"Capitol Hill Area" found 153 records

Heritage Value: Burnaby North and Burnaby South were the first high schools built in the City. Before the high school opened, Burnaby students had to travel to Vancouver if they wished to pursue education beyond an elementary level. In 1921, arrangements were made to use the basement of the Presbyterian Church for instruction of local students. By 1922 the Burnaby North High School opened at its first permanent location (4375 Pandora Street - which is now Rosser Elementary). In 1945, the Willingdon Avenue site was built and was used until a new building was constructed in 1961 on Hammarskjold Drive. From 1962, the school was used as Burnaby Heights Junior High school, but it closed in 1982 and the junior high students went to the new Burnaby North on Hammarskjold.

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Street Address: 250 Willingdon Avenue

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Capitol Hill Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1925-1954

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1925-1954

Heritage Value: Although the Hastings street-car extension to Ellesmere opened in 1913 and there had been much speculation in the area during the real estate boom of 1909-1913, development in Capitol Hill did not really take off until after World War One when workers in Vancouver started to look to Burnaby for affordable but centrally-located neighbourhoods in which to build their homes. The 1913 one-room school had to be replaced in 1923 and in 1948, members of the community came together to build a new Community Hall.

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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Capitol Hill Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1905-1924

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1905-1924

Heritage Value: Real estate ventures became quite active in the Vancouver Heights and Capitol Hill areas of Burnaby by 1908. Brokerage firms and agents who bought large tracts, subdivided and sold them off in parcels and by 1909 had adopted the name "Capitol Hill" to describe Burnaby's newest neighbourhood. In his book, History of Burnaby and Vicinity," historian George Green explains that the term "Capitol Hill" was taken from ancient Rome where the civic centre was built upon the Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of the eternal city. In 1909, the Scott Brokerage Company advertised the sale of lots on Capitol Hill, calling it "one of Vancouver's swellest suburbs."

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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Capitol Hill Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The Capitol Hill Neighbourhood remained a primarily residential neighbourhood after the population boom of the 1950s and 1960s. The commercial focus remained the Hastings Street corridor, while the City of Burnaby moved to protect a conservation area on the north side of Capitol Hill and dedicated parkland throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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North Burnaby Cenotaph

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: The North Burnaby Cenotaph is located in Confederation Park at the north end of the park on axis with the adjacent sports oval. The form of the memorial is of an obelisk atop a solid rectangular base, adorned with plaques commemorating those lost in the First World War, Second World War and the Kor…

Associated Dates: 1953

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Associated Dates: 1953

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 9807

Enactment Date: 23/11/1992

Description: The North Burnaby Cenotaph is located in Confederation Park at the north end of the park on axis with the adjacent sports oval. The form of the memorial is of an obelisk atop a solid rectangular base, adorned with plaques commemorating those lost in the First World War, Second World War and the Korean War.

Heritage Value: Built in 1953 by stonemason and First World War Veteran, Walter Holmes Morrice, the cenotaph was erected by the North Burnaby Legion Post #148 and is one of four memorials to citizens of Burnaby whose lives were lost at war. Strategically placed in an active and vibrant public park that was dedicated in 1927 and is used for sports, family outings and social gatherings, the cenotaph celebrates the freedoms that soldiers gave their lives to protect. The cenotaph is still used as a memorial site and bears witness to annual Remembrance Day ceremonies. Built of irregular granite blocks, the cenotaph is a solid structure of modest ornamentation that visually anchors the north end of the park. The site of the cenotaph and its adjacent gardens are surrounded by a simple barrier of continuous chain supported by low metal fence posts, providing a sense of solemnity and ceremony to the site.

Defining Elements: The character-defining elements of the North Burnaby Cenotaph include its: - axial location in the park and setting among active municipal facilities such as a school and library - strong symmetry of massing and design - obelisk form set atop a rectangular base - limited palette of materials - random coursed granite used as primary building material - bronze plaques commemorating the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War - surrounding pathways and flowerbeds

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Organization: North Burnaby Legion Post #148

Builder: Walter Holmes Morrice

Function: Primary Current--Park Fixture; Primary Historic--Park Fixture

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: P.I.D. No. 017-040-752 Legal Description: Parcel 1, District Lots 122 and 188, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan NWP87902

Boundaries: The property (Confederation Park) is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 250 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby.

