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England House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark501
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Mary England Residence is a one and one-half storey, wood-frame, Period Revival cottage with a steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof. Situated on Griffiths Drive within the Edmonds neighbourhood of Burnaby, the Mary England Residence has an original attached garage.
- Associated Dates
- 1930
- Formal Recognition
- Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Mary England Residence
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Mary England Residence
- Geographic Access
- Griffiths Drive
- Associated Dates
- 1930
- Formal Recognition
- Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Council Resolution
- Enactment Date
- 26/05/2003
- Description
- The Mary England Residence is a one and one-half storey, wood-frame, Period Revival cottage with a steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof. Situated on Griffiths Drive within the Edmonds neighbourhood of Burnaby, the Mary England Residence has an original attached garage.
- Heritage Value
- The Mary England Residence, built in 1930, is valued as a representation of the period revival styles that were popular in the era between the two World Wars. At this time, it was considered the height of fashion for a house to reflect historical styles, even when combined in an eclectic manner, that expressed a domestic ideal of cozy traditionalism. The Mary England Residence is an exuberant example of this trend. Half-timbering, multi-paned and leaded casement windows and a steeply pitched, cross-gabled roof impart a storybook cottage charm. Its first owner, Mary England, was employed for several years as stenographer at the old Burnaby Municipal Hall. An original attached garage is evidence of the growing presence of automobiles in domestic life of the 1930s. Additionally, the Mary England Residence is a testament to the continued suburban growth of the Edmonds neighbourhood. During the Edwardian era, the area experienced a housing boom. Its proximity to New Westminster, coupled with its regional transportation links, made it an attractive area for middle-class residences. Despite the economic recession of the 1930s, the Edmonds area continued to develop with modest but handsome housing.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Mary England Residence: - location, in the Edmonds neighbourhood of East Burnaby - residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its one and one-half storey height with full basement, rectangular plan and steeply pitched cross-gabled roof - Period Revival elements such as rough-cast stucco, half-timbering, minimal eave overhangs, arched entry with glazed wooden front door, and arched-top feature window - mixture of windows including: double-hung, multi-paned wooden sash windows in double assembly; 6-over-1 double-hung wooden sash windows in multiple assembly; multi-paned casement windows; and straight-leaded feature windows - external parged chimney and two internal chimneys - attached front-gabled garage - associated landscape features including mature deciduous trees and fruit trees
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Edmonds
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D.011-115-424
- Boundaries
- The Mary England Residence is comprised of a single residential lot located at 7276 Griffiths Drive, Burnaby.
- Area
- 1404.26
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Documentation
- City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, Heritage Site Files
- Street Address
- 7276 Griffiths Drive
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Capitol Hill kids
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36509
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 14 x 10 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of Capitol Hill kids standing on and around the Model A Ford that they bought between them for $10.00. The kids in the front are; Lena Wilson, Teddy Armstrong, Larry Armstrong, Glen Wilson, Don Henderson, and Jack Chapman. The kids in the back are; Norman Wilson, Ken Wilson, …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 14 x 10 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 287-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-22
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of Capitol Hill kids standing on and around the Model A Ford that they bought between them for $10.00. The kids in the front are; Lena Wilson, Teddy Armstrong, Larry Armstrong, Glen Wilson, Don Henderson, and Jack Chapman. The kids in the back are; Norman Wilson, Ken Wilson, Dickie Parrott, unidentified, and Tom Babbitt. They are parked on Ellesmere Avenue.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Names
- Wilson, Lena
- Armstrong, Teddy
- Armstrong, Larry
- Wilson, Glen
- Henderson, Donald
- Chapman, Jack
- Wilson, Norman
- Wilson, Ken
- Parrott, Dickie
- Babbitt, Tom
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on title on verso of print
- Copied in col. from sepia original
- Note on verso of print identifies individuals
- Geographic Access
- Ellesmere Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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