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1971 Census of Canada - Families - Families by Size and Type
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription32134
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 35148
- Accession Number
- 2006-11
- Media Type
- Textual Record
1971 Census of Canada - Profile Studies - Incomes of Canadian Families
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription32126
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 35140
- Accession Number
- 2006-16
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Confirmation of Action of Clerk re Temporary Assistance to Families of Men Serving Employment Outside of the Municipality
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport68739
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 59618
- Meeting Date
- 8-May-1922
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 59618
- Meeting Date
- 8-May-1922
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Eshelby and Marsh families
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35364
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank and Annie Eshelby with daughter, Winnifred, at back of their unfinished family home on Fell Avenue, North Burnaby. Also in photograph are Kate Marsh (neighbour), and her daughters (left to right) Thelma, Eileen (in back) and Alice Marsh.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-221
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank and Annie Eshelby with daughter, Winnifred, at back of their unfinished family home on Fell Avenue, North Burnaby. Also in photograph are Kate Marsh (neighbour), and her daughters (left to right) Thelma, Eileen (in back) and Alice Marsh.
- Names
- Eshelby, Annie Perrey
- Eshelby, Frank
- Eshelby, Winnifred
- Marsh, Alice
- Marsh, Eileen
- Marsh, Kate
- Marsh, Thelma
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Fell Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Hill, Peers and Travers families
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39381
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928 or 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 9.6 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Hill family sitting on the steps of an unidentified home. Seated in the centre, holding Robert Peers, is Annie Peers and next to her, on the right, is her daughter-in-law Kitty. The woman on the far left is Charlotte Hill and the boy seated in the front left is Robbie T…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1928 or 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 9.6 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-700
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Hill family sitting on the steps of an unidentified home. Seated in the centre, holding Robert Peers, is Annie Peers and next to her, on the right, is her daughter-in-law Kitty. The woman on the far left is Charlotte Hill and the boy seated in the front left is Robbie Travers. The others are unknown.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Love and Whiting families picnicing under tent
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19312
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [c. 1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love and Whiting families gathered together for a meal under a canvas tent. The group is gathered around a long table that is in the middle of the tent. Annie Elizabeth (Love) Whiting is identified as the woman who is holding a young child in her lap, seated at the end …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph is over exposed, washing out some of the detail
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love and Whiting families gathered together for a meal under a canvas tent. The group is gathered around a long table that is in the middle of the tent. Annie Elizabeth (Love) Whiting is identified as the woman who is holding a young child in her lap, seated at the end of the table closest to the stove. A wood stove with pots and a kettle is visible in the foreground. The location is identified as Boundary Bay.
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.29
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [c. 1910]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-04-04
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
- Note in white ink on album page reads: "BOUNDARY BAY?"
Images
Members of the Knight and Ellis families
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15335
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1920 abd 1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted col. ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Knight and Ellis families gathered together outside a house (could be the Knight family home that was moved from Georgia Street, Vancouver to Gilmore Avenue, Burnaby). Family members are identified from left to right as; Margaret Norton (nee Knight), Louisa Ellis (nee K…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia hand-tinted col. ; 6.5 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Knight and Ellis families gathered together outside a house (could be the Knight family home that was moved from Georgia Street, Vancouver to Gilmore Avenue, Burnaby). Family members are identified from left to right as; Margaret Norton (nee Knight), Louisa Ellis (nee Knight) (Louise Knight's mother), unknown, unknown, Louise Knight (nee Ellis) holding baby Ruby Ellis, Blanche and Jack Ellis.
- Accession Code
- BV020.34.24
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1920 abd 1925]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 22, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Members of the Love and Stanley families
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19850
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [192-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love and Stanley families gathered together outside. The group is arranged in three rows with some standing and some sitting with young children on the ground in front. Esther Love Stanley is identified as one of the women standing in the back row (fourth from left). Je…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love and Stanley families gathered together outside. The group is arranged in three rows with some standing and some sitting with young children on the ground in front. Esther Love Stanley is identified as one of the women standing in the back row (fourth from left). Jesse and Martha Love are identified standing in the back row next to Mary Conquest Stanley (far right). A grove of trees are visible behind.
- Names
- Love Family
- Stanley, Esther Love
- Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
- Love, Martha Leonard, 1858-1920
- Stanley, Mary Conquest
- Stanley Family
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.272
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [192-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-15
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Members of the Love and Stanley families
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19851
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [192-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love and Stanley families gathered together outside. The group is arranged in three rows some standing and some sitting on the ground with young children in front. Esther Love Stanley is identified as one of the women standing in the back row (fourth from left). Jesse a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of members of the Love and Stanley families gathered together outside. The group is arranged in three rows some standing and some sitting on the ground with young children in front. Esther Love Stanley is identified as one of the women standing in the back row (fourth from left). Jesse and Martha Love are identified standing in the back row next to Mary Conquest Stanley (far right). A grove of trees are visible behind.
