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Duncan & Margaret McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon' Mansion

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain, 'Glen-Lyon' is an Edwardian era rural estate, with a tall, two and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame mansion, set in a pastoral and formal landscape with an associated barn and early log pond, located near a ravine and forested ar…

Associated Dates: 1902

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Associated Dates: 1902

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 12183

Enactment Date: 11/12/2006

Description: Overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain, 'Glen-Lyon' is an Edwardian era rural estate, with a tall, two and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame mansion, set in a pastoral and formal landscape with an associated barn and early log pond, located near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.

Heritage Value: ‘Glen-Lyon’ is valued as an excellent example of a privately-owned Edwardian era country estate built at the turn of the nineteenth century. The property retains significant heritage features including the Edwardian era mansion with rustic Arts and Crafts features, and elements of a working agricultural landscape. The property was originally the Royal City Mills logging camp, and in 1900 was purchased by Duncan Campbell McGregor (1853-1929) and Margaret Jane McGregor (1875-1960), who named their estate ‘Glen-Lyon’ after Duncan McGregor’s birthplace in Perthshire, Scotland. The McGregors were active in municipal affairs and social activities, and played a significant role in the early development of Burnaby. Duncan McGregor served as a city councillor from 1909 to 1912 and was elected reeve of Burnaby in 1913. Margaret McGregor was instrumental in the formation and fundraising activities of the Victoria Order of Nurses in Burnaby. Additionally, the site is historically significant for its association with early social welfare and correctional reform. The estate was sold in 1926 to an inter-denominational religious organization called the Home of the Friendless, which used it as their B.C. headquarters. The organization was charged with several cases of abuse and neglect in 1937, after which a Royal Commission was formed that led to new legislation to regulate and license all private welfare institutions. 'Glen-Lyon' was sold to the provincial government, and was dedicated in 1939 by the Lt.-Gov. E.W. Hamber for use as the New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders (later renamed the New Haven Correction Centre). The Borstal movement originated in England in the late nineteenth century, as an alternative to sending young offenders and runaways to prisons by providing reformatories that focused on discipline and vocational skill. This site’s role as the first North American institution devoted to the Borstal School philosophy was historic, and influenced corrections programs across Canada. The site retains significant features from its development in 1939 as the Borstal School, including a large gambrel-roofed barn designed by Chief Provincial Architect Henry Whittaker of the Department of Public Works that is the only remaining structure of its kind in Burnaby. Between 1941 and 1945 the mansion housed the Provincial School for the Deaf and Blind when the Borstal School was closed temporarily as a war measure during the Second World War.

Defining Elements: Key elements that define the heritage character of 'Glen-Lyon' Mansion include its: - location on a sloping site with expansive southern exposure, adjacent to Marine Drive - residential form, scale and massing of the house as exemplified by its two and one-half storey height, above-ground basement and rectangular plan - Arts and Crafts elements of the house such as its stone foundation, multi-gabled roof line with steep central hipped roof, symmetrical cross-gables, side shed dormers, bellcast upper walls sheathed in cedar shingles and lower walls sheathed in narrow clapboard - original exterior features of the house such as the full width front verandah with square columns, central staircase on the southern elevation, original doors and stained glass windows; and the irregular fenestration such as double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows, bay windows, and projecting windows in the gable ends - original interior features of the house such as the U-shaped main stair designed around two symmetrically placed Ionic columns, and interior trim on the main floor including boxed beams and fireplaces - gambrel-roofed barn with roof vent with finial, sliding hay loft and access doors, small multi-pane windows, and lapped wooden siding - associated landscape features such as the original garden plantings with some exotic and many native specimen trees; the original log pond and its concrete Marine Drive causeway and culvert; rockeries and a rose garden

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Organization: Home of the Friendless; Borstal School; New Haven Correction Centre

Architect: Henry Whittaker

Function: Primary Historic--Estate

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: 003-004-661

Boundaries: 'Glen-Lyon' is comprised of a single residential lot located at 4250 Marine Drive, Burnaby.

