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Home interior

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82561
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the interior of a home, including wallpapered walls, newspapers, and a piano.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-132
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the interior of a home, including wallpapered walls, newspapers, and a piano.
Subjects
Musical Instruments - Pianos
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Unidentified woman in front of wood shed

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82562
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a woman sitting in front of a wood shed and holding a baby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-133
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a woman sitting in front of a wood shed and holding a baby.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Rural road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82568
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows house situated beside a road and amongst trees. Photograph was taken in Washington state.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-139
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard shows house situated beside a road and amongst trees. Photograph was taken in Washington state.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black pen on verso reads: "Mama slept very well last night and is gaining a little. Dr. spoke very encouragingly yesterday. Rest are OK. Hope you all are. Dora / Mrs. W J McDonald / Pullman Wash / 1000 Thatuna St"
Images
Less detail

Nashwaak cabin

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1442
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1905 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman and girl standing beside a cabin with a sign "Nashwaak" propped up on a tree stump and leaning against the cabin. There is a washtub to the left side of the photograph. The area appears vacant, and location is not identified.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified woman and girl standing beside a cabin with a sign "Nashwaak" propped up on a tree stump and leaning against the cabin. There is a washtub to the left side of the photograph. The area appears vacant, and location is not identified.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Cabins
Accession Code
BV985.5817.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1905 and 1920]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Gavin House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51363
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 2 x 3.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gavin House taken from a distance at a 3/4 view. Fence posts are visible. This home was designed by architect A. C. Hope.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 2 x 3.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
241-031
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gavin House taken from a distance at a 3/4 view. Fence posts are visible. This home was designed by architect A. C. Hope.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
Images
Less detail

Fairacres Mansion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51376
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 6.5 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back of the Fairacres Mansion. A large tree dominates the right side of the image.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[after 1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 6.5 x 10 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
242-031
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back of the Fairacres Mansion. A large tree dominates the right side of the image.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Less detail

House at Buena Vista

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription245
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 9.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch and a log fence with a gateway in the centre. There is a cobblestone pathway, and two women and a man, standing on the porch. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 9.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch and a log fence with a gateway in the centre. There is a cobblestone pathway, and two women and a man, standing on the porch. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
HV984.51.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Related Material
To see another photograph of the house, see HV984.51.19 and .29
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

House at Buena Vista, Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription247
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.4 x 7.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch area. The house looks like it was renovated with a window put in on the second floor, The stairs, patio and the lawn in front are covered in snow. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 192…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.4 x 7.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch area. The house looks like it was renovated with a window put in on the second floor, The stairs, patio and the lawn in front are covered in snow. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Accession Code
HV984.51.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Related Material
To see another photograph of the house, see HV984.51.17 and .29
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

House at Buena Vista, Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription257
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 9.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch and a log fence with a gateway in the centre. There is a cobblestone pathway leading to the porch. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 9.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house with a large porch and a log fence with a gateway in the centre. There is a cobblestone pathway leading to the porch. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Structures - Fences
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
HV984.51.29
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Related Material
To see another photograph of the house, see HV984.51.17 and .19
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Woman standing on the porch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription258
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.2 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman standing on the front porch of a house with a log fence with a gateway in the centre. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.2 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman standing on the front porch of a house with a log fence with a gateway in the centre. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Structures - Fences
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
HV984.51.30
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Laundry and firewood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription259
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.62 x 10.16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women and a man standing at the back of a house. The women are standing by a large metal basin filled with laundry. One of the women is resting the basin on top of a barrel. The man is standing by and holding a large saw, the kind used in logging, that is half dug into a log on …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.62 x 10.16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women and a man standing at the back of a house. The women are standing by a large metal basin filled with laundry. One of the women is resting the basin on top of a barrel. The man is standing by and holding a large saw, the kind used in logging, that is half dug into a log on a holder. The house may be the same house as the one depicted in photographs HV984.51.17, .19 and .29. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
HV984.51.31
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Stride family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34025
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the exterior of the Stride family home located at Kingsway and 18th Avenue. Two people are traveling in a Model T Ford (with the top down) along the street in front of the house.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Stride family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
001-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the exterior of the Stride family home located at Kingsway and 18th Avenue. Two people are traveling in a Model T Ford (with the top down) along the street in front of the house.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
18th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Stride family house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34026
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Stride family house located at Kingsway and 18th Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Stride family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
001-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Stride family house located at Kingsway and 18th Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
18th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Stride family house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34027
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 10.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Stride family house located at Kingsway and 18th Avenue. It is obscured by trees in blossom.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Stride family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 10.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
001-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Stride family house located at Kingsway and 18th Avenue. It is obscured by trees in blossom.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
18th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
Less detail

