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Appointment of Delegate for Reeves' Convention in Victoria

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport78075
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
82866
Meeting Date
5-Dec-1903
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
82866
Meeting Date
5-Dec-1903
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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B.C. Parliament Building in Victoria

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, home of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia located in Victoria. There are people standing on the steps to the front entrance. There is a sign on the lawn in front of the parliament buliding that reads, "PLEASE KEEP OFF THE GRASS."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Material Details
stamped on verso, t. "159"
Scope and Content
Photograph of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings, home of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia located in Victoria. There are people standing on the steps to the front entrance. There is a sign on the lawn in front of the parliament buliding that reads, "PLEASE KEEP OFF THE GRASS."
Subjects
Government - Provincial Government
Geographic Access
Victoria
Accession Code
BV985.5899.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[ca. 1920]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Coronation of Queen Victoria : 28th June, 1838

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
[1838]
Call Number
394.4 BRO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV976.185.1
Call Number
394.4 BRO
Place of Publication
Southampton
Publication Date
[1838]
Printer
Broadbere
Physical Description
1 vol. : ill. (col.) ; 14 x17 cm.
Inscription
"CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA" "28TH JUNE, 1838"; sticker "BOUND BY BROADBERE HANOVER BUIL.GS SOUTHAMPTON",
Library Subject (LOC)
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain,--1819-1901
Subjects
Persons - Royalty
Souvenirs
Souvenirs - Royalty
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
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CP 463 at Victoria

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1912]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 463 (built between 1912 and 1915) at Victoria, British Columbia. A man in overalls is walking by the caboose.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Material Details
inscribed in black ballpoint pen, verso, c. "CP 463 at/ Victoria", stamped, l.r. [upside down] "840"
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 463 (built between 1912 and 1915) at Victoria, British Columbia. A man in overalls is walking by the caboose.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Geographic Access
Victoria
Accession Code
BV985.6114.78
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1912]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 2531 at Edmonton"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "269A"
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CP 585 at Victoria, B.C.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1903]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 585 (built in 1903) at Victoria, British Columbia.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 585 (built in 1903) at Victoria, British Columbia.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Geographic Access
Victoria
Accession Code
BV985.6114.67
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1903]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-19
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "# 535 C.P. at Victoria B.C"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "269A"
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CP 6151 at Victoria

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[after 1906]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 6151, a 0-6-0 Switcher (built in 1905 and 1906) at Victoria, British Columbia. A railway labourer looks to be cleaning or painting the side of the locomotive.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 6151, a 0-6-0 Switcher (built in 1905 and 1906) at Victoria, British Columbia. A railway labourer looks to be cleaning or painting the side of the locomotive.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Transportation - Rail
Occupations - Railroad Labourers
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Geographic Access
Victoria
Accession Code
BV985.6114.50
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[after 1906]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-19
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 6151 at/ Victoria"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "840"
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Delegation of Council to Proceed to Victoria re Farmer's Advocate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport78243
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
83025
Meeting Date
21-May-1904
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
83025
Meeting Date
21-May-1904
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Deputation of the Whole Council Proceed at Once to Victoria re Bylaws 120 and 121

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport73729
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
80305
Meeting Date
12-Aug-1912
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
80305
Meeting Date
12-Aug-1912
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Foremen be Notified re All Work Cease on Victoria Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport76939
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
81577
Meeting Date
21-May-1910
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
81577
Meeting Date
21-May-1910
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Great Northern Railway - Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway & Navigation Co.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription792
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, Council minutes, and a notice of sittings of the Board of Railway Commissioners regarding the installation of double tracking by the Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway & Navigation Co., from Sapperton to Still Creek. File also includes correspondence pertaining to …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
2542
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, Council minutes, and a notice of sittings of the Board of Railway Commissioners regarding the installation of double tracking by the Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway & Navigation Co., from Sapperton to Still Creek. File also includes correspondence pertaining to the Great Northern Railway siding (spur line) at Douglas Road and Pole Line Road (Sperling Avenue).
Media Type
Textual Record
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Hannah (Girlie) Victoria Barnes (nee Love)

