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W.J. Mathers House 'Altnadene'
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark532
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The W.J. Mathers House 'Altnadene', is a two-and-one-half storey wood frame house set in a large terraced garden, now located in Deer Lake Park. Built as a family home, it is designed in the British Arts and Crafts style enriched by Tudor, Romanesque, and medieval details.
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- William & Mary Mathers Residence
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- William & Mary Mathers 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 W.J. Mathers House 'Altnadene', is a two-and-one-half storey wood frame house set in a large terraced garden, now located in Deer Lake Park. Built as a family home, it is designed in the British Arts and Crafts style enriched by Tudor, Romanesque, and medieval details.
- Heritage Value
- 'Altnadene' 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 the owners in the Deer Lake Crescent subdivision: such values as social aspiration, racial exclusivity, demonstration of architectural taste, importance of a landscaped garden, and the provision of facilities for fashionable pursuits such as lawn tennis. The estate is historically significant for its connection to William John Mathers (1859-1929), an early pioneer who arrived in New Westminster in 1876, an enterprising grain dealer, businessman, alderman, president of the Board of Trade and various other local organizations, and a 'public spirited and progressive citizen.' Designed for Mathers and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Jane (Whelan) Mathers (1869-1939), by Burnaby architect Frank William Macey (1863-1935), the Arts and Crafts style of the Mathers House contributes to the overall stylistic ambiance of the collection of homes now preserved in Deer Lake Park, displaying an eclectic array of details that give it a unique identity. 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 mostly in the British Arts and Crafts style and introduced the use of rough-cast stucco for building exteriors, a characteristic for which he was renowned. The house also has an important connection to Burnaby’s history as it later served as a convalescent home for soldiers wounded on the battlefront during the First World War. Indicative of the evolving functionality of the site, a classroom wing was added in 1939 after Benedictine Monks acquired the house and it was operated as the Seminary of Christ the King.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of 'Altnadene' include its: - prominent corner location within a park setting, in relation to the Anderson residence - irregular form and massing - irregular roof line, including a central pyramidal hipped section and open gable ends to front and sides, with cedar shingle cladding - exterior of rough-cast stucco and half-timbering - eclectic exterior details such as the Tudor arches of the verandah; and the medieval crenellations of the tower - mixture of double-hung and casement, with transom, wooden-sash windows - massive chimneys of Clayburn firebrick - surviving interior details such as fireplaces, doors and leaded glass - wrought iron gates, massive gate-posts inscribed with 'Altnadene' and granite walls at the corner entry of the property
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Function
- Primary Current--Recreation Centre
- Primary Historic--Estate
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 007-527-241 Legal Description: Lot 'B', District Lot 79, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 6642
- Boundaries
- 'Altnadene' is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6490 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 17,065.00
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Other Collection
- City of Burnaby: Salvaged original elements from the house, including fireplace surrounds, doors and hardware
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
W.J. Mathers House 'Altnadene' Gate & Wall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark858
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The gate and wall of the W.J. Mathers House 'Altnadene' form an integral part of the heritage character of this historic estate, which includes a two-and-one-half storey wood frame house set in a large terraced garden, now located in Deer Lake Park. Built as a family home, it is designed in the Bri…
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- William & Mary Mathers Residence
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- William & Mary Mathers Residence
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 13196
- Enactment Date
- 13/05/2013
- Description
- The gate and wall of the W.J. Mathers House 'Altnadene' form an integral part of the heritage character of this historic estate, which includes a two-and-one-half storey wood frame house set in a large terraced garden, now located in Deer Lake Park. Built as a family home, it is designed in the British Arts and Crafts style enriched by Tudor, Romanesque, and medieval details.
