Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark563
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Public building.
- Associated Dates
- 1948
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1948
- Description
- Public building.
- Heritage Value
- The Capitol Hill Community Hall was designed by local architect Harold Cullerne (1890-1976). After Cullerne returned from service during the First World War, he joined J.H. Bowman in a partnership that lasted from 1919 to 1934. After Bowman retired in 1934, Cullerne practiced on his own, continuing to work on schools and institutional buildings, such as the Art Deco Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver. In 1944, Cullerne designed a community hall for Capitol Hill; the scheme was delayed, and redesigned before it was finally built after the end of the Second World War. A simple front gabled roof hall structure, this hall is a monument to community spirit, erected by community members on a volunteer basis, and used for community events for over half a century. The hall replaced two earlier structures, both destroyed by fire, that had served the same purpose.
- Locality
- Capitol Hill
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Architect
- Harold Cullerne
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Street Address
- 361 Howard Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Application for the Construction of a New Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53904
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69990
- Meeting Date
- 6-Nov-1944
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69990
- Meeting Date
- 6-Nov-1944
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48041
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47775
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jul-1949
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47775
- Meeting Date
- 11-Jul-1949
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Capitol Hill Community Hall architectural drawing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58381
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1943
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (oversize)
- Scope and Content
- Item is an architectural drawing for a proposed design for the "new" Capitol Hill Community Hall by Vancouver architect Harold Cullerne (it was turned down).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1943
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (oversize)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS077-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-33
- Scope and Content
- Item is an architectural drawing for a proposed design for the "new" Capitol Hill Community Hall by Vancouver architect Harold Cullerne (it was turned down).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Responsibility
- Architectural drawing by Harold Cullerne
Capitol Hill Community Hall minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58380
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1943-1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Capitol Hill Community Hall minute book. Letters, such as one addressed to W.J. Dynes (foreman on the construction of the Hall) dated March 17, 1943 from the Department of Education, have been tucked in between the notebook pages.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1943-1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS077-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-33
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Capitol Hill Community Hall minute book. Letters, such as one addressed to W.J. Dynes (foreman on the construction of the Hall) dated March 17, 1943 from the Department of Education, have been tucked in between the notebook pages.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Construction of Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48226
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47488
- Meeting Date
- 7-Feb-1949
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47488
- Meeting Date
- 7-Feb-1949
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Construction of Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49080
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48941
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jun-1947
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48941
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jun-1947
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49123
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48889
- Meeting Date
- 19-May-1947
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 48889
- Meeting Date
- 19-May-1947
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36396
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. Workmen are relaxing, standing high on a ledge just below the unfinished roof, as community members stand below them, smiling.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 258-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. Workmen are relaxing, standing high on a ledge just below the unfinished roof, as community members stand below them, smiling.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Street Address
- 361 Howard Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Funds for the Construction of the New Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53919
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70005
- Meeting Date
- 20-Nov-1944
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 70005
- Meeting Date
- 20-Nov-1944
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Plans for the Construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport47824
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47980
- Meeting Date
- 14-Nov-1949
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47980
- Meeting Date
- 14-Nov-1949
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request for Work to be Done in Connection with Clearing the Site for the New Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53221
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69303
- Meeting Date
- 15-Jan-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69303
- Meeting Date
- 15-Jan-1945
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Tenders for the Construction of Capitol Hill Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49561
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49178
- Meeting Date
- 14-Jan-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 49178
- Meeting Date
- 14-Jan-1946
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Tenders for the Construction of Community Hall on Lots 1 and 2, Block 81, DL 127 in Accordance with the Plans Submitted by the Capitol Hill Community Hall Association
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53803
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69889
- Meeting Date
- 3-Jul-1944
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69889
- Meeting Date
- 3-Jul-1944
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Construction of the Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36397
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. The construction workers are all bent over, busily working on the roof and its supports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 258-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. The construction workers are all bent over, busily working on the roof and its supports.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Street Address
- 361 Howard Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Construction of the Community Hall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. The construction workers are all taking a break to look at the camera from their positions on the roof, the roof's ledge and the ground. A dog is also at the construction site.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 258-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-21
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. The construction workers are all taking a break to look at the camera from their positions on the roof, the roof's ledge and the ground. A dog is also at the construction site.
- Subjects
- Construction
- Buildings - Recreational - Community Halls
- Occupations - Labourers
- Animals - Dogs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Street Address
- 361 Howard Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Capitol Hill Community Association subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription24
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1943-1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a photograph of William Dynes, Capitol Hill Community Hall minute book, and architectural plans for the Association's hall.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1943-1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-12
- BHS1992-33
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a photograph of William Dynes, Capitol Hill Community Hall minute book, and architectural plans for the Association's hall.
- History
- The Capitol Hall Community Association was formed in 1912, with meetings held in a machine shop located south of Hastings Street. By 1923, the Association had moved to the original Howard Avenue School at Howard and Francis, but the building was destroyed by fire in 1924. A new hall was erected south of Hastings Street in 1926 and was used for Association activities until 1943 when it was also destroyed by fire. From 1943 until late 1947, Capitol Hill Community Association meetings were held in a variety of places, including the United Church Hall, Mrs. Wilson’s house on Ellesmere, Capitol Hill School, Harry Royle’s Store and Mrs. Wood’s house on North Warwick. Various plans and sketches for a new hall were discussed, including one by architect Harold Collerne, but it was turned down. By June of 1944, members decided on the Howard Avenue site on Dynes Park, north of Hastings Street. Two applications for building permits were turned down. In 1946, the Municipal Clerk finally requested tenders for the erection of the hall. In 1947, a "temporary” hall was built on the present site and remains there to this day. Planning and construction was carried out with George Green as Chairman of the Building Committee and William James Dynes as Foreman. The members were in the new hall by December 1947.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC282, MSS077
![William James Dynes, [between 1943 and 1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/282-001.jpg?width=280)
William James Dynes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36500
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1943 and 1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William James Dynes, the foreman on the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. He is wearing a fedora, a plaid scarf, and a tweed overcoat.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1943 and 1947]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 282-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William James Dynes, the foreman on the construction of the Capitol Hill Community Hall. He is wearing a fedora, a plaid scarf, and a tweed overcoat.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Labourers
- Names
- Dynes, William James
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![William James Dynes, [between 1943 and 1947] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/251/282-001.jpg)