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A chronological history of the Burnaby Historical Society, 1957-1997
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Call Number
- 971.13306 MCG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.13306 MCG
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 53 p. : ill., ports. ;
- Inscription
- "Presented to Burnaby Village Museum by the / Burnaby Historical Society - 1977 / Pixie McGeachie", handwritten in ink on the cover of the book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- Researched and recorded by Pixie McGeachie. Includes facsimilies of newspaper articles.
The Burnaby Historical Society 40 years diary, 1957-1997
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1234
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Wirick, Ellen M.
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Call Number
- 971.13306 WIR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.13306 WIR
- Author
- Wirick, Ellen M.
- Contributor
- Wrigley, Don
- Wrigley, Dorothy
- Peter, Nancy
- Brown, Freeman Don
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- iv, 102, xii p. ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby Historical Society and Manor House papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58445
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965-1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of administrative papers pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society and the Manor House (which was tended to by the Century Park Museum Association).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965-1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS085-002
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-11
- Scope and Content
- File consists of administrative papers pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society and the Manor House (which was tended to by the Century Park Museum Association).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Historical Society correspondence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58168
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968 (date of original) -1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's correspondence, notes and papers pertaining to the Heritage Trust Student Employment Program and newspaper clippings collected by Evelyn Salisbury.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968 (date of original) -1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS061-008
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-24
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's correspondence, notes and papers pertaining to the Heritage Trust Student Employment Program and newspaper clippings collected by Evelyn Salisbury.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Historical Society correspondence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58212
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1986-1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence between the Burnaby Historical Society and the Burnaby Municipal Council.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1986-1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS061-048
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-24
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correspondence between the Burnaby Historical Society and the Burnaby Municipal Council.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97124
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892-2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- ca. 130 linear feet of textual records 30 linear feet of graphic and other material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's administrative records and community archives collection.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892-2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- ca. 130 linear feet of textual records 30 linear feet of graphic and other material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's administrative records and community archives collection.
- History
- The Burnaby Historical Society was founded in 1957. The Historical Society developed a community archives by collecting, compiling and preserving various materials with historical value to the City of Burnaby. It gathered miscellaneous documents, photographs and other items while also soliciting and acquiring entire collections or groups of archival records. In 1991, the Historical Society was provided a permanent space to house their growing collection at the Burnaby Village Museum and they continued to collect and expand their holdings. After the creation of the City of Burnaby Archives in 2001, the Burnaby Historical Society and the City of Burnaby began discussing the possibility of uniting the two collections. In February 2007, an agreement was signed between the two institutions which resulted in the merger of the Society's Community Archives with the City Archives. All records and photographs that had been collected by the Historical Society were transferred into the custody of the City and were moved from the Burnaby Village Museum to the City Archives in the McGill Branch of the Burnaby Public Library. The Burnaby Historical Society disbanded in 2018.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Sound Recording
- Creator
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Burnaby Historical Society papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58169
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and minutes collected by Evelyn Salisbury.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS061-009
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-24
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and minutes collected by Evelyn Salisbury.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Historical Society papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58191
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of file cards filled with information on Central Park residents - part of the Burnaby Historical Society's Heritage Resource Inventory.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS061-031
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-24
- Scope and Content
- File consists of file cards filled with information on Central Park residents - part of the Burnaby Historical Society's Heritage Resource Inventory.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Historical Society papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58299
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1970-1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society. Included in the file are newspaper clippings, reports, correspondence and promotional material.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1970-1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Evelyn Salisbury subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS061-095
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-24
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society. Included in the file are newspaper clippings, reports, correspondence and promotional material.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Historical Society papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58446
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of administrative papers (mostly invitations and letters of thanks for donations) and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society. Also included in the file is a report from Tony Scott on Christmas events that were organised by the Century Park Museum Association.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971-1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS085-003
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-11
- Scope and Content
- File consists of administrative papers (mostly invitations and letters of thanks for donations) and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society. Also included in the file is a report from Tony Scott on Christmas events that were organised by the Century Park Museum Association.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Century Park Museum Association and Burnaby Historical Society subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58443
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965-1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of administrative papers pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society and the Century Park Museum Association, including the Burnaby Historical Society’s constitution. Also included are membership lists, directors reports and donation records for the Century Park Museum Associati…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965-1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-11
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of administrative papers pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society and the Century Park Museum Association, including the Burnaby Historical Society’s constitution. Also included are membership lists, directors reports and donation records for the Century Park Museum Association, as well as protocol for volunteering at the Manor House.
