13 records – page 1 of 1.

Powerhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark731
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1891
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Kingsway
Associated Dates
1891
Heritage Value
Constructed in 1891 between Edmonds and Highland Park on the Central Park Interurban Line, the steam plant provided power to run the line, then operated by Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company. The steam powerhouse was replaced in 1905 by a B.C. Electric substation which was put into operation to receive and distribute power from the B.C.E.R. Buntzen Lake power dam. Prior to Burnaby having its own Municipal Hall, Council meetings were often held at the boarding house adjacent to the powerhouse and in 1892, Burnaby’s first Council meeting was held at the boarding house in 1892.
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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'The Gables'

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark516
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
'The Gables' is a one and one-half storey plus basement residence with a distinctive cross-gambrel roof. The foundations and first storey facade are constructed of granite rubble-stone with raised pointing, and the remainder of the house is clad in cedar shingles. It is now part of the Tudor Grove …
Associated Dates
1920
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
John & Christina Mackie House
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
John & Christina Mackie House
Geographic Access
Arbroath Street
Southoaks Crescent
Associated Dates
1920
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 10314
Enactment Date
15/01/1996
Description
'The Gables' is a one and one-half storey plus basement residence with a distinctive cross-gambrel roof. The foundations and first storey facade are constructed of granite rubble-stone with raised pointing, and the remainder of the house is clad in cedar shingles. It is now part of the Tudor Grove residential complex.
Heritage Value
The residence is valued as the house of John Mackie (1879-1937) and Christina Mackie (1881-1959) and is significant as the last house remaining from the original Highland Park subdivision. The area was first laid out in 1902, and then remarketed by C.L. Merritt and Company in 1911 as 'Gilley Park - the Suburb Beautiful.' Located on the B.C. Electric Railway interurban line, this was one of many middle-class commuter suburbs in Burnaby promoted during the Edwardian era. These suburbs were reflective of the City Beautiful Movement, a process of urbanization that sought to create morally, socially and aesthetically uplifting civic environments. The site is significant as a rare example of a modest residence incorporating high quality Arts and Crafts stylistic elements. Unusual for a house of this moderate scale, the foundation, first storey walls and chimney are constructed of rough-dressed granite. John Mackie was a stone mason, and it is assumed that he undertook the work himself. The cross gambrel roof is an unusual feature, relatively uncommon in B.C., from which the house derives its name, ‘The Gables.’
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of 'The Gables' include its: - location in the original Highland Park subdivision - vernacular residential form, scale and massing as exemplified by the one and one-half storey plus basement height, inset porch and symmetrical, rectangular plan - cross-gambrel roof with closed eaves and returned lower edges, clad with cedar shingles - Arts and Crafts influence as exemplified in its use of natural materials such as rough-dressed granite rubble-stone foundation, first storey walls and chimney, and cedar shingle siding on the upper storey - other elements of masonry construction, such as the granite window-box brackets, granite stair cheeks and granite interior chimney with rustic cap - wooden-sash windows - house name, ‘The Gables,’ carved into a granite block on the left-hand pier of the front porch
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Function
Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
Primary Current--Single Dwelling
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
002-837-765
Boundaries
'The Gables' is comprised of a single residential lot located at 6445 Arbroath Street, Burnaby.
Area
5453.12
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
6445 Arbroath Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Edison Road Power House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36086
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original), copied November 26, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edison Road Power House, of the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Ltd., the first electric interurban street railway in North America. This power house stood between Vancouver Road (Kingsway) and the line to Vancouver. (Edison Road is now Griffiths Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original), copied November 26, 1975
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Columbian Newspaper subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 14 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
222-009
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-19
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edison Road Power House, of the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co. Ltd., the first electric interurban street railway in North America. This power house stood between Vancouver Road (Kingsway) and the line to Vancouver. (Edison Road is now Griffiths Avenue).
Subjects
Buildings - Industrial - Powerhouses
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Lillias Urquhart

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35281
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (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 Mrs. Lillias Urquhart in the garden at "Rowanlea," the family home. Rowan trees line the street alongside telephone poles. Lillias Urquhart was married to William Urquhart. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (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.
204-138
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Lillias Urquhart in the garden at "Rowanlea," the family home. Rowan trees line the street alongside telephone poles. Lillias Urquhart was married to William Urquhart. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Names
Urquhart, Lillias
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6637 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
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Lillias Urquhart

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35282
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (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 Mrs. Lillias Urquhart under a rose trellis with her pet dog, Fluff. The home was located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street and was called "Rowanlea." The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (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.
204-139
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Lillias Urquhart under a rose trellis with her pet dog, Fluff. The home was located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street and was called "Rowanlea." The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Geographic Features - Gardens
Names
Urquhart, Lillias
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6637 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
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Men riding bicycles

