George S. & Jessie Haddon House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark508
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The George and Jessie Haddon House is a symmetrical two-storey Dutch Colonial-style house with a side-gambrel roof and shed dormers. It is situated in the Burnaby Lake neighborhood in East Burnaby.
- Associated Dates
- 1922
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1922
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12064
- Enactment Date
- 19/06/2006
- Description
- The George and Jessie Haddon House is a symmetrical two-storey Dutch Colonial-style house with a side-gambrel roof and shed dormers. It is situated in the Burnaby Lake neighborhood in East Burnaby.
- Heritage Value
- Built in 1923, the George and Jessie Haddon House is a significant example of the romantic period revival styles that were popular during the period between the two World Wars. These traditionally styled homes reflected ongoing pride in past traditions but also recognized the modern ideals of economy and good design. At the time, houses displayed traditional and readily-identifiable historical styles as a hallmark of good taste. The use of the various Colonial Revival styles had gained new popularity during the 1920s, and this design could have originated in a residential pattern book, which were in wide circulation and used to expedite residential projects. This house displays the typical features of the Dutch Colonial style, imported from the eastern United States and relatively rare on the West Coast. The house originally featured an unusual porte-cochere with tapered supports, that indicated the growing importance of automobiles at the time. The house was built for George Samuel Haddon (1886-1971) and his wife Jessie (née Reade) Haddon, whom he married in 1915. George Haddon, who was born in British Columbia, was a prominent Vancouver figure and served as Secretary of the Vancouver General Hospital. Following Jessie's death, George Haddon was remarried to Alice Margaret Currie (1890-1951). The George and Jessie Haddon House is further valued for its connection with the continued development of the Burnaby Lake neighbourhood in the 1920s. The area was highly desirable to wealthy Vancouver and New Westminster residents because of its scenery, and easy access was provided by the British Columbia Electric Railway 'Burnaby Lake' interurban line, which opened in June 1911. The Haddon House illustrates the evolving nature of regional transportation and the growing communities made possible by increasing options for transportation. The house originally stood on a larger lot, and was relocated in 2006 to allow for subdivision and legal protection. The current owners restored the porte-cochere in 2014.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the George and Jessie Haddon House include its: - location within the Burnaby Lake neighbourhood - residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its two-storey height and gambrel roof with shed dormers - rough-cast stucco cladding - Colonial Revival details such as the symmetrical façade and massing, and side-gambrel roof with shed dormers - additional exterior features such as an interior chimney, exposed purlins and window boxes supported on large projecting brackets - wooden front door with glazed insets - interior features including original staircase, and wooden door and window trim
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Builder
- William Dodson
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D.026-745-127
- Boundaries
- The George and Jessie Haddon House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 5558 Buckingham Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 1080
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Documentation
- City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, Heritage Site Files
- Street Address
- 5558 Buckingham Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
![Buckingham Elementary recycling collectors, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2438.jpg?width=280)
Buckingham Elementary recycling collectors
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96880
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grade 6 students Jennifer Chui, Lindsay Herberts, and Stephanie Standerwich, who collect recyclables during Buckingham Elementary's lunch hour. The school received a provincial environmental award.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2438
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of grade 6 students Jennifer Chui, Lindsay Herberts, and Stephanie Standerwich, who collect recyclables during Buckingham Elementary's lunch hour. The school received a provincial environmental award.
- Subjects
- Persons - Students
- Environmental Issues
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Jennifer Chui, Lindsay Herberts and Stephanie Standerwich are Grade 6 students who cruise the halls of Buckingham Elementary at lunch hour, collecting recyclables. The school has been honored with a provicial envirnmental award."
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Street Address
- 6066 Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Buckingham Elementary recycling collectors, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2438.jpg)
![Millennium Fair at Buckingham Elementary School, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3169.jpg?width=280)
Millennium Fair at Buckingham Elementary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98089
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Buckingham Elementary School students dressed up as Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson with a satellite phone at the school's Millennium Fair.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3169
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Buckingham Elementary School students dressed up as Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson with a satellite phone at the school's Millennium Fair.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: ""Alexander Graham Bell," Clement Luah, 12, a Grade 7 student at Buckingham Elementary, places a call on his satellite phone to his assistant, "Thomas Watson," Brock Fabbro, 11, at the school's Millennium Fair. Students dressed up as historical figures and created exhibits showing how they changed the world in the last 1000 years."
- Geographic Access
- Buckingham Avenue
- Street Address
- 6066 Buckingham Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Millennium Fair at Buckingham Elementary School, [1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3169.jpg)