- Heritage Value
- 'Altnadene' 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 the owners in the Deer Lake Crescent subdivision: such values as social aspiration, racial exclusivity, demonstration of architectural taste, importance of a landscaped garden, and the provision of facilities for fashionable pursuits such as lawn tennis. The estate is historically significant for its connection to William John Mathers (1859-1929), an early pioneer who arrived in New Westminster in 1876, an enterprising grain dealer, businessman, alderman, president of the Board of Trade and various other local organizations, and a 'public spirited and progressive citizen.' The landscape of the estate featured a landmark granite capstone wall and wrought iron gate surrounding the front garden and terraced lawns of the mansion. The overall architectural intention was to reference medieval English estates by surrounding the ‘castle’ with a stone wall with gated entrances. The stone material for the construction of the wall was quarried from large ‘glacial erratic’ granite boulders found on the property. The highly decorative wrought iron gate was designed and made by artisan James A. Blair, a Scottish blacksmith employed by the Westminster Iron Works in 1912. The design for the 'double' driveway gate was featured in the company’s original catalogue as 'Design No. 152'. These gates are a very unusual and rare example of their type and are some of the most elaborate surviving examples in the City.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the gate and wall at 'Altnadene' include its: - wrought iron gates, massive gate-posts inscribed with 'Altnadene' and granite walls at the corner entry of the property
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Organization
- Westminster Iron Works
- Function
- Primary Current--Recreation Centre
- Primary Historic--Estate
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 007-527-241 Legal Description: Lot 'B', District Lot 79, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 6642
- Boundaries
- 'Altnadene' is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6490 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 17,065.00
- Contributing Resource
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Cathleen Mathers at Alice in Wonderland party
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38886
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cathleen Mathers dressed in a costume for an Alice in Wonderland party held as part of the St. Alban's Strawberry Social, 1912. The party was held at the Hart House, the estate belonging to Frederick J. Hart in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-205
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cathleen Mathers dressed in a costume for an Alice in Wonderland party held as part of the St. Alban's Strawberry Social, 1912. The party was held at the Hart House, the estate belonging to Frederick J. Hart in the Burnaby Lake area.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Costumes
- Events - Parties
- Names
- Mathers, Cathleen
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption accompanying photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6664 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Mathers house, [1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/405-002.jpg?width=280)
Mathers house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38324
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house at Deer Lake, which also served as the Seminary of Christ the King.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 405-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-5
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house at Deer Lake, which also served as the Seminary of Christ the King.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mathers house, [1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/405-002.jpg)
Mathers house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38354
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers House, Deer Lake. This house was also known as Altnadene and was designed by architect Frank Macey and built for William and Mary Mathers in 1912. In 1939, the Benedictine Monks converted the mansion into the Seminary of Christ the King which operated until 1953. In 1971…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 17.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 416-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2001-6
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers House, Deer Lake. This house was also known as Altnadene and was designed by architect Frank Macey and built for William and Mary Mathers in 1912. In 1939, the Benedictine Monks converted the mansion into the Seminary of Christ the King which operated until 1953. In 1971, Burnaby purchased the building for use as part of the Arts Centre and designated it as a heritage property in 1992.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mathers House, [1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/405-003.jpg?width=280)
Mathers House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39806
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house at Deer Lake, which also served as the Seminary of Christ the King.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 405-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-5
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house at Deer Lake, which also served as the Seminary of Christ the King.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mathers House, [1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/405-003.jpg)
![Mathers House, [1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/405-004.jpg?width=280)
Mathers House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39807
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house at Deer Lake, which also served as the Seminary of Christ the King.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 405-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-5
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house at Deer Lake, which also served as the Seminary of Christ the King.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mathers House, [1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/405-004.jpg)
![Mathers House, [1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/405-005.jpg?width=280)
Mathers House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39808
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house at Deer Lake, which also served as the Seminary of Christ the King.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 405-005
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-5
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house at Deer Lake, which also served as the Seminary of Christ the King.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mathers House, [1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/405-005.jpg)
Mathers House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93617
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 9, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of part of the exterior of Mathers House (Altnadene). Mathers House was built in 1912 and purchased by Burnaby in 1971 for use as part of the James Cowan Centre, now the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The photograph is taken facing west and shows the house's verandah and tower.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 9, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-574
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of part of the exterior of Mathers House (Altnadene). Mathers House was built in 1912 and purchased by Burnaby in 1971 for use as part of the James Cowan Centre, now the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The photograph is taken facing west and shows the house's verandah and tower.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Buildings - Civic
