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Harold Edward Winch collection

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1914]-2003

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: approx. 23 cm of textual records + approx. 600 photographs (b&w + col.)

Scope and Content: Collection consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch's family life and political career. It includes photographs of Winch's parents, family, and wife Jessie, as well as photographs, correspondence and other textual records from Harold's political work and experiences, a travel diary, gues…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: approx. 23 cm of textual records + approx. 600 photographs (b&w + col.)

Scope and Content: Collection consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch's family life and political career. It includes photographs of Winch's parents, family, and wife Jessie, as well as photographs, correspondence and other textual records from Harold's political work and experiences, a travel diary, guest books, and certificates. The collection includes a number of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and New Democratic Party newspapers. The collection also includes records relating to Winch's death, such as obituaries, memorials, articles, and a guest book. Finally, the collection includes a small number of records relating to Winch's father, Ernie Winch, and his own political career. The collection has been arranged into five series: 1) Harold E. Winch biographical records (1933-2003) 2) Harold E. Winch photographs series (1914-[ca. 1990]) 3) Harold E. Winch political photograph album and records series ([1937]-1993) 4) Harold E. Winch personal records series (1949-1993) 5) Harold E. Winch newspaper collection series (1936-1986)

History: Harold Edward Winch (June 18, 1907-February 1, 1993) was born in Loughton, Essex, England to Ernest “Ernie” Edward Winch (March 22, 1879-January 11, 1957) and his wife Linda Marian (nee Hendy). Harold was the eldest of six children; the others were Eileen, Charlie, Grace, Alan, and Eric. Ernest moved to BC in 1909, followed by Linda, Harold, and Eileen in 1910. The remaining children were born in BC. Ernie, a brick mason, built the family a series of homes in the Lower Mainland as the family moved around for a number of years, living in Burnaby, White Rock, Mission, and Vancouver before finally settling back in Burnaby. Ernie Winch joined the Social Democratic Party of Canada in 1911 and became secretary of the party in 1913, and was heavily involved in trade unions and the labour and socialist movements. He helped re-establish the Socialist Party of Canada (BC) in 1932, which soon merged with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). Ernie was a CCF MLA in Burnaby from 1933 until his death in 1957, following which his son-in-law Cedric Cox (husband of Eileen) won the seat in a byelection. Ernie was particularly interested in institutions, including jails, mental hospitals, and industrial schools, and founded the New Vista Society in 1943 to provide a live-in rehabilitation program to women with psychiatric problems. The organization later expanded to focus on low-cost housing for seniors, and an apartment complex was built for this purpose in Burnaby. Both Ernie and Harold were lifelong members of the New Vista Society board of trustees. Harold Winch trained as an electrician, but also followed his father into politics, serving as a CCF MLA in Vancouver East from 1933 to 1953 – Ernie and Harold were two of the first seven CCF MLAs. The Winches set a Guinness world record for the longest father-and-son parliamentary tenure. Like his father, Harold was also highly involved in the labour movement, and acted as a liaison between workers and government during the Depression, particularly during the relief camp strike in Vancouver in 1935 which precipitated the On to Ottawa trek. He was the leader of the BC CCF from 1938 to 1953, and Leader of the Opposition from 1941 to 1953. In 1953, Harold stepped down from provincial politics to enter the federal arena, and served as a CCF MP for Vancouver East from 1953 to 1961, when the CCF became the New Democratic Party (NDP); Harold continued to serve as an NDP MP from 1961 to 1972, when he retired for health reasons. In federal office, Harold remained dedicated to the working class and humanitarian causes, issuing reports on subject such as unemployment, veterans’ rights, low-cost housing for seniors, animal welfare, drug addiction, and mental health concerns. Harold earned honorary law degrees from both UBC (1973) and SFU (1974). He was involved in numerous humanitarian and other organizations and his roles included president and treasurer of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; co-founder of the Immigrant Services Society of Vancouver; director of the Boag Foundation; and lifelong member of the Association for Protection of Fur Bearing Animals. Harold married Dorothy Ada Hutchinson (December 1, 1907-October 24, 1974) on May 11, 1929. They had three children: Donald, Gerald ("Jerry"), and Shirley. Following Dorothy’s death, Harold married Jessie Margaret Mendels (nee Sweezey) (June 29, 1913-May 9, 2006) on May 19, 1981. Jessie grew up in Grand Forks, BC, and her family moved to Vancouver when she was in high school. Her first husband was George Edward Mendels (November 2, 1905-September 2, 1978). She had no children. Jessie served as a St. John’s ambulance driver during World War II. She was also active in the CCF and NDP parties in BC, having been Provincial Secretary for the CCF in the 1940s, a vice-president of the party in the 1950s, and Provincial Secretary for the NDP in the 1960s. Like Harold, she later served as a director of the Boag Foundation. Jessie traveled widely throughout her life. The collection contains a small number of Jessie’s photographs. Harold Winch died in White Rock, where he and Jessie had retired, on February 1, 1993.