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1902 (date of original)-[1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of biographical information and copies vital stastic records about Hannah (Girlie) Victoria Barnes (nee Love). Hannah (Girlie) was the youngest daughter of Jesse and Martha Love and grew up in the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Street. Hannah married Leslie Beecher Barnes at St. …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love farmhouse research files subseries
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of biographical information and copies vital stastic records about Hannah (Girlie) Victoria Barnes (nee Love). Hannah (Girlie) was the youngest daughter of Jesse and Martha Love and grew up in the Love family farmhouse on Cumberland Street. Hannah married Leslie Beecher Barnes at St. Alban's church in Burnaby on May 14, 1931.
Names
Barnes, Hannah Victoria "Girlie" Love
Accession Code
BV018.41.77
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
1902 (date of original)-[1998]
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of file
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The letters of Queen Victoria : a selection from her majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861, vol. 1 - 1837-1843

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Publication Date
1908
Call Number
941.08 VIC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.136.1
Call Number
941.08 VIC
Author
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Contributor
Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925
Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount, 1852-1930
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
John Murray
Publication Date
1908
Physical Description
xii, 512 p. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"W37a" [written in blue ink on first page, crossed out] "Mrs. J. A. Elliot" [written and underlined on first page]
Library Subject (LOC)
Europe--Politics and government--1848-1871
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain,--1819-1901
Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901
Letters
Subjects
Persons - Royalty
Souvenirs
Souvenirs - Royalty
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Notes
"Edited by Arthur Christopher Benson, M.A. and Viscount Esher, G.C.V.O., K.C.B."--title page
"Published by the authority of His Majesty the King"--title page
Contributor's full names and dates: Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount, 1852-1930 Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925
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The letters of Queen Victoria : a selection from her Makesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861, published by the authority of His Majesty the King, vol. ii, 1844-1853

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Murray, John, 1808-1892
Publication Date
1902
Call Number
942.08 MUR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.136.2
Call Number
942.08 MUR
Author
Murray, John, 1808-1892
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
John Murray
Publication Date
1902
Physical Description
xi, 472 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Mrs. J. A. Elliott" [handwritten in black ink on front endpapers]
Library Subject (LOC)
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain,--1819-1901
Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901
Great Britain--Politics and government--1837-1901
Subjects
Persons - Royalty
Souvenirs
Souvenirs - Royalty
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
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North Road - Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway and Navigation Co.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription817
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1918
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 folders textual records and graphic material and cartographic material.
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, reports, notices, Council minutes and other documents created as a result of the applications made by the Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway and Navigation Co. to do work on North Road, such as constructing crossings, bridges, and tunnels through the inter-munici…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1918
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
4 folders textual records and graphic material and cartographic material.
Description Level
File
Record No.
2570
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, reports, notices, Council minutes and other documents created as a result of the applications made by the Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway and Navigation Co. to do work on North Road, such as constructing crossings, bridges, and tunnels through the inter-municipal highway between Burnaby and Coquitlam.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
3 blueprint plans of a proposed bridge and tunnel : M9-B-1-14; M9-B-1-15; and M9-B-3-14. 2 black and white photographs [not found as of May 8, 2003]
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Postcard of Queen Victoria with photograph of Mabel Hawkshaw