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Chapman, Fred
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 20
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mathers house, [1912] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0057_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Mathers house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription166
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1912] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house in 1912. There is a family (perhaps the W.J. Mathers family) sitting on the stone-walled patio. Note the electric power pole to the right side of the photograph located close to the house. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various ar…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house in 1912. There is a family (perhaps the W.J. Mathers family) sitting on the stone-walled patio. Note the electric power pole to the right side of the photograph located close to the house. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mather, the house otherwise known as "Altnadene" was built in 1911-1912 for Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Mathers of New Westminster by architect F.W. Macey who lived on Douglas Road. The house was occupied by the family from late-1912 until mid-1935. The original photographs have been taken by professional photographers.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.57.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1912] (date of original), copied 1985
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-19
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Mathers house, [1912] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0057_0001_001.jpg)
![Mathers house, [1913 or 1916] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0057_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Mathers house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription167
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1913 or 1916] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house with two children on the stone-walled patio and a girl on the lawn. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mathers, the house otherwise known as…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house with two children on the stone-walled patio and a girl on the lawn. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mathers, the house otherwise known as "Altnadene" was built in 1911-1912 for Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Mathers of New Westminster by architect F.W. Macey who lived on Douglas Road. The house was occupied by the family from late-1912 until mid-1935. he original photographs have been taken by professional photographers. The accession register dates the photograph ca. 1913 while the inscription dates it 1916. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Altnadara [sic] 1916."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.57.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1913 or 1916] (date of original), copied 1985
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-19
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Mathers house, [1913 or 1916] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0057_0002_001.jpg)
![Mathers house, [between 1925 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0057_0003_001.jpg?width=280)
Mathers house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription168
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house in 1935. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mathers, the house otherwise known as "Altnadene" was built in 1911-1912 for Mr. and Mrs. W.J. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house in 1935. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mathers, the house otherwise known as "Altnadene" was built in 1911-1912 for Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Mathers of New Westminster by architect F.W. Macey who lived on Douglas Road. The house was occupied by the family from late-1912 until mid-1935. The original photographs have been taken by professional photographers. The accession register dates the photograph ca. 1935 while the inscription dates it late-1920's. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "late '20s."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.57.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1985
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-19
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Mathers house, [between 1925 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1985 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0057_0003_001.jpg)
Mathers House Cowan Centre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93670
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 18, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the rear exterior of Mathers House (Altnadene), which was purchased by Burnaby in 1971 for use as part of the James Cowan Centre, now the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The photograph is taken facing southeast.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 18, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-627
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the rear exterior of Mathers House (Altnadene), which was purchased by Burnaby in 1971 for use as part of the James Cowan Centre, now the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. The photograph is taken facing southeast.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Surridge, Jack
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 76
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Mathers House pottery workshop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97638
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Diane Bowman ad Jane Keay working on pottery during a workshop at the W. J. Mathers House in Deer Lake Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2937
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Diane Bowman ad Jane Keay working on pottery during a workshop at the W. J. Mathers House in Deer Lake Park.
- Subjects
- Arts - Sculptures
- Arts
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2937-1: "Diane Bowman works on a clay mask at a pottery workshop at Burnaby's Mather House."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2937-2: "Jane Keay checks the progress of a bowl she's spinning at a pottery workshop at Burnaby's Mather House."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Park
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
![Mathers House pottery workshop, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2937-1.jpg)
R.F. Anderson House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark531
- 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
- 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
Douglas Road School Class
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35760
- 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 a Douglas Road School, mixed grade class. Identified: (back row, left to right) Wilbur Reid, Chuck Bowy, Herbert McConnell, George Tyre, Alistair Westcott, Monty Moore, John Waplington, and Joe Hirst. (Third row, left to right) Florence Cowan, Margaret Scott, Jean Woods, Ruby Boucher,…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-618
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Douglas Road School, mixed grade class. Identified: (back row, left to right) Wilbur Reid, Chuck Bowy, Herbert McConnell, George Tyre, Alistair Westcott, Monty Moore, John Waplington, and Joe Hirst. (Third row, left to right) Florence Cowan, Margaret Scott, Jean Woods, Ruby Boucher, Vivien. Three Pontifex children, Albert Dawkins, and Eileen Mathers are also in the picture. The teacher (behind John) is Elsie Rummel (later McMurray).
