- Call Number
- 971.1 BRI
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Bureau of Provincial Information
- Publication Date
- 1909
- Printer
- Richard Wolfenden
- Physical Description
- 79 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--Description and travel
- Notes
- "Printed by authority of the Legislative Assembly" --T.p.
The history of the northern interior of British Columbia, formerly New Caledonia (1660-1880)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3737
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.14.4
- Call Number
- 971.1 MOR
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Publication Date
- 1904
- Physical Description
- xi, 349 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "P. Peebles" [handwritten in pencil on front fly-leaf]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- Names
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Notes
- "Authorities quoted or consulted": p. 341-342.
- Author's given name: Morice, A. G. (Adrien Gabriel), 1859-1938
![Interior of British Columbia, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1987/1987_0049_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Interior of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription140
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the landscape in the interior of British Columbia. An unidentified lake is surrounded by sage brush in a hilly area.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the landscape in the interior of British Columbia. An unidentified lake is surrounded by sage brush in a hilly area.
- History
- Envelope from donor suggests that the image was taken with a Cameo camera.
- Accession Code
- BV987.49.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [191-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- The photograph was printed from negative BV987.49.5, and taken with camera BV987.49.1
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-02
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written on verso of photograph reads: "Interior BC"
- Lightly printed on verso of photographic paper is the name "velox" signifying Kodak velox paper from [191-]
Images
![Interior of British Columbia, [191-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1987/1987_0049_0002_001.jpg)
Passing of an Act by the Legislature of British Columbia re Advancing the Standard Time in the Province
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71958
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79353
- Meeting Date
- 17-Feb-1913
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 79353
- Meeting Date
- 17-Feb-1913
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Sketch map of the Province of British Columbia showing mining divisions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18946
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1907
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print on paper ; 52 x 59 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Sketch map of the Province of / British Columbia / Showing Mining Divisions"; "Department of Mines, / Victoria, 1907". Map includes wagon roads and trails and geographic disticts.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print on paper ; 52 x 59 cm
- Material Details
- Scale not determinable
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Sketch map of the Province of / British Columbia / Showing Mining Divisions"; "Department of Mines, / Victoria, 1907". Map includes wagon roads and trails and geographic disticts.
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.172
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1907
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Stamp on verso of map reads: "Compliments of Vancouver Tourist Bureau"
Zoomable Images
Union of British Columbia Municipalities
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription755
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1924
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 folders textual records
- Scope and Content
- File contains Union of B.C. Municipalities Constitution (1910 Amendment), correspondence regarding UBCM conventions and issues, Burnaby delegates reports, meeting minutes, brochures from UBCM conventions, and booklets of resolutions (1917, 1918).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1924
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 folders textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2495
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains Union of B.C. Municipalities Constitution (1910 Amendment), correspondence regarding UBCM conventions and issues, Burnaby delegates reports, meeting minutes, brochures from UBCM conventions, and booklets of resolutions (1917, 1918).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
The western conveyancer : a complete collection of all forms and conveyancing precedents in use in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2158
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.55.1
- Call Number
- 346.7120438 MAC
- Place of Publication
- Calgary, Alta.
- Publisher
- Burroughs and Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1914
- Physical Description
- 1800 p. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "J. D. McAra / Law printer and bookbinder / Calgary. Alta." -- stickered on endpaper (front).
- "---------------------------------------------------------" -- handwritten in ink on flyleaf.
- "Supplied by / Burroughs & Co., Ltd. / Law Books / Calgary, Canada" -- stamped on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Conveyancing
- Canada, Western
- Real property
- Notes
- Includes index.
Angus & Margaret MacDonald House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark495
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Set on a large corner lot at North Esmond Avenue and Oxford Street, the Angus & Margaret MacDonald House is a prominent, two and one-half storey Queen Anne Revival-style residence. The high hipped roof has open projecting gables. The house is a landmark within the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood of…
- Associated Dates
- 1909
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Oxford Street
- Associated Dates
- 1909
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12174
- Enactment Date
- 11/12/2006
- Description
- Set on a large corner lot at North Esmond Avenue and Oxford Street, the Angus & Margaret MacDonald House is a prominent, two and one-half storey Queen Anne Revival-style residence. The high hipped roof has open projecting gables. The house is a landmark within the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood of North Burnaby, on a high point of land overlooking Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains.