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[191-]
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm + 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a postcard with a photographic image of Queen Victoria on the front and a photograph of Mabel McClean (later Hawkshaw) adhered to the back. Writing in red ink on front of postcard reads: "A little Isle in the / Northern Sea / Cries from her utmost shore / 'Come morn with me' / Vict…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Mabel Hawkshaw records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm + 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a postcard with a photographic image of Queen Victoria on the front and a photograph of Mabel McClean (later Hawkshaw) adhered to the back. Writing in red ink on front of postcard reads: "A little Isle in the / Northern Sea / Cries from her utmost shore / 'Come morn with me' / Victoria Regina Imperatrix / the great, the good / the well-beloved, born / 24 May 1819 Suceeded / June 20th 1887, Crowned June 28th / 1838, married Feb. 10, 1840 - / died January 22nd, 1901." in black: "We were a happy nation / V.R. V.R. V.R." Writting on verso reads: "Miss Mabel McClean / Hayestown Cottage / Wexford"
Creator
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Subjects
Souvenirs - Royalty
Persons - Royalty
Names
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Accession Code
BV996.6.299
Date
[191-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-14
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Training at Victoria

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36296
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kayliss Wilband, Thorn, Prant, and George A. Grant at Victoria. They were in training for a Commission in the 11th Regiment, the Irish Fusiliers of Canada, a Canadian Militia infantry regiment.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Grant subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
243-016
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-06
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kayliss Wilband, Thorn, Prant, and George A. Grant at Victoria. They were in training for a Commission in the 11th Regiment, the Irish Fusiliers of Canada, a Canadian Militia infantry regiment.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Wilband, Kayliss
Grant, George Alford
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note on verso identifies three of the indiviuals in the photograph: Kayliss Wilband, Thorn, Prant
Second handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "At Victoria (In training for a Commission in 11th Regt. I.F.of C.Canadian Militia 1913)
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Victoria Cricket Week

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34256
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 13.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby residents at Victoria's Cricket Week. Men, women and children are seated or lying on the ground. A woman is seated in a car behind them. All are unidentified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.1 x 13.9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
012-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby residents at Victoria's Cricket Week. Men, women and children are seated or lying on the ground. A woman is seated in a car behind them. All are unidentified.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption of photograph
Annotation on back of photograph reads, "Victoria Cricket Week"
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Victoria Order of Nurses Grant

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport72889
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
80205
Meeting Date
25-May-1915
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
80205
Meeting Date
25-May-1915
Format
Council - Committee Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Portion of New Westminster District with Adjacent Islands and Part of Vancouver Island

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8690
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1910
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. ink on canvas ; 68 x 90 cm on canvas 70 x 95 cm
Scope and Content
"Map of Portion of New Westminster District with Adjacent Islands and Part of Vancouver Island / Drawn at the Lands and Works Department. Victoria, B.C."
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. ink on canvas ; 68 x 90 cm on canvas 70 x 95 cm
Material Details
Scale 1/4 inch = 80 chains
Scope and Content
"Map of Portion of New Westminster District with Adjacent Islands and Part of Vancouver Island / Drawn at the Lands and Works Department. Victoria, B.C."
Creator
Lands and Works Department, Victoria B.C.
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV994.11.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1910
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of map
Cleaned by conservator Dec 2009
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Overlynn Mansion