Responsibility: Winch, Harold Edward

Accession Code: BV013.12

Date: [1914]-2003

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Arrangement: Records within fonds have been arranged by subject and format.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Family and political photograph album

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1914-1977

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 85 photographs)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Series: Harold E. Winch photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 album (ca. 85 photographs)

Scope and Content: Item is a photograph album containing ca. 85 photographs, including both personal and work-related subjects such as the Winch family and homes, and Winch's political work and travels. Also included are some textual records relating to Winch's political work.

Subjects: Government - Federal Government; Government - Provincial Government

Names: Winch, Harold Edward; Winch, Linda Marian Hendy; Winch, Grace; Winch, Eileen; Winch, Ernest "Ernie"; Winch, Eric; Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"; New Democratic Party; Douglas, Tommy; MacInnis, Grace

Accession Code: BV013.12.11

Date: 1914-1977

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; A selection of photographs from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV013.12.36 to BV015.35.117)

Images

Family and political photograph album, 1914-1977 thumbnail

Documents

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A winter in India : light impressions of its cities, peoples and customs

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Spens, Archibald B.

Publication Date: 1914

Call Number: 915.4 SPE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.5.24

Call Number: 915.4 SPE

Author: Spens, Archibald B.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company

Publication Date: 1914

Physical Description: xii, 302 p. : ill., pl., maps ; 21 cm.

Inscription: "E129" [written vertically on outside spine] "W-2v" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front paste down] "4500 915.4 S748" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] Printed label on front paste down with the following filled in VOLUME NO. "40 129" OF TRAVELLING LIBRARY NO. "198" THE PROPERTY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA [40 and 198 handwritten in black ink. 129 handwritten in pencil and circled New York Times short review of book cut out and pasted onto title page

Library Subject (LOC): India--Social life and customs

Notes: "with 95 Illustrations in half tone from photographs by the Author"--T.p.

Excursions in northern British Columbia and Yukon Territory and along the North Pacific Coast : excursions C8 and C9; no.10

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Geological Survey of Canada; Canada. Department of Mines

Publication Date: 1913

Call Number: 557.1 GSC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV986.53.45

Call Number: 557.1 GSC

Author: Geological Survey of Canada; Canada. Department of Mines

Place of Publication: Ottawa

Publisher: Government Printing Bureau

Publication Date: 1913

Series: Guide book (Geological survey of Canada)

Physical Description: 179 p. : ill., maps (some folded) ; 20 cm.

Inscription: Stamped inside: "Kennco Library"

Library Subject (LOC): Geology--British Columbia; Geology--Yukon; British Columbia--Description and travel; Canada, Western--Description and travel; Yukon--Description and travel

Notes: "Excursions C8 and C9."; Six maps on folded leaves in pocket.; Includes bibliographies.

Manual of instructions for the survey of Dominion lands

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Canada. Department of the Interior

Edition: 8th ed.

