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H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Mansion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark526
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- 'Fairacres' is a large, two-and-one-half storey estate house in the British Arts and Crafts style, located in Deer Lake Park, with four associated original outbuildings.
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Henry Tracy & Grace Ceperley Estate
- Burnaby Art Gallery
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Henry Tracy & Grace Ceperley Estate
- Burnaby Art Gallery
- 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
- 'Fairacres' is a large, two-and-one-half storey estate house in the British Arts and Crafts style, located in Deer Lake Park, with four associated original outbuildings.
- Heritage Value
- 'Fairacres' is important as a record of the early years of Burnaby, specifically the Deer Lake area, as a place of tranquility and beautiful scenery in which the wealthy and successful in the burgeoning cities of New Westminster and Vancouver chose to retire or to make their family homes. The main house, which anchors in style and setting the outbuildings on the estate, demonstrates the social, cultural, and aesthetic values of local wealthy businessmen and women of the early twentieth century - values such as appreciation of architectural elegance and grand interior spaces, leisure and recreation, formal landscaped gardens and scenic views. Also important is the association with the English-born and trained architect Robert Mackay Fripp (1858-1917), as this was one of his grandest residential commissions. Steeped in the current architectural trends in Great Britain, Fripp designed this sprawling mansion in the Arts and Crafts style, reflected in the architectural detailing and proportions. The style was common at the time and was often used for estate mansions as a symbol of affluence and good, modern taste as well as an affinity for all things British. Quality is displayed inside and out in the finishes and materials, orchestrated by prominent local contractor, James Charles Allen, including imported English materials of specific value such as imported Medmenham tiles in the fireplace surrounds, one of the earliest documented use of these tiles outside the United Kingdom. Detailed features of the interior woodwork were carved by Scottish-born master wood carver George Selkirk Gibson (1867-1942), who was best known for his many commissions for prominent British Columbia architect Samuel Maclure. The outbuildings at 'Fairacres' are an important record of the functioning of a large estate of the time. The Garage and Stables and the Chauffeur’s Cottage accommodated the use of automobiles, horses and carriages, and in concert with the estate's location near the new British Columbia Electric Railway 'Burnaby Lake' interurban line, illustrate the evolving nature of regional transportation and the growing bedroom communities and estates made possible by increasing options for transportation. Other outbuildings accommodated the agricultural activities that helped support the Ceperley estate. The estate was conceived and funded by American-born Grace E. Dixon Ceperley (1863-1917), who had achieved significant wealth through a bequest from her brother-in-law, Vancouver pioneer Arthur Ferguson. Her husband, Henry Tracy Ceperley (1850-1929), also American-born, was a successful and well-respected businessman who made a significant contribution to the development of the City of Vancouver. The construction of 'Fairacres' spawned the transformation of the Deer Lake area from a farming community into a preferred location for elite suburban homes. 'Fairacres' is significant to the City of Burnaby as its first civic heritage conservation project. Acquired in 1966 for conversion to Burnaby’s first art gallery, it was dedicated in 1967 to mark Canada’s Centennial of Confederation.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the ‘Fairacres’ mansion include its: - setting in relation to the gardens, its former market garden, and the vistas to Deer Lake and other grand homes in the area - side gable roof with prominent dormers and cedar shingle cladding - verandah across the eastern (garden) facade, with its view over the landscaped gardens and the distant mountains - porte cochere with its side steps for those arriving by automobile, and central raised step for those alighting from horse-drawn carriages - rich variety of exterior elements that demonstrate the typical Arts and Crafts use of local materials such as cobble stone chimneys and foundations, wide wooden siding and half-timbering - mixture of double-hung and casement wooden-sash windows, many with multi-paned sash - lavish interior spaces, designed for entertaining on a grand scale, including a billiard room with a beamed ceiling and an inglenook fireplace, and generous living and dining rooms arranged off a central hall - quality of the interior materials such as imported Medmenham tiles in fireplace surrounds, window hardware by Hope and Sons, and leaded stained glass - interior wood work including the staircase, and carvings by George Selkirk Gibson - remaining formal Edwardian garden landscape elements, including the cross-axial plan that reflects the relationship of the mansion to its 'outdoor rooms'
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Architect
- Robert Mackay Fripp
- Function
- Primary Current--Museum
- Primary Historic--Estate
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 004-493-311 Legal Description: Block 3 Except: Part subdivided by Plan 26865, District Lot 79, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 536
- Boundaries
- ‘Fairacres’ is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 17,065.00
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Other Collection
- City of Burnaby, Visual Art Collection: Original rendering by R.P.S. Twizell Burnaby Historical Society, Community Archives: Ceperley Photograph Album Burnaby Village Museum, Collection: Carved dining room panels by G.S. Gibson and other hardware items
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Names
- Ceperley, Grace
- Ceperley, H.T.