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Overlynn Mansion is a two and one-half storey British Arts and Crafts mansion, with an exterior composed of a massive native granite rubble-stone base surmounted by distinctive half-timbering, a hip hipped roof, a rare surviving intact interior, and elaborate landscape features including stone wall…
Associated Dates
1909
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Charles J. Peter Mansion
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Charles J. Peter Mansion
Geographic Access
McGill Street
Associated Dates
1909
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 10211
Enactment Date
18/09/1995
Description
Overlynn Mansion is a two and one-half storey British Arts and Crafts mansion, with an exterior composed of a massive native granite rubble-stone base surmounted by distinctive half-timbering, a hip hipped roof, a rare surviving intact interior, and elaborate landscape features including stone walls and planted terraces. It is situated in the residential neighbourhood of Vancouver Heights, on a high point of land overlooking Burrard Inlet to the west and the mouth of Lynn Creek to the east. This prominent residence is now part of a large senior citizens development known as Seton Villa.
Heritage Value
Overlynn Mansion is valued as a superb example of the work of the noted architectural firm of Maclure and Fox. The architecture of Samuel Maclure (1860-1929) was synonymous with high quality residential design for prominent citizens in both Vancouver and Victoria. Maclure was known for his British Arts and Crafts style with meticulous attention paid to functional and beautiful interiors that utilized native wood combined with luxurious imported fittings. He was a leading exponent of the Art and Crafts design movement in B.C., and established a sophisticated local variation of residential architecture. Maclure’s Vancouver office, in association with his partner Cecil Croker Fox (1879-1916), received some sixty residential commissions between 1909-1915 as a result of the booming local economy and subsequent development of new residential districts. Maclure’s practice in Victoria was equally prolific at the time. Overlynn Mansion is valued as one of Burnaby’s oldest upper-class estates and for its association with the development of Vancouver Heights. In 1909, C.J. Peter and his employer, G.F. and J. Galt Limited, pioneered the development of Vancouver Heights in North Burnaby, believing it to be one of the most picturesque districts in area 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. Overlynn Mansion, built in 1909 for $75,000, was one of the first houses constructed in Vancouver Heights and by far the most grandiose and impressive. Additionally, this landmark residence is significant and an intact and comprehensive representation of a grand Edwardian era estate home. The interior is notably intact, and retains many highly-refined original features, including substantive millwork of exotic woods, silver-plated and nickel-plated light fixtures, fine plasterwork, tiled fireplaces and exceptional hardware. Landscape features of Overlynn Mansion include the original layout for circulation paths, a porte-cochere, granite posts and stone walls, a sandstone and iron sundial, and mature trees and shrubbery. The house was designated by Burnaby Council in 1995 and was the first heritage building in B.C. to receive legal protection for its interior features.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of Overlynn Mansion include its: - prominent corner location on a steep sloping site in the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood - views to Burrard Inlet and the North Shore mountains - residential form, scale and massing as exemplified by its grand two-storey plus basement height and irregular plan - British Arts and Crafts elements such as the rubble-stone granite masonry on the ground floor and foundation level, and decorative half-timbering and rough-cast stucco on the upper storey - compound hipped bell-cast roof, clad with cedar shingles, with shed dormers at the rear - subtle battering of ground floor and foundation level stonework - porte-cochere with hipped roof and battered granite piers - wood-clad projecting bay extensions - irregular fenestration: double-hung 6-over-1 wooden-sash windows; multi-pane casement wooden windows with multi-pane transoms; diamond leaded casement windows; and banks of stained glass windows - five tall rubble-stone granite block stone chimneys - interior features such as the oak, cedar and Yaka (Australian mahogany) panelled walls, oak panelling and staircase walls inlaid with ebony, ivory and brass, stenciled canvas friezes, wooden dadoes and plaster walls, encaustic floor tiles, Australian gumwood floors, oak panelled doors with art glass, oak beamed ceiling with stucco panels, cast plaster vaulted hall and living room ceilings, sterling silver light fixtures including a chandelier and scones, nickel-plated newel light, brass Art Nouveau styled ceiling light, brass stair carpet poles and locks, built-in bookcases and buffet, fireplace with encaustic tiles and fire dogs, imported Medmenham fireplace tiles (the earliest known use outside of the United Kingdom), fireplace mantel with green tile and cast iron firebox, and inglenook fireplace with encaustic tiles and carved mantel and brass fireplace insert - landscape features such as the granite gate posts and iron entrance gate, granite posts and iron fence, granite garden wall, sandstone garden steps, sandstone and iron sundial, granite and concrete terraces adjacent to the house, configuration of pathways and sandstone steps including the front access road, mature deciduous and coniferous tree stock including a Monkey Puzzle Tree and pruned shrubbery throughout the site
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Organization
G.F. and J. Galt Limited
Architect
Samuel Maclure
Cecil Croker Fox
Function
Primary Historic--Estate
Primary Current--Multiple Dwelling
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
004-943-295
Boundaries
Overlynn Mansion is a part of a single institutional lot located at 3755 McGill Street, Burnaby.
Area
7912.77
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
3755 McGill Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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