- History
- The Century Park Museum Association was founded under the auspices of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee, to administer Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorative Project, Heritage Village.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Century Park Museum Association
- Notes
- MSS085
- Title based on contents of subseries
George Green subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97443
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934-1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of record collected by the Burnaby Historical Society that were created by or pertain to the work of Burnaby historian George Green.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1934-1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- George Green subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of record collected by the Burnaby Historical Society that were created by or pertain to the work of Burnaby historian George Green.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on content of subseries
- MSS008, MSS014, MSS033, MSS040
Prize winning essays on Burnaby history : Burnaby high school centennial essay contest 1958
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 971.1 PRI Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- [Burnaby]
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (various pagings)
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- Copy 1 of 3.
- Oversized
- Sponsored by the following:
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Burnaby Centennial Committee
- Burnaby School Board
Reflections : serving as an informational journal for the Burnaby Village Museum, volume 1, issue 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6711
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 2000
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR v. 1 no. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR v. 1 no. 1
- Author
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- 8 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes
- Burnaby Village Museum--History
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
One who has served his community well : Richard Bolton, Charles B. Brown, George A. Grant, George Green
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6678
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Forsyth, Mary G.
- et al.
- Publication Date
- 1996
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR
- Author
- Forsyth, Mary G.
- et al.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 1996
- Physical Description
- [22] p. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Subjects
- Government - Local Government
- Notes
- Additional authors: Kathleen A. Moore, Pixie McGeachie, Ann A. Watson
- "...honoured by Reeves and Municipal Councillors of Burnaby before 1965. The Burnaby residents received the gold keeper pin in recognition of excellent work, both paid and volunteer, they did for Burnaby."
- Includes bibliography
Windows to Burnaby's past : a preliminary survey of Burnaby's pre-1930 buildings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary998
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Watson, Ann
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Call Number
- 720.971 BUR Ver. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 720.971 BUR Ver. 1
- Author
- Watson, Ann
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- [540] p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Notes
- "A report of the Burnaby Historical Society." -- Subtitle page
- "Prepared by Ann Watson, assisted by Jim Wolf, for the Burnaby Historical Society, May 13 to August 13th, 1985." -- Title page
- Includes blibliography
- Cross-reference with 720.971 BUR Ver. 2
Windows to Burnaby's past : a preliminary survey of Burnaby's pre-1930 buildings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6686
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Watson, Ann
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Call Number
- 720.971 BUR Ver. 2
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 720.971 BUR Ver. 2
- Author
- Watson, Ann
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Physical Description
- [540] p. : map. ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Notes
- "Project funded by the British Columbia Heritage Trust." -- Cover
- "Prepared by Ann Watson, assisted by Jim Wolf, for the Burnaby Historical Society, May 13 to August 13th, 1985." -- Cover
- Includes bibliography
- Cross-reference with 720.971 BUR Ver. 1
City of Burnaby Archives
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark783
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Albert Street
- Associated Dates
- 2001
- Heritage Value
- The City of Burnaby Archives officially opened on Saturday, November 10, 2001. The Archives is Burnaby's first municipal archives, and is located in the McGill Branch Library. The City Archives functions as a branch of the Office of the City Clerk and operates as the official repository of Burnaby's municipal records, containing records dating back to Burnaby's incorporation in 1892. In 2007, the City of Burnaby Archives expanded its collection mandate to include private as well as public records. On February 14, 2007 an agreement was signed with the Burnaby Historical Society and, as a result, the Archives accepted into its custody the collection of community records that had been maintained and managed by the Historical Society since the 1950s. In the Spring of 2007, these records were transferred from the Burnaby Village Museum to their permanent home in the Archives facility.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Street Address
- 4595 Albert Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Chauffeur's Cottage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark529
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Designed in the British Arts and Crafts style, the Chauffeur's Cottage is situated across from the main entrance to the Ceperley Mansion, and adjacent to the Garage and Stables. A long, narrow single-storey building, it was constructed by joining together two modest estate cottages.