- Heritage Value
- The MacDonald House is valued as one of Burnaby’s most elaborate examples of the Queen Anne Revival style. The house retains many of its original features, including a prominent front corner turret wrapped by a clamshell verandah. The eclectic and transitional nature of Edwardian-era architecture is demonstrated by the late persistence of these Queen Anne Revival details, combined with the use of newly-popular classical revival elements such as Ionic columns. The interior retains a number of original architectural elements, and the early garage at the rear originally housed Angus MacDonald’s Cadillac, one of the first known automobiles owned by a Burnaby resident. Constructed in 1909, this house was built for Angus MacDonald (1857-1943) and his wife, Margaret Isabella Thompson MacDonald (1862-1939). Angus MacDonald, an electrical contractor, relocated from Nova Scotia to Vancouver in 1891 and served on Vancouver Council from 1904-08. The MacDonald family moved to Burnaby upon his retirement from the B.C. Electric Railway Company, and he then served the North Burnaby Ward as a councillor from 1911-1916 and again in 1921. MacDonald Street in Burnaby was named in his honour. The MacDonald House has additional significance as one of the surviving landmark residences, built between 1909 and 1914, during the first development of Vancouver Heights. In 1909, C.J. Peter and his employer, G.F. and J. Galt Limited, initiated the development of this North Burnaby neighbourhood, promoting it as one of the most picturesque districts in the region and an alternative to the CPR’s prestigious Shaughnessy Heights development in Vancouver. Buyers were obligated to build houses worth $3,500 at a time when the average house price was $1,000. Reputed to be the second house built in the subdivision, this house cost $7,000 to build.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the MacDonald House include its: - prominent corner location in the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood, with views to Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains - residential form, scale and massing as exemplified by its two and one-half storey height, full basement, compound plan, and high hipped roof with gabled projections at the front and side - wood-frame construction including wooden lapped siding, trim and mouldings - rubble-stone granite foundation - Queen Anne Revival details such as scroll-cut modillions, octagonal corner turret, wraparound, clamshell verandah with classical columns, and projecting square and semi-octagonal bays - external red-brick chimney with corbelled top - original windows including double-hung, 1-over-1 wooden sash windows in single and double assembly, and arched-top casement windows in the gable peaks - original interior features such as the main staircase, a panelled dining room with a fireplace and built-in cabinets, a living room with a parquet floor, and a rear den with an oak mantle and tiled hearth - associated early wood-frame garage at the rear of the property - landscape features such as mature coniferous and deciduous trees surrounding the property
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Organization
- British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Vancouver Heights
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D.011-999-462
- Boundaries
- The MacDonald House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 3814 Oxford Street, Burnaby.
- Area
- 566.71
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Documentation
- City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, Heritage Site Files
- Street Address
- 3814 Oxford Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Central Park Entrance Gate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark544
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
- Heritage Value
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is significant as a ceremonial entry to a major park, for its connection with the early history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) and as an important design by an accomplished British Columbian architect. When the original interurban line between Vancouver and New Westminster was constructed in 1891, one of the first stations was located where the tramway crossed the Vancouver-Westminster Road (now Kingsway) within the newly-created Central Park. The interurban line ran through the park on a diagonal right-of-way (the current SkyTrain line, opened in 1986, follows this original alignment). In 1912 an agreement was reached between the successor interurban company, the BCER, and the Central Park Provincial Park Board, to deed additional land for an expanded right-of-way through the Park in exchange for improvements that included the construction of an ornamental stone wall and gate with an iron arch, with an illuminated 'Central Park' sign, adjacent to the interurban station on Kingsway. This was an early and rare example of an electric sign used for a public recreation facility. The Gate is also significant as a surviving early design by Robert Lyon (1879-1963), an Edinburgh-born and trained immigrant who was one of the most accomplished of British Columbia's early architects. After he moved to Vancouver, he was employed by the BCER from 1911 until 1918, and worked on a broad range of projects including some of the grandest and most innovative local industrial structures of the time. The arch was built by the Westminster Ironworks Company, one of the leading firms of its kind in Western Canada, operated by John Reid of New Westminster. The Gate was completed in 1914; in 1968 the decorative ironwork was removed due to corrosion and placed in storage.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Central Park Entrance Gate include its: - two subtly tapered massive stone pillars, which rise in stages from a larger base to a shaft with random coursed multi-coloured granite with roughly formed grey granite quoins, to a top formed of finely finished grey granite blocks with a coved and bracketed cap - adjacent gate posts with monolithic pyramidal granite caps - low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east, constructed of random coursed multi-coloured granite with a river rock triangular cap
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Architect
- Robert Lyon
- Builder
- John Reid
- Westminster Iron Works Co.