- Names
- Love Family
- Stanley, Esther Love
- Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
- Love, Martha Leonard, 1858-1920
- Stanley, Mary Conquest
- Stanley Family
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.273
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [192-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
Members of the Peers and Hill families
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39382
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.6 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large group gathered on the steps of the C.F. Sprott house on Norland Avenue. Bernard Hill is standing at the top left (looking away from camera) and Francis Peers is standing third from the left (with pipe). Kitty Hill is seated second from the left (wearing a hat and a ribbon tied…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.6 x 10 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-701
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large group gathered on the steps of the C.F. Sprott house on Norland Avenue. Bernard Hill is standing at the top left (looking away from camera) and Francis Peers is standing third from the left (with pipe). Kitty Hill is seated second from the left (wearing a hat and a ribbon tied at her neck) and beside her is her mother Annie Hill (holding a baby). Bob Peers is seated in front of Annie Hill on the bottom step. The rest are unknown.
- Names
- Hill, Annie Sara Kenrick
- Hill, Bernard R.
- Peers, Francis J.
- Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
- Peers, William John "Bob"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Sanders and Sparman families in yard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9912
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ;:col. ; 8.7 cm x 8.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Sanders and Sparman families standing under a blossoming cherry tree in the front yard of Gerald and Alice Sparman's home located at 4091 Pine Street.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ;:col. ; 8.7 cm x 8.6 cm
- Material Details
- Text in blue pen on verso: "Part of the gang Alice / had for dinner Sunday / May 2nd 1971 / Gerry + Alice - Eileen + husband - Lil - Eva / Les + children, Nana / and Marie Sanders."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Sanders and Sparman families standing under a blossoming cherry tree in the front yard of Gerald and Alice Sparman's home located at 4091 Pine Street.
- Geographic Access
- Pine Street
- Street Address
- 4091 Pine Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.34.37
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Waplington and Fleming families album series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18958
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900-2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 1 album (88 photographs, textual records, graphic material)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, family documents, stories, poems, biographies and genealogy about family members.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 1 album (88 photographs, textual records, graphic material)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, family documents, stories, poems, biographies and genealogy about family members.
- Date
- [1900-2004]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Broadview Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark750
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1905-1924
- Heritage Value
- Between 1905 and 1924, the Broadview neighbourhood in Burnaby was settled by almost 100 families who saw the advantage of living in an area that was served by two railway lines - the B.C. Electric Railway and the Great Northern Railway. Touted as being only a 20 minute car ride to the city centre, this neighbourhood expanded during the early 1920s with the promise of a new direct access road to the city being built by the Great Northern Railway company and new blocks being opened up on two government reserves adjoining it.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Kask Brothers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark684
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Associated Dates
- 1925
- Heritage Value
- In 1925, William Kask Sr. and his family purchased land along the Barnet Road and built what became known as Kask's Camp, where cabins were rented out to families working at the Barnet Mill. The family - William Kask Jr., Dave and Jack - went on to expand their business into a lumber and concrete supply company and in 1936, the company was named the Kask Brothers Building Supply Company. A lumber office was established on Curtis Street and the concrete plant was built at the former site of the cabin camp. To a large degree, the camp catered to Immigrants from Nordic countries who were active in the lumber trade. Many Finns felt at home in the camp, as the Kasks spoke Finnish and there were steam baths available.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
- Street Address
- 7501 Barnet Road
Images
Willingdon Heights Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark670
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Willingdon Heights was another new subdivision developed in Burnaby during the post-World War Two building boom. A brochure about the development published in 1948 proclaimed "the Willingdon Heights 500 home development project in Burnaby fulfills its promise to provide a self-contained community for former members of the armed services and their families...the largest single veteran housing project in Canada as far as homes for individual ownership is concerned, Willingdon Heights development was planned by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation...At this date the earlier built rows of homes have passable roads and the owners are improving lawns and gardens in spare time...eventually additional stores and professional services will be installed and recreational projects will add to the amenities of a community of congenial residents..."
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Masonic Cemetery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark622
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Cemetery site.
- Associated Dates
- 1924
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Halifax Street
- Associated Dates
- 1924
- Description
- Cemetery site.