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3101
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.4 x 21.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved road lined with electric poles on both sides and a wood plank sidewalk on one side of the road. There are two men in suits and bowler hats riding bicycles and another man in suit and bowler hat standing on the sidewalk. The sun is casting long shadows from the left side of the…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.4 x 21.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a paved road lined with electric poles on both sides and a wood plank sidewalk on one side of the road. There are two men in suits and bowler hats riding bicycles and another man in suit and bowler hat standing on the sidewalk. The sun is casting long shadows from the left side of the photograph. An earlier catalogue record from 1988 conjectures that the photograph may be of Kingsway in Burnaby, possibly near Gilley looking east towards Griffiths Avenue. The record also dates the negative, ca. 1914.
Subjects
Transportation - Bicycles
Geographic Features - Roads
Geographic Features - Sidewalks
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Griffiths Avenue
Accession Code
HV972.11.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1914]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
14/8/2006
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
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Peggy Urquhart

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35280
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (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 Peggy Urquhart with a pet dog and cat in front of the family home, "Rowanlea." William Urquhart built this house for his family around 1919 at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street (Edmonds area). The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths A…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (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.
204-137
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Peggy Urquhart with a pet dog and cat in front of the family home, "Rowanlea." William Urquhart built this house for his family around 1919 at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street (Edmonds area). The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Animals - Cats
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Geographic Features - Gardens
Names
Frederick, Margaret "Peggy" Urquhart
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6637 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
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Rowanlea

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35283
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (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 Urquhart family home after its completion. A woman and her dog are faintly visible standing on the steps. The house was built section by section over several years and called "Rowanlea" because of Rowan trees around property. The home was located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (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.
204-140
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Urquhart family home after its completion. A woman and her dog are faintly visible standing on the steps. The house was built section by section over several years and called "Rowanlea" because of Rowan trees around property. The home was located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6637 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
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Steve McPherson in front of John Archibald house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18737
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1947 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the home of John "Archibald" and Laura McPherson located at 2534 Gifffiths Avenue (address after 1959: 6729 Griffiths Avenue). Laura and Archibald's son Steve McPherson is front of the house, holding onto the handle bars of a bicycle. The house was built by Archibald McPherson around …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the home of John "Archibald" and Laura McPherson located at 2534 Gifffiths Avenue (address after 1959: 6729 Griffiths Avenue). Laura and Archibald's son Steve McPherson is front of the house, holding onto the handle bars of a bicycle. The house was built by Archibald McPherson around 1947 or 1948 with an addition added on later.
Names
McPherson, Steve
McPherson, John Archibald "Archibald"
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6729 Griffiths Avenue
Accession Code
BV022.10.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1947 and 1949]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-05-16
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Archie & Laura McPherson House / 2534 Giffiths Ave / circa 1940's / original homestead. Addition / added later to right side / window you see is kitchen / My uncle Steve McPherson / in front on his bike"
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Urquhart family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35284
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919 (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 William Urquhart with baby daughter, Peggy Urquhart (Margaret Urquhart, later Margaret Frederick). The photograph was taken on the Urquhart property. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919 (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.
204-141
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of William Urquhart with baby daughter, Peggy Urquhart (Margaret Urquhart, later Margaret Frederick). The photograph was taken on the Urquhart property. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Names
Frederick, Margaret "Peggy" Urquhart
Urquhart, William
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6637 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Less detail

Urquhart family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35288
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 Urquhart menagerie: dog, Fluff; goats Patsy (black) and Corey (white); goose, Mollie, and her goslings, Goosey and Gander; and, miscellaneous ducks and chickens. This photograph was taken at the Urquhart family home, "Rowanlea," located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. Th…
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.
204-145
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Urquhart menagerie: dog, Fluff; goats Patsy (black) and Corey (white); goose, Mollie, and her goslings, Goosey and Gander; and, miscellaneous ducks and chickens. This photograph was taken at the Urquhart family home, "Rowanlea," located at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Geographic Features - Gardens
Animals - Goats
Animals - Poultry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6637 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Less detail

Urquhart family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35294
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 goats, Patsy and Corey, by the duck pond in the back yard of "Rowanlea," the Urquhart family home built by William Urquhart at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
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.
204-151
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of goats, Patsy and Corey, by the duck pond in the back yard of "Rowanlea," the Urquhart family home built by William Urquhart at Griffiths Avenue and Burford Street. The house was previously numbered 2674, then changed to 6625, and later 6637 Griffiths Avenue.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Animals - Goats
Animals - Poultry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Griffiths Avenue
Street Address
6637 Griffiths Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Less detail

Walker family children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35370
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (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 William Walker family children. Back, left to right: James Walker and Helen Walker. Middle, left to right: John Walker and Edith Walker. Front: Maurine Walker. The Walker children are in front of the Walker family home, 2463 Hudson Street (later changed to 6469 Arbroath Street…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (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.
204-227
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the William Walker family children. Back, left to right: James Walker and Helen Walker. Middle, left to right: John Walker and Edith Walker. Front: Maurine Walker. The Walker children are in front of the Walker family home, 2463 Hudson Street (later changed to 6469 Arbroath Street). William Walker, their father, built this house.
Names
Walker, Edith
Walker, Helen
Walker, James
Walker, John
Walker, Maurine
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Arbroath Street
Street Address
6469 Arbroath Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
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