Publication Date: 1913

Call Number: 526.9 CAN 1913

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV984.58.32

Call Number: 526.9 CAN 1913

Edition: 8th ed.

Author: Canada. Department of the Interior

Place of Publication: Ottawa

Publisher: Government Printing Bureau

Publication Date: 1913

Physical Description: v-xxxvi; 210 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.

Inscription: insignia: "Corporation of Land Surveyors" "Province of British Columbia"

Library Subject (LOC): Surveying--Canada--Public lands; Surveying--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Canada

Notes: "Issued by the authority of the Honourable Minister of the Interior."

Preparation of Map Showing Government Lands in Red and Roads

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 79947

Meeting Date: 29-Jan-1912

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 79947

Meeting Date: 29-Jan-1912

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 79947

29-Jan-1912 Meeting Minutes

Government Grants for Road Allowance re DL 71 and DL 141

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 76602

Meeting Date: 8-Jan-1912

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 76602

Meeting Date: 8-Jan-1912

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 76602

8-Jan-1912 Meeting Minutes

Richard Bolton subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912 (date of original)-[1941]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and graphic material

Scope and Content: Subseries consist of material created by Richard Bolton, who worked for Burnaby from 1911-1951, in many capacities.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912 (date of original)-[1941]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Richard Bolton subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and graphic material

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1991-03; BHS1986-09

Scope and Content: Subseries consist of material created by Richard Bolton, who worked for Burnaby from 1911-1951, in many capacities.

History: Richard Bolton was born in Sunderland, England in the 1880s. He immigrated to Canada on May 26,1911. Later that year he was employed as an accountant by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby. He lived with his brother George in New Westminster before purchasing his own property on North Arm Road (now Marine Drive), building a bungalow that he moved into in the summer of 1916. During World War I, Richard was promoted to Municipal Treasurer, a position he held until he retired. In 1919, he received three months leave of absence to return to Sunderland to marry Mary Gertrude Hern, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Hern. Richard and Mary had two daughters, Nancy (b.1920) and Mary (b. 1923), that they raised in their family home located at 859 Marine Drive in South Burnaby. Both daughters were born at home, assisted by the Victorian Order of Nurses and the local doctor. The V.O.N. were established in Burnaby in 1912 and Richard Bolton supported and helped the Order every opportunity he had until his death on November 16, 1962. During the heart of the Depression, the family home became the meeting place for friends and relatives who could not find employment. During this time, Richard had discussions with Ernie Winch and others about seniors housing in Burnaby. The first phase was constructed between 1949 and 1956. In 1938, Richard was appointed Justice of the Peace by the Provincial Government but never accepted any remuneration for his duties. During this time period, Burnaby was under commissionship and when Commissioner Hugh M. Fraser became ill, Richard assumed his duties. He filled the position as Acting Commissioner and treasurer, and converted back to treasurer when the Reeve and Councillors of the Corporation of the District of Burnaby were reinstated in 1943. In 1951, Richard retired as treasurer for the City but he continued to chair the Debt Retirement Board until it became redundant in the late 1950s. On June 24, 1959, Reeve Allan Emmott presented the Gold Key to Burnaby to Richard.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Bolton, Richard

Notes: PC159, PC249, MSS153; Title based on creator of subseries

Government grant

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains Council minutes and correspondence discussing the application for government road work grants.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2329

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains Council minutes and correspondence discussing the application for government road work grants.

Media Type: Textual Record

District lot 172

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1921

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, assessment roll, notes, and data regarding jurisdiction over and governance of District Lot 172. File also includes 1 transparent plan of this lot, 1917.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1921

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2434

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, assessment roll, notes, and data regarding jurisdiction over and governance of District Lot 172. File also includes 1 transparent plan of this lot, 1917.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.

