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Vorce Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark664
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Vorce Station is a modest utilitarian passenger tram shelter, originally constructed at the foot of Nursery Street as part of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company’s Burnaby Lake Interurban Line. In 1953, it was moved to a local farm by the Lubbock family, and in 1977 it was relocated t…
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The Vorce Station is a modest utilitarian passenger tram shelter, originally constructed at the foot of Nursery Street as part of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company’s Burnaby Lake Interurban Line. In 1953, it was moved to a local farm by the Lubbock family, and in 1977 it was relocated to Burnaby Village Museum. The wood-frame structure has a rectangular plan and hipped roof. It is enclosed on three sides, with an open side for access to the train platform and a single long built-in bench across the back of the station.
- Heritage Value
- The heritage value of the Vorce Station is as the last remaining interurban station in Burnaby and one of the few extant structures left in the Greater Vancouver region that were once part of the extensive British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) interurban system. The Vorce Station was designed and built by the BCER, and is typical of the small local passenger stations on the Burnaby Lake and Chilliwack interurban lines. It was named after C.B. Vorce, the Chief Engineer for the company. The impact of the interurban line on local development was extremely significant, as it connected the cities of New Westminster and Vancouver, and enabled the residents of Burnaby to form a cohesive municipality from the mainly rural lands remaining between the two larger centres. Much of the early development in Burnaby was due to the growth of the interurban rail lines. The heritage significance for this station also lies in its interpretive value within the Burnaby Village Museum. The Vorce Station is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s transportation history to the public, and is an important surviving feature of the BCER interurban system.
- Defining Elements
- The character defining features of the Vorce Station include its: - rectangular form and pyramidal roof with overhanging eaves - simple vernacular design and utilitarian nature - cedar shingle wall cladding - cedar shingle-clad roof with galvanized pressed tin roof ridges - interior vertical tongue-and-groove panelling - heritage graffiti: initials and messages carved and scrawled on the walls - identifying sign with large letters visible at a distance
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Organization
- British Columbia Electric Railway
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Function
- Primary Current--Museum
- Primary Historic--Rail Station
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 011-030-356 Legal Description: Parcel 1, District Lot 79 and District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District, Reference Plan 77594
- Boundaries
- Burnaby Village Museum is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 38,488.63
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Structure
- Landscape Feature
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Images
![Old Curly with a logging crew, [between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/198900080001.jpg?width=280)
Old Curly with a logging crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription66
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing on around the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing on around the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Lumberjacks
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Transportation - Locomotives
- Accession Code
- BV989.8.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 29A JUNE 87"
Images
![Old Curly with a logging crew, [between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/198900080001.jpg)
![Old Curly with a logging crew, [between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/198900080002.jpg?width=280)
Old Curly with a logging crew
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription67
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing and leaning against the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the locomotive known as "Old Curly" at Vancouver Island with a logging crew standing and leaning against the engine. Old Curly was barged over to Vancouver Island just before World War I for use by the British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Lumberjacks
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Logging Machinery
- Industries - Logging/lumber
- Transportation - Locomotives
- Accession Code
- BV989.8.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written on verso of photograph reads: "76837 - 30A JUNE 87"
Images
![Old Curly with a logging crew, [between 1912 and 1914] (date of original), copied June 1987 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/198900080002.jpg)