Area: 184,160.00

Contributing Resource: 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: 250 Willingdon Avenue

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North Burnaby Cenotaph, 2013.. South elevation. thumbnail

J.W. Phillips fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910-1914

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 74 photographs : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs taken by photographer J. W. Phillips. The photographs depict members of the J.W. Phillips family, who lived in the Capitol Hill area, along with images of North Burnaby scenes and neighbourhoods.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910-1914

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Physical Description: 74 photographs : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-18

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs taken by photographer J. W. Phillips. The photographs depict members of the J.W. Phillips family, who lived in the Capitol Hill area, along with images of North Burnaby scenes and neighbourhoods.

History: Emily Brew married William James Phillips in Douglas on the Isle of Man, in 1884. Their first child, James William Phillips “Jim” was born in Douglas on the Isle of Man, on November 18, 1886. His brother, John George "George" was born July 27, 1890, and their sister Emily Brew "Amy" was born ca. 1892. The family of five arrived in the Capitol Hill area of North Burnaby in 1910, and built their first home on Ellesmere Avenue. They were the second family to move to the area. Jim Phillips was a carpenter by trade, but was better known as an avid amateur photographer and painter, his photographs serving as an important record of early Burnaby. He and his brother both served in World War I, but only George returned. Their sister married John William "Jack" Holmes on November 25, 1914, and had two sons, Douglas and Fred in 1926. George also married and had a son, James Brew Phillips. Emily (Brew) Phillips died January 20, 1915, at the age of 53. Her husband William James Phillips died December 2 of that same year at the age of 55. James William "Jim" Phillips served as a Private in the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment), and died overseas on August 15, 1917, at the age of 30. His sister, Emily Brew "Amy" (Phillips) Holmes died July 22, 1976, at the age of 84.

Media Type: Photograph

Creator: Phillips, James William "Jim"

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Photo catalogue 192

Across Burrard Inlet

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph looking across Burrard Inlet towards Grouse Mountain. This photograph was taken from 410 North Hythe Avenue.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1930]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 9 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 443-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2002-13

Scope and Content: Photograph looking across Burrard Inlet towards Grouse Mountain. This photograph was taken from 410 North Hythe Avenue.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Inlets; Geographic Features - Mountains

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Hythe Avenue North

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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Among the ferns

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1910 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman in a white lace dress, standing in a fern-filled forested area. This is believed to have been taken on the Field family property at Capitol Hill.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1910 and 1914]

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 15.5 x 11 cm

Material Details: Emulsion measures 15.5 x 11 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 16 x 12 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 487-047

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman in a white lace dress, standing in a fern-filled forested area. This is believed to have been taken on the Field family property at Capitol Hill.

Subjects: Plants

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Phillips, James William "Jim"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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Capitol Hill Ratepayers' Association - Services in the Capitol Hill Area

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Committee to Report re Municipal Lands in Capitol Hill Area

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Construction of Combined Storm Water and Sanitary Sewers in the Capitol Hill Area

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Construction of the Combined Sewer in the Capitol Hill Area

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Cost of Re-Plotting Capitol Hill Area

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Engagement of Messrs. H.M. Fraser and H.T. Devine for Evaluation of Corporate Lands in Capitol Hill Area

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House Numbering in the Lochdale and Capitol Hill Area

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Preparation of Plans for the Construction of Sewers in the Capitol Hill Area

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Re-Constitution of Re-Plotting Committee for Capitol Hill Area

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Revision of Assessments in the Capitol Hill Area

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Road and Sewer Work in the Capitol Hill Area

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Sewer Construction in the Capitol Hill Area

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Burnaby North High School

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Capitol Hill Neighbourhood

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Capitol Hill Neighbourhood

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North Burnaby Cenotaph

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J.W. Phillips fonds

Across Burrard Inlet

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Among the ferns

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