Elgin Avenue farmhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35034
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1920 and 1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of an Elgin Avenue farmhouse and surrounding property. The farmhouse is at the left side of the photograph, and a chicken barn is at the right side. This may be 6389 Elgin Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1920 and 1925] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Chamberlain family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
179-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-27
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of an Elgin Avenue farmhouse and surrounding property. The farmhouse is at the left side of the photograph, and a chicken barn is at the right side. This may be 6389 Elgin Avenue.
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Buildings - Agricultural - Barns
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Elgin Avenue
Street Address
6389 Elgin Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Images
Less detail

White family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35176
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the White family home near the corner of Beta Avenue and Pender Street (506 Beta Avenue) in North Burnaby. The family moved their belongings here with wheelbarrows.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-033
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the White family home near the corner of Beta Avenue and Pender Street (506 Beta Avenue) in North Burnaby. The family moved their belongings here with wheelbarrows.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Beta Avenue
Street Address
506 Beta Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
Less detail

Roads and sidewalks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35180
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of dirt roads and sidewalks in Burnaby in the 1920s. George Pearson supervised cement sidewalk building throughout Burnaby during the Great Depression. St. Helen's Roman Catholic Church may be in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-037
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of dirt roads and sidewalks in Burnaby in the 1920s. George Pearson supervised cement sidewalk building throughout Burnaby during the Great Depression. St. Helen's Roman Catholic Church may be in the background.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Sidewalks
Geographic Features - Roads
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Farrington Chicken Ranch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35226
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Farrington brothers' chicken ranch near Central Park at 3907 Chesham Avenue (later renumbered 5384 Chesham Avenue). Brothers Thomas Farrington and Richard Farrington founded Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch in 1919. The laying house is at the left, and the family home is at the right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-083
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Farrington brothers' chicken ranch near Central Park at 3907 Chesham Avenue (later renumbered 5384 Chesham Avenue). Brothers Thomas Farrington and Richard Farrington founded Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch in 1919. The laying house is at the left, and the family home is at the right.
Subjects
Buildings - Agricultural
Animals - Poultry
Agriculture - Poultry
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Wheat Sheaf Poultry Ranch
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Chesham Avenue
Street Address
5384 Chesham Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Images
Less detail

Brookes family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35245
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brookes family home at 441 12th Avenue (later renumbered 7979 12th Avenue), at the corner of 4th Street in East Burnaby. The Brookes family, headed by James Brookes, moved into this house in 1917. The house was later cut in two and moved to another part of the lot, becoming a gard…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-102
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brookes family home at 441 12th Avenue (later renumbered 7979 12th Avenue), at the corner of 4th Street in East Burnaby. The Brookes family, headed by James Brookes, moved into this house in 1917. The house was later cut in two and moved to another part of the lot, becoming a gardener's house in 1927 when "Normanna" was built. Note the greenhouse in front of the house. This house was built by Burnaby's first Reeve, Charles Shaw, and is now a designated heritage site at 7725 4th Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Heritage
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
4th Street
Street Address
7725 4th Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Images
Less detail

Urquhart family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35289
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the backyard garden at "Rowanlea" including Peggy's swing. "Rowanlea" was the home of William Urquhart, his wife, Lillias Urquhart, and daughter Margaret Urquhart (aka Peggy Urquhart). William and Lillias were expert gardeners. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-146
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the backyard garden at "Rowanlea" including Peggy's swing. "Rowanlea" was the home of William Urquhart, his wife, Lillias Urquhart, and daughter Margaret Urquhart (aka Peggy Urquhart). William and Lillias were expert gardeners. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Burford Street
Street Address
6637 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
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