Area: 230873.18

Contributing Resource: Building

Ownership: Private

Names: McGregor, Duncan C. (1853-1929); Whittaker, Henry; Home of the Friendless; Borstal School; New Haven Correction Centre

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities; Buildings - Residential

Street Address: 4250 Marine Drive

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

Images

Exterior view of 'Glen-Lyon' Mansion, 2013.. Oblique view from the southeast. thumbnail

Duncan & Margaret McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon' New Haven Barn

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.

Associated Dates: 1939

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Other Names: Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Other Names: Home of the Friendless, New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders, New Haven Correction Centre

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Associated Dates: 1939

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 12183

Enactment Date: 11/12/2006

Description: Designed in a vernacular architectural style, the New Haven Barn is a large gambrel-roofed barn located on the Edwardian era McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon,' overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain and near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.

Heritage Value: The site is historically significant for its association with early social welfare and correctional reform. The estate was sold in 1926 to an inter-denominational religious organization called the Home of the Friendless, which used it as their B.C. headquarters. The organization was charged with several cases of abuse and neglect in 1937, after which a Royal Commission was formed that led to new legislation to regulate and license all private welfare institutions. 'Glen-Lyon' was sold to the provincial government, and was dedicated in 1939 by the Lt.-Gov. E.W. Hamber for use as the New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders (later renamed the New Haven Correction Centre). The Borstal movement originated in England in the late nineteenth century, as an alternative to sending young offenders and runaways to prisons by providing reformatories that focused on discipline and vocational skill. This site’s role as the first North American institution devoted to the Borstal School philosophy was historic, and influenced corrections programs across Canada. The New Haven Barn is a significant feature from its development in 1939 as the Borstal School, designed by Chief Provincial Architect Henry Whittaker of the Department of Public Works, and is the only remaining structure of its kind in Burnaby.

Defining Elements: Key elements that define the heritage character of the New Haven Barn include its: - gambrel-roofed barn with roof vent with finial, sliding hay loft and access doors, small multi-pane windows, and lapped wooden siding

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Organization: Home of the Friendless; Borstal School; New Haven Correction Centre

Architect: Henry Whittaker

Function: Primary Historic--Estate

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: 003-004-661

Boundaries: 'Glen-Lyon' is comprised of a single residential lot located at 4250 Marine Drive, Burnaby.

Area: 230873.18

Contributing Resource: Building

Ownership: Private

Names: Whittaker, George; New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders; New Haven Correction Centre; Borstal School

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities; Buildings - Agricultural

Street Address: 4250 Marine Drive

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

Images

Exterior view of the New Haven Barn, 2013.. Oblique view. thumbnail

Exterior view of the New Haven Barn, 1985 (View from the north. Exterior Photo). Copyright: Windows to Burnaby's Past, Burnaby Historical Society. thumbnail

1966-1967 official directory of Rotary International

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1966

Call Number: 367 ROT 1966

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV003.68.29

Call Number: 367 ROT 1966

Place of Publication: Evanston, Ill.

Publisher: Rotary International

Publication Date: c1966

Physical Description: 480 p. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Paul's" [written in ink over title on cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Directories

Subjects: Organizations - Societies and Clubs

1967-1968 official directory of Rotary International

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1967

Call Number: 367 ROT 1967

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV003.68.30

Call Number: 367 ROT 1967

Place of Publication: Evanston, Ill.

Publisher: Rotary International

Publication Date: c1967

Physical Description: 506 p. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Paul DiFonzo" [underlined, and handwritten in blue ink on cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Directories

Subjects: Organizations - Societies and Clubs

Adventure in service : the story of Rotary -- its origin, growth and influence

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1954

Call Number: 367 ROT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV003.68.25

Call Number: 367 ROT

Place of Publication: Evanston, Ill.

Publisher: Rotary International

Publication Date: c1954

Physical Description: 63 p. : ill., port. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "Charter Member / Larry Desjardins 1959 / Born 1923-1994" [handwritten inside front cover]

Subjects: Organizations - Societies and Clubs

A handbook for Brownies

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941

Edition: 24th ed.

Publication Date: 1955

Call Number: 369.4 BAD

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV015.35.70

Call Number: 369.4 BAD

Edition: 24th ed.