- Function
- Primary Current--Park Fixture
- Primary Historic--Park Fixture
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 017-767-172 Legal Description: Block B of Lot 2 Except Firstly: Part on Plan 8669 and Secondly: Part on Plan LMP4689 District Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 3443
- Boundaries
- The property (Central Park) is a municipally-owned park that lies at the western edge of Burnaby, between 49th Avenue to the south, Kingsway to the north, Boundary Road to the west and Patterson Avenue to the east.
- Area
- 853,403.82
- Contributing Resource
- Structure
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Names
- Lyon, Robert
- Reid, John
- Westminster Iron Works Company
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Central Park Provincial Park Board
- Subjects
- Structures - Fences
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Thomas Irvine House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark536
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Thomas Irvine House is a very small, two room wood frame cottage, originally located on Laurel Street in Central Burnaby (now the site of the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - West), and now relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Tommy Irvine House
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Tommy Irvine House
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The Thomas Irvine House is a very small, two room wood frame cottage, originally located on Laurel Street in Central Burnaby (now the site of the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - West), and now relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Heritage Value
- The Thomas Irvine House is representative of an extremely modest, vernacular working-class cottage of the early twentieth century, once common but mostly now demolished. Irish-born Thomas Irvine (1864-1964) and his friend, Robert Moore, constructed the house in 1911 to suit the simple needs of a bachelor. Irvine worked on the construction of the British Columbia Electric Railway Burnaby Lake Interurban Line and was a pile driver by trade. The house consists of two rooms, a living room/kitchen and a bedroom. There were some improvements made throughout the fifty years Irvine lived there, such as running water in 1929, and electricity in the 1950s, but the essential character and form of the house remained intact. Irvine was a well-known local character and pioneer of Burnaby. The heritage value for this house 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. The Thomas Irvine House was moved to the Burnaby Village Museum in 1975 and was restored to its 1920s appearance.
- Defining Elements
- The character defining elements of the Thomas Irvine House include its: - rectangular form and simple massing - bellcast hipped form with cedar shingle cladding - cedar shingle cladding stained dark brown - double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash window on front facade; simple double wooden-sash casement on west facade - interior layout of the house with 2 rooms, a living room/kitchen and bedroom - V-joint tongue-and-groove wood interior paneling
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Organization
- British Columbia Electric Railway
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Builder
- Thomas Irvine (Owner)
- Robert Moore
- Function
- Primary Current--Museum
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- 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
- Names
- Irvine, Tom
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
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Vorce Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark664
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Vorce Station is a modest utilitarian passenger tram shelter, originally constructed at the foot of Nursery Street as part of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company’s Burnaby Lake Interurban Line. In 1953, it was moved to a local farm by the Lubbock family, and in 1977 it was relocated t…
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The Vorce Station is a modest utilitarian passenger tram shelter, originally constructed at the foot of Nursery Street as part of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company’s Burnaby Lake Interurban Line. In 1953, it was moved to a local farm by the Lubbock family, and in 1977 it was relocated to Burnaby Village Museum. The wood-frame structure has a rectangular plan and hipped roof. It is enclosed on three sides, with an open side for access to the train platform and a single long built-in bench across the back of the station.
- Heritage Value
- The heritage value of the Vorce Station is as the last remaining interurban station in Burnaby and one of the few extant structures left in the Greater Vancouver region that were once part of the extensive British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) interurban system. The Vorce Station was designed and built by the BCER, and is typical of the small local passenger stations on the Burnaby Lake and Chilliwack interurban lines. It was named after C.B. Vorce, the Chief Engineer for the company. The impact of the interurban line on local development was extremely significant, as it connected the cities of New Westminster and Vancouver, and enabled the residents of Burnaby to form a cohesive municipality from the mainly rural lands remaining between the two larger centres. Much of the early development in Burnaby was due to the growth of the interurban rail lines. The heritage significance for this station also lies in its interpretive value within the Burnaby Village Museum. The Vorce Station is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s transportation history to the public, and is an important surviving feature of the BCER interurban system.
- Defining Elements
- The character defining features of the Vorce Station include its: - rectangular form and pyramidal roof with overhanging eaves - simple vernacular design and utilitarian nature - cedar shingle wall cladding - cedar shingle-clad roof with galvanized pressed tin roof ridges - interior vertical tongue-and-groove panelling - heritage graffiti: initials and messages carved and scrawled on the walls - identifying sign with large letters visible at a distance
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Organization
- British Columbia Electric Railway
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Function
- Primary Current--Museum
- Primary Historic--Rail Station
- 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
- Structure
- Landscape Feature
- 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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