Jacob & Margaret Wysong House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark507
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Jacob and Margaret Wysong House is a two and one-half storey, wood-frame Arts and Crafts house with a hipped roof and hipped dormers. Symmetrical in massing, it is distinguished by its masonry verandah columns, foundations and chimneys. It is located on a corner lot on Sperling Avenue at Stanle…
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- By-law No. 11978
- Enactment Date
- 17/10/2005
- Description
- The Jacob and Margaret Wysong House is a two and one-half storey, wood-frame Arts and Crafts house with a hipped roof and hipped dormers. Symmetrical in massing, it is distinguished by its masonry verandah columns, foundations and chimneys. It is located on a corner lot on Sperling Avenue at Stanley Street in the Edmonds neighbourhood of South Burnaby.
- Heritage Value
- The Jacob and Margaret Wysong House is significant for illustrating the early development of the Edmonds neighbourhood, a speculative subdivision that was created and marketed during the pre-First World War real estate boom. The area’s proximity to New Westminster, coupled with extensive views and two newly developed streetcar lines, ensured that Edmonds attracted a wave of suburban development. The scale of this house is atypical of the usual suburban lots, and reflects the prominence of this location and its spectacular views. Set on a large lot, the Jacob and Margaret Wysong House is a grand estate home that is one of the earliest, and most prominent, in South Burnaby. This is also an exceptional example of Arts and Crafts architecture, displaying the use of native materials that was a hallmark of the style. The first owners were Jacob Wysong and his wife Margaret. Jacob Wysong, a local contractor, constructed the house in 1912. The stonework is exceptional, and the use of rough-cut granite and fieldstone, with overall shingle cladding, recalls the rustic vernacular common in Western park lodges, and evokes a country lifestyle in harmony with nature. The hipped roof was designed with a flat top that acted as a lookout tower that provided views of the surrounding landscape.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Jacob and Margaret Wysong House include its: - prominent corner location in the Edmonds neighbourhood of South Burnaby - residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its two and one-half storey plus raised basement height, symmetrical plan, hipped roof with flat top, hipped dormers, and hipped roof over the full open front verandah with a central front gable - masonry elements such as rough-cut granite and fieldstone foundations, verandah columns, stair cheeks, and external and internal chimneys - wooden-frame construction including original cedar shingling on dormers and facing verandah, shingling on remainder of house under later stucco cladding, and surviving original dimensional trim facing verandah and on dormers - Arts and Crafts features such as the use of natural materials, open soffits and angled roof overhang - windows including: double-hung 18-over-1 wooden sash windows; multi-paned casement windows; French doors to verandah; and front door with glazed sidelights - associated landscape features including surrounding mature trees, hedges and perimeter plantings
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Edmonds
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. 000-497-801
- Boundaries
- The Jacob and Margaret Wysong House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 6325 Sperling Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 1087.62
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Documentation
- City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, Heritage Site Files
- Street Address
- 6325 Sperling Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
![Ambulance workers at a car accident, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2551.jpg?width=280)
Ambulance workers at a car accident
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97019
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified ambulance workers tending to the unidentified occupants of a car involved in a three-vehicle accident on Kingsway by Sperling.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2551
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two unidentified ambulance workers tending to the unidentified occupants of a car involved in a three-vehicle accident on Kingsway by Sperling.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Emergency workers tend to two injured occupants in a small pick-up truck, the middle vehicle in a three-vehicle accident during Wednesday's rush hour, on Kingsway, just west of Sperling."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Ambulance workers at a car accident, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2551.jpg)
![Brantford Elementary school crosswalk, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2054.jpg?width=280)
Brantford Elementary school crosswalk
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96384
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernie Kashima, the principal of Brantford Elementary School, standing at a school crosswalk at Sperling Avenue near the elementary school.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2054
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ernie Kashima, the principal of Brantford Elementary School, standing at a school crosswalk at Sperling Avenue near the elementary school.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Ernie Kashima, the principal of Brantford Elementary School, says he pulled his school's student crossing guards from a crossing on Sperling Ave. because of fears for the guards' safety, as the street doesn't have a school speed zone."
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Brantford Avenue
- Street Address
- 6512 Brantford Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Brantford Elementary school crosswalk, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2054.jpg)
![Car crash at Imperial and Sperling, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2395.jpg?width=280)
Car crash at Imperial and Sperling
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96837
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the an investigator taking measurements following a two-vehicle collision at Imperial and Sperling, where a truck crashed into a home and killed a pedestrian. The crashed truck is visible behind the investigator.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2395
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the an investigator taking measurements following a two-vehicle collision at Imperial and Sperling, where a truck crashed into a home and killed a pedestrian. The crashed truck is visible behind the investigator.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Automobile Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "An accident investigator takes measurements after a two vehicle collision at Imperial and Sperling sent a pick-up truck crashing into a house at the corner, killing a pedestrian who had just left the house, and injuring two occupants in the basement suite."
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Car crash at Imperial and Sperling, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2395.jpg)
![Spray pool in Rene Memorial Park, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2418.jpg?width=280)
Spray pool in Rene Memorial Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96860
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a worker power washing the spray pool in Rene Memorial Park, off Sperling Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2418
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a worker power washing the spray pool in Rene Memorial Park, off Sperling Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "John Bennett power washes the spray pool in Rene Memorial Park."
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
![Spray pool in Rene Memorial Park, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2418.jpg)