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North Pacific Lumber Company Ruins

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Industrial building.

Associated Dates: 1909

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Barnet Road

Associated Dates: 1909

Description: Industrial building.

Heritage Value: Located on the shore of Burrard Inlet, these poured concrete piers of the smokestack burner and the former boiler and plant of the North Pacific Lumber Company are among the only remains of the once-thriving industrial site located on the waterfront on the south shore of Burrard Inlet. The sawmill and the Village of Barnet were initiated by David MacLaren, a wealthy lumberman from Buckingham, Quebec, who had previously established the Fraser Mills in Coquitlam in 1889. McLaren gambled that a sawmill on the main line of the C.P.R near Vancouver would serve the Canadian domestic market and be a profitable venture. The North Pacific Lumber Company established itself on this peninsula on Burrard Inlet and was fully operational in 1900. In 1909, the mill was completely burned out by a fire starting in the boiler room. Immediately the plant was rebuilt, modern in every respect and absolutely fireproof, as the entire power plant and boiler room was built of reinforced concrete and steel, of which these ruins are the last remains. The plant closed during the First World War and reopened as the Barnet Lumber Company in 1925 only to close forever in 1931 after a strike during the Great Depression.

Locality: Barnet

Historic Neighbourhood: Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Mountain Area

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Barnet Marine Park, 2015.. View from Barnet Marine Park looking north.. thumbnail

North Pacific Lumber Company ruins, 2015. (Exterior Photo). Copyright: City of Burnaby. thumbnail

Historic view of the North Pacific Lumber Company, 1912. (Exterior view of the power plant. Historic Photo). Copyright: City of Burnaby Photo ID 015-007. thumbnail

R.M. Edgar House

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: The R.M. Edgar House is a particularly large wood-frame Craftsman-inspired bungalow on the south shore of Deer Lake, built as a family estate home. It has a symmetrical front elevation, a deep wrap-around verandah, and a pyramidal roof with massive dormers on each face. Set on a large lot and isola…

Associated Dates: 1912

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Other Names: Robert McBeth & Maude Edgar Residence

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Other Names: Robert McBeth & Maude Edgar Residence

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Drive

Associated Dates: 1912

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 9807

Enactment Date: 23/11/1992

Description: The R.M. Edgar House is a particularly large wood-frame Craftsman-inspired bungalow on the south shore of Deer Lake, built as a family estate home. It has a symmetrical front elevation, a deep wrap-around verandah, and a pyramidal roof with massive dormers on each face. Set on a large lot and isolated from its neighbours, the house is surrounded by a manicured naturalistic landscape.

Heritage Value: The R.M. Edgar House represents an alternative reading of the aesthetic and lifestyle values of those who settled on these lakeside estates in the early twentieth century. By comparison with the grand mansions, set in formally landscaped gardens, on the north shore of Deer Lake, the R.M. Edgar House demonstrates a reverence for the natural, wooded environs, and a deliberate orientation near a stream running through the property. The house is important for its connection with Robert McBeth Edgar, not only a successful and wealthy businessman (partner in the real estate firm Hampton and Edgar) but also an active supporter of the Liberal party, Dominion Returning Officer for Vancouver, and Burnaby Councillor for six years; his contribution to Burnaby and British Columbia was far-reaching and significant. The house illustrates the desire for a simpler lifestyle and retreat into nature of those who settled on the south shore of Deer Lake and also this community's attraction for those of an artistic temperament. Maude Edgar was a poet and broadcaster; and the Edgar's daughter - Ann, known as 'Bebe' - was an accomplished sculptress. This was the first house built on the south shore of Deer Lake.

Defining Elements: Key elements that define the heritage character of the R.M. Edgar House include its: - overall bungalow massing and its location facing Deer Lake and backing onto a wilderness of Douglas Fir and moss-covered rocks, with a stream running through the site - remnants of the original landscaping such as the box hedge, rockeries and granite retaining walls - the surrounding naturalistic landscape augmented by ornamental cedars, maples, and rhododendrons - square floor plan with a deep enclosed verandah under a prominent broad hipped roof - symmetrical gable dormers - internal brick chimneys, including one at the centre peak of the roof - Craftsman-influenced exterior with such characteristics as: woodwork brackets on the square verandah pillars; deep overhanging roof eaves; and exposed rafter tails - multiple-assembly 12-paned casement wooden-sash windows in the dormers with 6-paned transoms - rustic Arts and Crafts interior with such items as Douglas fir paneling and large granite fireplace in the Drawing Room

Locality: Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Function: Primary Current--Single Dwelling; Primary Historic--Estate

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: P.I.D. No. 001-178-024 and P.I.D. No. 001-178-016 Legal Description: Parcel 'D' (Explanatory Plan 4272) District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District and Parcel 'W' (Explanatory Plan 255) District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District

Boundaries: The R.M. Edgar House is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6450 Deer Lake Drive, Burnaby.