Flume - Kent Road and Gunn Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1914

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains agreement between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and J.H. Nasmyth and E.D. Taylor for changing the location of a flume constructed by Nasmyth and Taylor under the Government Street Bridge and moving it across Gunn Road for the purposes of conveying lumber to and from their…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1914

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2445

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains agreement between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and J.H. Nasmyth and E.D. Taylor for changing the location of a flume constructed by Nasmyth and Taylor under the Government Street Bridge and moving it across Gunn Road for the purposes of conveying lumber to and from their mill. Fill also includes correspondence related to the construction of a flume on Kent Road and one ink and pencil plan of "Bridge over Flume on Gunn Road."

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.

Government Road

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912 (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 looking east on Government Road from the Haddon family house. One of the men in the photo is Robert Haddon. The other two people are unidentified. Note the loose gravel roadway and the bridge over Eagle Creek.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912 (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.: 204-425

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph looking east on Government Road from the Haddon family house. One of the men in the photo is Robert Haddon. The other two people are unidentified. Note the loose gravel roadway and the bridge over Eagle Creek.

Subjects: Structures - Bridges; Geographic Features - Streams; Geographic Features - Roads

Names: Haddon, Robert

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Eagle Creek; Government Road

Historic Neighbourhood: Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Government Road Area

Images

Government Road, 1912 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

J.E. and Hephezebah Ward

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original)

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 Lieutenant Colonel James E. Ward standing next to his wife Hephzebah, who is sitting in a wicker chair outside on the front porch. They look to be on the porch of the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908 the couple came t…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Richard Hardy family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 312-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1993-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lieutenant Colonel James E. Ward standing next to his wife Hephzebah, who is sitting in a wicker chair outside on the front porch. They look to be on the porch of the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908 the couple came to Burnaby and opened the post office (naming it Lozells because when they lived in Birmingham England, Hepezebah was a parishioner in the Anglican Parish of Lozells).

Names: Ward, James E.; Ward, Hephzebah

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Government Road Area

Images

J.E. and Hephezebah Ward, [1912] (date of original) thumbnail

Richard and Edith Hardy

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original)

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 Richard and Edith Hardy standing inside a fenced yard. Edith has her arms around Richard's shoulders. They are most likely at the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908, Col. James Ward and his wife Hepezebah came to Burna…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Richard Hardy family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 312-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1993-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of Richard and Edith Hardy standing inside a fenced yard. Edith has her arms around Richard's shoulders. They are most likely at the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908, Col. James Ward and his wife Hepezebah came to Burnaby and opened the post office (naming it Lozells because when they lived in Birmingham England, Hepezebah was a parishioner in the Anglican Parish of Lozells).

Names: Hardy, Richard; Hardy, Edith

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Government Road Area

Images

Richard and Edith Hardy, [1912] (date of original) thumbnail

Ward family

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Ward Family, including children and grandchildren sitting outside. They are most likely on the porch of the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908, Col. James Ward and his wife Hepezebah came to Burnaby and opened the p…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Richard Hardy family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 312-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1993-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Ward Family, including children and grandchildren sitting outside. They are most likely on the porch of the Lozells Post Office at the north eastern corner of the Great Northern tracks and Piper Road. In 1908, Col. James Ward and his wife Hepezebah came to Burnaby and opened the post office (naming it Lozells because when they lived in Birmingham England, Hepezebah was a parishioner in the Anglican Parish of Lozells).

Names: Ward, Hephzebah; Ward, James E.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Government Road Area

Images

Ward family, [1912] (date of original) thumbnail

R.F. Anderson House

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Description: The R.F. Anderson House is a large, two-and-one-half storey Arts and Crafts style wood frame house, now located in Deer Lake Park, built as a family home and now used as institutional offices.

Associated Dates: 1912

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Other Names: Robert Fenwick & Bessie Anderson House, Anderson Residence

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Other Names: Robert Fenwick & Bessie Anderson House, Anderson Residence

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Associated Dates: 1912

Formal Recognition: Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Bylaw No. 9807

Enactment Date: 23/11/1992

Description: The R.F. Anderson House is a large, two-and-one-half storey Arts and Crafts style wood frame house, now located in Deer Lake Park, built as a family home and now used as institutional offices.