- 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
- Designed in the British Arts and Crafts style, the Chauffeur's Cottage is situated across from the main entrance to the Ceperley Mansion, and adjacent to the Garage and Stables. A long, narrow single-storey building, it was constructed by joining together two modest estate cottages.
- Heritage Value
- The outbuildings at 'Fairacres' are a rare surviving architecturally designed ensemble of agricultural structures that exist in complementary harmony with the main estate house. Architect Robert Mackay Fripp (1858-1917) was retained by the Ceperleys to design several original outbuildings on their estate at the same time as the main house was constructed. The Chauffeur's Cottage illustrates the increasing importance of the automobile in the lives of the wealthy of the early twentieth century. It also demonstrates Grace and Henry Tracy Ceperley's social aspirations and grand-country-estate pretension in having a chauffeur. The cottage's location - close to the garage and convenient, but not adjacent, to the main house - enhances the grand country house landscape design and contributes to the overall composition of the estate's plan. The Arts and Crafts styled Chauffeur's Cottage is important as an indicator of the aesthetic and social sensibilities of the Ceperley family in retaining an architect to design a modest building for staff accommodation.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the 'Fairacres' Chauffeur's Cottage include its: - location, in relation to the main house and in close proximity to the Garage and Stables buildings - side gable roof with cedar shingle cladding - Arts and Crafts architectural features such as the jerkin-headed door hood, a reference to the thatched-roofed cottages of southern England; eight-paned wooden-sash casement windows; and cedar-shingled exterior - two internal brick chimneys - modest, functional interior, with simple trim and lack of pretension
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Architect
- Robert Mackay Fripp
- Function
- Primary Historic--Outbuilding
- 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
- Burnaby Historical Society, Community Archives: Ceperley Photograph Album Burnaby Village Museum, Collection: Chinese ‘Tiger Whiskey’ and opium bottles found during restoration
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Images
H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Estate Gate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark863
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The 'Fairacres Estate Gate' marks the location of one of the original driveway entrances to the estate.
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 140665
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The 'Fairacres Estate Gate' marks the location of one of the original driveway entrances to the estate.
- Heritage Value
- Fairacres was designed as a country estate with a working farm that included over 10 acres of productive berry and vegetable fields, with a large kitchen garden, a root house to store food, and greenhouses heated by steam. The agricultural potential ofthe Deer Lake area made it one of the first parts of the municipality to attract settlement. Construction of the Fairacres Estate represented a shift toward wealthy country estates over more modest farms, and the Ceperleys employed a large staff to manage the estate's agricultural production. Agricultural use of the estate continued when a Catholic order of Benedictine monks purchased the estate as part of the Priory of St. Joseph and the Seminary of Christ the King, and continued to farm the land until 1953. The overall architectural intention of the estate's architect was to reflect the ideals of the Arts & Crafts movement to showcase craftsmanship, and to incorporate high quality materials, including many local materials, such as wood and stone from the site. On the mansion exterior, the rustic style is seen in the use of natural materials such as cedar shingles and siding, cobblestone foundations and chimneys and the half-timbering in gable ends. The estate's remaining gate pillar features the same rustic field and cobblestones used on the mansion. The original estate driveway had two entrances constructed in 1910, each marked by a pair of entry gate pillars which supported iron gates. The main entrance gate pillars which marked the lower driveway and the east pillar of the upper entrance were demolished many years ago and the iron gates removed. A single gate pillar remains marking the upper driveway, adjacent to the Garage and Stables. This gate pillar is a significant site feature and incorporates cobble stone and a carved sandstone capstone.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the ‘Fairacres Estate Gate' include: - setting in relation to the estate boundary and estate buildings - Cobble stone and sandstone construction, which represents a typical Arts and Crafts use of local materials, and matches the extensive use of cobblestone as chimneys and foundations on the Fairacres mansion, as well as the use of sandstone on the mansion's exterior.
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Function
- 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
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Other Collection
- Burnaby Historical Society, Community Archives: Ceperley Photograph Album
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Subjects
- Structures - Fences
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