Area: 11,661.30

Contributing Resource: Building; Landscape Feature

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: 6450 Deer Lake Drive

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Exterior view of the front elevation, R.M. Edgar House, 2013. North elevation. thumbnail

Schou Street School

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: School building.

Associated Dates: 1914

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Norfolk Street

Associated Dates: 1914

Description: School building.

Heritage Value: This school was built to replace tents and temporary buildings that had previously been used for the local children of the Broadview neighbourhood. The site was donated to the School Board in 1911 by the real estate firm of Leibly & Blumer in anticipation of increased settlement in the district. The school was named after the street, which had been named after Nicolai Schou, Burnaby’s second Reeve. Originally designed in the Arts and Crafts style, the character of the school was altered in 1964 when its original siding was covered in stucco and the windows were replaced, but has retained its original form and massing, including its front gabled entrance with recessed doorway and twinned square columns. Of special note is the name of the school above the front entry.This school was designed by Joseph H. Bowman (1864-1943), a specialist in school buildings, who was retained as the school board architect for South Vancouver and Burnaby. One of his first designs for Burnaby was a utilitarian two-storey school that could be built with two classrooms and later expanded to eight rooms as the district’s school population grew; five schools from this design were built in 1908, and then four others in modified versions between 1910-16, including this school.

Locality: Broadview

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cascade-Schou Area

Architect: Joseph H. Bowman

Area: 7660.46

Contributing Resource: Building

Street Address: 4054 Norfolk Street

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Exterior view of Schou Street School, 2013.. South elevation.. thumbnail

Historic view of Schou Street School, c.1916. (View from the east. Historic Photo.) Copyright: City of Burnaby. Photo ID 325-025. thumbnail

Sperling Avenue School

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1914

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue

Associated Dates: 1914

Heritage Value: The Sperling Avenue School was opened in 1914 to service the growing community around the B.C. Electric Company's Pole Line Road (Sperling Avenue). This school replaced the one-room Duthie schoolhouse.

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Street Address: 2200 Sperling Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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St. Albans The Martyr Anglican Church

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Church building.

Associated Dates: 1909

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: 19th Avenue

Associated Dates: 1909

Description: Church building.

Heritage Value: St. Albans Anglican Church is one of the landmarks of the historic Edmonds district, and has many ties to its neighbourhood history and prominent families of Burnaby. The site was purchased in June 1907 and presented to the congregation by Mr. Walter James Walker that August. Walker, a real estate developer and former Surrey Reeve, donated money for the construction of a number of Anglican churches, including three in North Surrey in 1910. Construction on St. Albans began in November 1908 by contractors Wright & Tucker, and was completed in March 1909. The first vicar was Rev. D. Dunlop, who was also the rector of St. Mary’s in Sapperton. Pre-eminent Vancouver architects Dalton & Eveleigh provided the design. William Dalton (1854-1931) and Sydney Eveleigh (1879-1947) formed their partnership circa 1902, and the firm was highly regarded for the high quality of its commercial and institutional buildings.

Locality: Edmonds

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Architect: Dalton & Eveleigh

Area: 2132.24

Contributing Resource: Building

Ownership: Private

Street Address: 7717 19th Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Exterior view of St. Albans the Martyr Anglican Church, 2013.. View from the south.. thumbnail

Historic view of St. Albans the Martyr Anglican Church, 1920. (View from the south. Historic Photo.) Copyright: City of Burnaby. Photo ID 204-583. thumbnail

St. Stephen's Anglican Church

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1913

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Cameron Street

Associated Dates: 1913

Heritage Value: The site of St. Stephen's Anglican Church is one of the historic landmarks of old Burquitlam. Originally this was part of the Alexander and Ethel Evans farm, Saint Phillians. Initial services for the church were held in the Evans home and later in the Burquitlam school. Alexander Evans donated this site to the Anglican Church in trust with the wish that it become a future church and consecrated ground for a family burial plot. In 1913, the parish raised the funds to build the first church. St. Stephen's was consecrated by Bishop de Pencier on September 28, 1913.

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Lyndhurst Area

Street Address: 9887 Cameron Street

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Exterior view of St. Stephen's Anglican Church, 2013.. Front elevation.. thumbnail

Thomas & Ellen Sanderson Residence

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Residential building.

Associated Dates: 1905

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Inman Avenue

Associated Dates: 1905

Description: Residential building.

Heritage Value: The Sandersons were pioneer settlers in the Central Park area, arriving in Burnaby in 1904. Thomas Sanderson (1878-1936) was born in Morningside, Scotland and immigrated to British Columbia in 1899. In Vancouver in 1903, he married Ellen Jane Garvin (1883-1965), a native of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Thomas was chief of the Accounting Department at Hastings Mill, and served as Reeve of Burnaby in 1919 and 1920. One of his sons, Thomas, was a long-time teacher in Burnaby. The Sandersons’ house was built in 1905 as a small Edwardian bungalow but was extensively remodelled in the 1920s and is a fine example of the Craftsman style and today remains in good condition. Typical of the Late Craftsman style, the house has a front gabled roof, triangular eave brackets, tapered window surrounds and a mix of textural finishes, including shingles and lapped siding.