- Heritage Value
- Tucked into a sloping site in a zone that is now transitional between light industrial and residential uses, the Masonic Cemetery is a beautifully landscaped oasis. Two outstanding features of this cemetery are the Woodward mausoleum, constructed in 1924, and the 1930s entrance gates. These substantial gates are constructed of random-coursed granite, and mark the cemetery’s main entrance off Douglas Road. An elaborate granite mausoleum, built for the prominent Woodward family, is located on axis with the main entry, at the brow of the slope. The Egyptian Revival style of the mausoleum was inspired by the opening of Tutankamun’s tomb just two years earlier, a discovery that sparked world-wide Egyptomania. The Woodward’s department store dynasty was founded by Charles Woodward (1852-1937), who visited Vancouver in 1891 and bought two lots for a store. Woodward’s drug department opened in 1895. In 1901, he took an option on a lot at the corner of Hastings and Abbott Streets and incorporated as Woodward’s Department Stores, which opened in November 1903. The family continued to run the business until 1993, when it went bankrupt and was sold to the Hudson’s Bay Company. A number of the Woodward family are interred here.
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Area
- 60137.87
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 4305 Halifax Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Cascade-Schou Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark798
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The Cascade-Schou neighbourhood, sometimes referred to as the Cascade Heights area, includes both the Burnaby General Hospital site, the Discovery Park facilities and is bordered on its eastern boundary by BCIT. Despite these health and science developments, the neighbourhood can still be considered to be a residential community. The housing stock includes single family homes as well as newer multi-family residences that developed throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Clinton-Glenwood Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark841
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The primarily single-family subdivision and development in the Clinton-Glenwood Neighbourhood occurred during the building boom of the 1950s. Later development fell under the guidelines established in the Royal Oak Community Plan (adopted in 1999) and resulted in an increase in the number of multi-family units.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
Edmonds Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark704
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- The historic growth of Edmonds as a neighbourhood was based on its strategic location on the early interurban line between Vancouver and New Westminster. Even by 1980 when a survey of the residential neighbourhoods was conducted, a full 25% of homes in the area predated 1930. The 1950s was a period of strong housing development, with both single-family and multi-family units being constructed. Although Burnaby's City Hall was moved from Kingsway and Edmonds in the early 1950s, Edmonds remained an important centre in the community.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Frederick & Edna Cunningham House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark522
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Set back from Douglas Road, the Frederick and Edna Cunningham House is a picturesque wood-frame one and one-half storey British Arts and Crafts-style residence, clad with rough-cast stucco and featuring half-timbering in the gable ends. Set far back on a large east-sloping site in a mature landscap…
- Associated Dates
- 1923
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Associated Dates
- 1923
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 10470
- Enactment Date
- 04/11/1996
- Description
- Set back from Douglas Road, the Frederick and Edna Cunningham House is a picturesque wood-frame one and one-half storey British Arts and Crafts-style residence, clad with rough-cast stucco and featuring half-timbering in the gable ends. Set far back on a large east-sloping site in a mature landscape setting, it is located in the Douglas Road neighbourhood located in the central valley of Burnaby.
- Heritage Value
- Considered a landmark in the Douglas Road neighbourhood, the Cunningham House is valued as a good example of a British Arts and Crafts-style residence. The house blends into its surroundings, which are extensively landscaped with rockeries, lawns, shrubs, trees and perennial beds. The two majestic copper beech trees, over 60 years old, are among the best specimens of their type to be found in Greater Vancouver and are protected under covenant. The Cunningham property is significant as one of the last estate homes remaining on the old Douglas Road, at one time noted for its beautiful estates set within the rural character of Burnaby’s Central Valley. Insurance agent Frederick Woodman Cunningham (1882-1963) and his wife, Edna Elizabeth Cunningham (1884-1982), built this country residence in 1923. Fred was the only son of James Cunningham, a pioneer of New Westminster who arrived in 1862 and served as the City’s Mayor from 1872 to 1874. The landmark flagpole that once stood in the garden was moved to this site when Fred Cunningham's prestigious family home in New Westminster at Third Avenue and Seventh Street was demolished in 1938. Kept within the family until 1982 and largely maintained in its original condition, the Cunningham House is an excellent example of one of Burnaby's best estate homes from the 1920s and was designated by the City of Burnaby in 1996.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Cunningham House include its: - location on Douglas Road, in Burnaby’s Central Valley - views from the property to the east and towards the North Shore - residential form, scale and massing as exemplified by its one and one-half storey height and rectangular plan - side gabled roof with front gabled dormer and cedar shingle cladding - British Arts and Crafts elements such as its rough-cast stucco, tapered porch columns, large eave brackets, exposed purlins and half-timbering - irregular fenestration including double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows, multi-pane wooden-sash casement windows and multiple-assembly windows in the gable ends - front entrance porch with shed roof - two internal red brick chimneys - early cedar-shingled garage at side of house - associated landscape features, including two landmark Copper beech trees and landscaped rockeries at the front of the property
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 003-118-746
- Boundaries
- The Cunningham House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 3555 Douglas Road, Burnaby.
- Area
- 4446.5
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 3555 Douglas Road
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View