Author: Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941

Publisher: C. A. Pearson

Publication Date: 1955

Printer: Wyman & Sons Ltd.

Physical Description: 62 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "Rosemary Sawkins" [handwritten in pink ink on cover] "Rosemary Sawkins 5312 Pri_e St. V___, 16 BC" [handwritten on inside cover in blue ink]

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides Association; Girl Guides of Canada

Notes: Includes index.

Amanda and the Brownies

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Anderson, Verily, 1915-2010

Publication Date: c1960

Call Number: 823.91 AND

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV015.35.6

Call Number: 823.91 AND

Author: Anderson, Verily, 1915-2010

Contributor: Milroy, Joan

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: University of London Press

Publication Date: c1960

Printer: University of London Press

Physical Description: 128 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Kim Robinson" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "Wendy Robinson" [handwritten in blue ink and crossed out in black on page opposing front pastedown] "Kim Sharon Robinson" [handwritten on page opposing front pastedown] Sticker reading: "Approved by The Canadian Council Girl Guides Association and supplied by its Stores and Deparment and Agencies" [affixed to front endpapers]

Library Subject (LOC): Juvenile fiction; Girls--Societies and clubs

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides Association; Girl Guides of Canada

Notes: "Illustrated by Joan Milroy"--t.p.

The big books for guides

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1933

Call Number: 369.4 STR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV015.35.1

Call Number: 369.4 STR

Contributor: Strang, Herbert, Mrs.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 1933

Series: Big books

Printer: Richard Clay and Sons

Physical Description: 1 vol. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Children's stories; Juvenile literature

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides Association

Notes: "edited by Mrs. Herbert Strang." -- title page

Brownie games

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Knight, A.M.

Edition: Fifth ed.

Publication Date: 1959

Call Number: 369.4 KNI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV015.35.20

Call Number: 369.4 KNI

Edition: Fifth ed.

Author: Knight, A.M.

Place of Publication: s.l.

Publisher: Girl Guides Association

Publication Date: 1959

Printer: Surrey Fine Art Press

Physical Description: 80 p. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "40th Burnaby Pack" [written in black ink on cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Games

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides Association; Girl Guides of Canada

Notes: "compiled by A.M. Night"; Author's full name: Knight, Alice Marjory

Brownie handbook

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Cook, Lyn

Publication Date: 1965

Call Number: 369.4 COO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.17.66

Call Number: 369.4 COO

Author: Cook, Lyn

Contributor: Shadbolt, Frances

Place of Publication: [S.l]

Publisher: Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1965

Physical Description: 136 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22cm

Inscription: "Jane Pankrate"; "Div. 12" [Handwritten in pencil on verso of cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Juvenile literature

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Notes: "Illustrated by Frances Shadbolt" -- title page

The Brownie handbook

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1960

Call Number: 369.4 GIR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV015.35.71

Call Number: 369.4 GIR

Author: Girl Guides of Canada

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Canadian Council of the Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1960

Physical Description: 20 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Georgia Runcic 1940 Moore Burnaby 2, B. C." [handwritten in black ink on cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

The Brownie program : for fun and adventure

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Lee, Linda

Publication Date: 1995

Call Number: 369.46 LEE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919220770

Call Number: 369.46 LEE

Author: Lee, Linda

Contributor: Ohi, Ruth; Woolford, Ross

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Girl Guides of Canada

Publication Date: 1995

Physical Description: 80 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Juvenile literature

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides of Canada

Brownies and guides : a book of rhymes

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stitch, Wilhelmina, 1889-1936

Publication Date: 1932

Call Number: 369.4 STI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV000.30.42

Call Number: 369.4 STI

Author: Stitch, Wilhelmina, 1889-1936

Contributor: Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Methuen & Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: 1932

Printer: Jarrold & Sons., Ltd.

Physical Description: 63 p. ; 17 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Nursery rhymes; Juvenile fiction

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides Association; Pellant, Edith Mary; Girl Guides of Canada

Object History: Item was originally owned by Edith Pellant who was a Girl Guide District Commissioner for North Burnaby and Vancouver in the 1930s and 40s.