Locality: Central Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Garden Village Area

Area: 884.53

Contributing Resource: Building

Ownership: Private

Street Address: 5457 Inman Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Exterior view of the Thomas & Ellen Sanderson Residence, 2013.. East elevation.. thumbnail

Thomas Sanderson, 1920. (Reeve of Burnaby from 1919 to 1920. Historic Photo.) Copyright: City of Burnaby. Photo ID 459-012. thumbnail

William Wilson House

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: The William Wilson House is a vernacular two-storey wood-frame Foursquare house with a hipped roof. It is situated at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Central Boulevard in the Metrotown area of Burnaby, adjacent to the SkyTrain line, and is now part of a multi-family residential complex.

Associated Dates: 1913

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Other Names: William & Annie Wilson House

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Other Names: William & Annie Wilson House

Geographic Access: Wilson Avenue

Associated Dates: 1913

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 10350

Enactment Date: 22/04/1996

Description: The William Wilson House is a vernacular two-storey wood-frame Foursquare house with a hipped roof. It is situated at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Central Boulevard in the Metrotown area of Burnaby, adjacent to the SkyTrain line, and is now part of a multi-family residential complex.

Heritage Value: The house is valued as the residence of William Wilson (1860-1935) and Annie Wilson (1868-1966) and demonstrates the development of Burnaby from a rural, farming community to an early commuter suburb, and is one of the few remaining early houses in the Metrotown area of Burnaby. Reflecting the area's early history, it was constructed on a subdivided piece of the Wilson’s 3.2 hectare farm that once bordered Kingsway, the primary road linking New Westminster to Vancouver. To develop his subdivided property, Wilson constructed a bisecting street, named it for himself and situated his new home on a large parcel adjacent to the interurban tramline. Constructed in 1913, the William Wilson House is additionally valued as a modest vernacular example of an Edwardian era Foursquare house. Although simple in form, it is distinguished by an inset front verandah, front bay window and clipped ground level corner. Once commonly found in Burnaby, this is a rare surviving example of the homes typically constructed for the working-class families enticed to Burnaby as a consequence of the interurban tramline.

Defining Elements: Key elements that define the heritage character of William Wilson House include its: - corner location, adjacent to the old interurban alignment - vernacular Foursquare style as exemplified by its symmetrical form, square floor plan and cubic massing with pyramidal roof - cladding, with narrow lapped wooden siding on the first storey and cedar shingles on the second storey - recessed front verandah, with square columns and ground floor cut-away bay window - regular fenestration, including double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows, and casement and transom assembly feature window in the living room

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Function: Primary Historic--Single Dwelling; Primary Current--Single Dwelling

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: 023-352-701

Boundaries: The William Wilson House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 6088 Wilson Avenue, Burnaby.

Area: 2824.9

Contributing Resource: Building

Ownership: Private

Street Address: 6088 Wilson Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Exterior view, 2013. Oblique view. thumbnail

Indexed guide map of the city of Vancouver and Suburbs

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1914

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 55 x 78 cm on sheet 58.5 x 82 cm folded to 20 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a map "Indexed Guide Map of the City of Vancouver and Suburbs compiled and published by The Vancouver Map and Blueprint Co. Ltd. Map shows district lots, blocks and boundaries between City of Vancouver, Point Grey, South Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and parts of Richmond, No…

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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 + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 55 x 78 cm on sheet 58.5 x 82 cm folded to 20 x 10 cm

Material Details: Scale not defined; Map is folded into booklet form

Scope and Content: Item consists of a map "Indexed Guide Map of the City of Vancouver and Suburbs compiled and published by The Vancouver Map and Blueprint Co. Ltd. Map shows district lots, blocks and boundaries between City of Vancouver, Point Grey, South Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and parts of Richmond, North Vancouver and West Vancouver. Concentric cirlces indicate the distance in miles from the intersection of Main Street and Hastings Street, Vancouver in intervals of 1/2 mile. Map is folded into booklet form and includes a four page index with cardstock cover. Index page 1 is titled "Hotels"; page 2 is titled "District Lot Index"; pages 3-8 "Street Index".

Creator: Vancouver Map and Blue Print Company

Publisher: Vancouver Map and Blueprint Company Limited

Edition: 5th Edition revised to June 1914

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: HV983.9.18

Date: 1914

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-08-17

Notes: Transcribed title from map and cover; Sticker adhered to front cover of index of two lions "Service / "WE GIVE IT" / WESTERN SPECIALTY / LIMITED/ STATIONERS AND PRINTERS / VANCOUVER - B.C."