Heritage Value: The R.F. Anderson House contributes to the overall stylistic ambiance of the area and demonstrates that a range of architectural features can be read as a cohesive whole. Although designed primarily in the British Arts and Crafts genre, as were other residences around Deer Lake, it also displays some influences of the popular Craftsman style. It was constructed in the Deer Lake Crescent subdivision, which was originally promoted as an upper class neighbourhood. It represents one of the first residential developments in the City of Burnaby that required buildings to be of a specific value, thus demonstrating the desire for exclusivity among the successful businessmen who chose to settle in the area. The house and grounds illustrate the social, cultural, lifestyle and leisure sensibilities of a successful local businessman and his family in the early twentieth century; Anderson was a New Westminster hardware merchant and Justice of the Peace. The development of the house and grounds within a controlled suburban context also illustrate the values of the owners in the Deer Lake Crescent subdivision, such as social aspiration, racial exclusivity, demonstration of architectural taste, importance of a landscaped garden, and the provision of facilities for fashionable leisure pursuits such as lawn tennis. The estate makes an important contribution to the residential grouping now preserved within Deer Lake Park, and demonstrates the broad social mix of those who chose to live in the area at a time when it was in transition from a market gardening area to a more exclusive residential community. The R.F. Anderson House is important for its association with local architect Frank William Macey (1863-1935), the first resident architect in Burnaby. Macey was born and trained in England where he was well-respected for having published two standard texts for the architectural profession. He settled in Burnaby in the first decade of the twentieth century and obtained a number of commissions from prominent businessmen who were building grand homes in the new community of Deer Lake. He designed these houses mostly in the British Arts and Crafts style.

Defining Elements: Key elements that define the heritage character of the R.F. Anderson House include its: - location within a park setting in relation to the W.J. Mathers House - irregular massing of the exterior and its cladding of drop-siding, with half-timbering and rough-cast stucco in the gables - picturesque irregular roofline, including an alteration in pitch over the front verandah, with cedar shingle cladding - interior plan with its generous entrance hall, staircase, and massive staircase window with leaded-lights - multiple-assembly wooden-sash casement windows - quality of interior features such as the Douglas Fir woodwork (some with original varnish finish); original hardware supplied by Anderson's hardware company; and original fireplaces with ornate tile surrounds - setting with the imprint of the lawn tennis court, now a garden terrace, and some of the original plantings

Locality: Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Architect: Frank William Macey

Function: Primary Current--Government Office; Primary Historic--Single Dwelling

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: P.I.D. No. 007-525-931 Legal Description: North 225 feet Lot 'C', District Lot 79, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 6884

Boundaries: The R.F. Anderson House is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.

Area: 63,100.00

Contributing Resource: Building; Landscape Feature

Ownership: Public (local)

Documentation: Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2

Names: Macey, Frank W.

Street Address: 6450 Deer Lake Avenue

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

Images

Exterior view of the R.F. Anderson House, 2015.. Oblique view from the northeast. thumbnail

Rear elevation of the R.F. Anderson House, 2015. City of Burnaby. thumbnail

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Oakalla Prison

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1912

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Royal Oak Avenue

Associated Dates: 1912

Heritage Value: The Oakalla Prison Farm opened in 1912 and was hailed as the most modern facility of its kind. Initially designed to hold 150 men and 50 women, by the 1950s, the population was well over 1000. A working farm, the prison had its own dairy, vegetable gardens and livestock. From the beginning, the location of Oakalla on 185 acres of scenic land next to Burnaby's Deer Lake was the source of contention with residents petitioning the government to relocate the prison and by 1979 it was decided to close the farm and 64 acres of land were transferred to Burnaby for inclusion on the Deer Lake Park. In 1991, Oakalla closed forever and the buildings were demolished to make way for a new residential housing development and an expansion of the park.