- Fripp, Robert Mackay
- Allen, James Charles
- Gibson, George Selkirk
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Douglas Road School class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37693
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 cm print on contact sheet 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students in grades one and two at Douglas Road School standing on the steps of their school in rows. The teacher standing at the back is Annie Adair and Elsie Dawkins is on the far right in the first row.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 cm print on contact sheet 20 x 25 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-281
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students in grades one and two at Douglas Road School standing on the steps of their school in rows. The teacher standing at the back is Annie Adair and Elsie Dawkins is on the far right in the first row.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Douglas Road School class photograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66699
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16. 5 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road School. Annie Adair, is standing behind her students, towards the centre. Standing in the back row, left to right, are; John Waplington, Albert Dawkins, Bob Pontifex, Jean [last name unknown], Eva Scott, [unidentified], Leona …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- William Martin family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16. 5 cm, mounted on card 20 x 25 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 525-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2006-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road School. Annie Adair, is standing behind her students, towards the centre. Standing in the back row, left to right, are; John Waplington, Albert Dawkins, Bob Pontifex, Jean [last name unknown], Eva Scott, [unidentified], Leona Smith, Ying Jung, Bernice Woods, Montague "Monty" Moore and Carl Banning. Seated in the middle row are; [unidentified], Betty Turner, Nancy [last name unknown], Betty Blott, Winona Woods, Margaret Turner, Cora [last name unknown], Greg Waplington, Ella Larson, Mary Lee, Margaret Martin (later Greenall) (later Andrusiak), Scott Johnston, Bobby Foster. Seated in the front row are; [unidentified], Jack Lort, Douglas Henderson, Clive Cunningham, [unidentified], John Moore, Jack Scott, [unidentified], George Tyre, [unidentified], Victor Donnell and Ken Blott.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Adair, Annie T.
- Waplington, John
- Dawkins, Albert
- Pontifex, Bob
- Scott, Eva
- Smith, Leona
- Woods, Bernice
- Moore, A.G. "Al"
- Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
- Banning, Carl
- Turner, Betty
- Blott, Betty
- Woods, Winona
- Turner, Margaret
- Waplington, Greg
- Larsen, Ella
- Lee, Mary
- Andrusiak, Margaret Martin Greenall
- Johnston, Scott
- Foster, Bobby
- Lort, Jack
- Henderson, Douglas
- Cunningham, Clive
- Moore, John Gifford
- Scott, Jack
- Tyre, George
- Donnell, Victor
- Blott, Ken
- Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Skating on Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45971
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 6, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sandy Wood (right) and her sister Dianne Allex, visiting from the Yukon with her children, Sarah, 4 (on her knee), and Samantha, 8. They are at Deer Lake, sitting on rocks, and wearing ice skates and warm clothes. A wire-haired dog carrying a ball in his mouth is visible just behind S…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 6, 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-866
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sandy Wood (right) and her sister Dianne Allex, visiting from the Yukon with her children, Sarah, 4 (on her knee), and Samantha, 8. They are at Deer Lake, sitting on rocks, and wearing ice skates and warm clothes. A wire-haired dog carrying a ball in his mouth is visible just behind Sandy Wood.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Sports - Skating
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "FREEZE-UP FUN...Resting between skating sessions on Deer Lake during this week's cold snap are Burnaby resident Sandy Wood, right, with her sister Dianne Allex, who is visiting from the Yukon with her children, Sarah, 4, and Samantha, 8. Frozen surfaces were expected to last through the weekend but those planning to use the ice should check for safety first."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Oakalla Area
Images
Students at Douglas Road School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription78
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher, Annie Adair, standing in the centre at the very back. The boy standing on the extreme left at the back row is identified as Arthur Blomberg and the boy standing 4th from the left in the middle row is Harold Moore. The ot…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students on the steps of Douglas Road School with their teacher, Annie Adair, standing in the centre at the very back. The boy standing on the extreme left at the back row is identified as Arthur Blomberg and the boy standing 4th from the left in the middle row is Harold Moore. The other students are not identified.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV989.28.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1925
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer identifies photograph as no. 42
- Notes on recto of photograph read: "Douglas Rd. school / Teacher Anne Adair / ARTHUR BLOMBERG / HAROLD MOORE" and "1925"