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William Holmes House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark736
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- North Road
- Brunette River
- Associated Dates
- 1860
- Heritage Value
- William Holmes is considered to be the first non-Native resident of Burnaby. In March, 1860, Holmes acquired the first land title in the area that would become the Municipality of Burnaby. Legally known as Lot One, Block One, this parcel was located on North Road and the Brunette River. The eight-member Holmes family built a log cabin on the lot on a bluff above the river in which they lived for many years until a bigger home was built. The log cabin remained and in 1892 was used as an isolation hospital when a smallpox epidemic hit the lower mainland. Afterwards, local health officials burned the cabin to prevent the spread of disease.
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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Survey made by Albert J. Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11149
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1885
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint ; 43 x 30 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "Survey" / Made by Albert J. Hill" re the north boundary of district lots 9 and 107 on the east side of North Road.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint ; 43 x 30 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "Survey" / Made by Albert J. Hill" re the north boundary of district lots 9 and 107 on the east side of North Road.
- Creator
- Hill, Albert James
- Geographic Access
- North Road
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.28
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1885
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Handwritten note pasted in upper right corner reads: "This is the blue print referred to in the letter" "dated. 13. December - 1910, sent by order of the Board to Messrs W.N. Draper & Albert J. Hill" "Re: North Boundary. Lots. 9 & 107." "New Westminster District" "Corp. B.C.L. Surveyors" "Victoria. B.C." "-- Roberts" "Sec Treas & Registrar"
- Note in pencil on verso reads: “North / Road”
- Note in red crayon on verso reads: “001607”
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