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Boucher, Ruby
- Bowy, Chuck
- Cowan, Florence
- Dawkins, Albert
- Douglas Road School
- Hirst, Joe
- Mathers, Eileen
- McConnell, Herbert
- Moore, A.G. "Al"
- Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
- Reid, Wilbur
- Rummel, Miss
- Scott, Margaret
- Tyre, George
- Waplington, John
- Westcott, Alistair
- Woods, Jean
- McMurray, Elsie Rummel
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Douglas Road School class leaders
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35157
- 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 class leaders at Douglas Road School. Back: Billy Mathers and Teddy Norman (son of school janitor). Front: Agnes Angus, Frances Waplington and Rosalie "Rolie" Moore.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of class leaders at Douglas Road School. Back: Billy Mathers and Teddy Norman (son of school janitor). Front: Agnes Angus, Frances Waplington and Rosalie "Rolie" Moore.
- Names
- Angus, Agnes
- Douglas Road School
- Mathers, Billy
- Pierce, Rosalie "Rolie" Moore Barrett
- Norman, Teddy
- Fleming, Frances Waplington
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4861 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
In the field
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34502
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.6 x 11.7 cm mounted on cardboard 13.2 x 18.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of women and children standing outside in a field near Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road. Children at front of group, left to right: [unidentified], holding woman's hand; Maude Travers (future Mrs. W. Baine), holding hat; Kathleen Sprott, at front wearing hat; Robbie Travers, boy in whit…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.6 x 11.7 cm mounted on cardboard 13.2 x 18.9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 023-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of women and children standing outside in a field near Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road. Children at front of group, left to right: [unidentified], holding woman's hand; Maude Travers (future Mrs. W. Baine), holding hat; Kathleen Sprott, at front wearing hat; Robbie Travers, boy in white wearing hat; Jack Hart, boy in dark clothes; and, [first name unknown] Bond, girl at end. Children in middle of group, left to right: Mary Stone Sprott, wearing hat standing behind girl holding hat; Edwyna Hart (future Mrs. A.F. Peers), at behind with bow on head; Kathleen Mathers; Dick Peers, seen behind between two girls; and, Mary Gavin, blonde girl. Women and older girls at back of group, left to right: Dolly Bond (Mrs. Wylde of Seattle), wearing hat at left; Kitty Hill (future Mrs. W.J. Peers); Florence Hart (future Mrs. H.W. Godwin); Betty Peers (future Mrs. T. Freebairn-Smith of California); Helen Fanny Sprott, wearing hat; Grace Woodward (Mrs. V. Zala), wearing hat; Miss H.J. (Harriet Julia) Woodward (kindergarten teacher), in front; and, Bess Hart (future Mrs. Bird), behind Miss Woodward.
- Names
- Freebairn-Smith, Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Peers
- Gavin, Mary
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Bird, Elizabeth "Bess" Cross Hart
- Hart, Frederick John "Jack"
- Mathers, Kathleen
- Peers, Edwyna Hart
- Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
- Peers, Richard Dominic "Dick"
- Nadin, Kathleen Sprott
- Daniels, Mary Stone Sprott
- Travers, Maude
- Travers, Robbie
- Woodward, N.J.
- Wylde, Dolly Bond
- Zala, Grace Woodward
- Sprott, Helen Fanny
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Identification key accompanying (in envelope marked BHS 23.1), including labeled drawing
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Speech given by Florence Hart Godwin May 28, 1973 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory281
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1911-1917
- Length
- 0:04:49
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's memories of the Mathers family home, the Mathers children and husband and wife, H.T. and Grace Ceperley. She also mentions the Anderson house and the Bateman house at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Florence (Hart) Godwin's memories of the Mathers family home, the Mathers children and husband and wife, H.T. and Grace Ceperley. She also mentions the Anderson house and the Bateman house at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Date Range
- 1911-1917
- Photo Info
- Arthur Morrow, Kingsley Hart, Florence Hart (later Godwin), and Katherine Maude "Kitty" Hill (later Peers) in the woods at the south side of Deer Lake photographed by W.T. Cooksley [1908]. Item no. HV976.139.3
- Length
- 0:04:49
- Names
- Mathers, Billy
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Interviewer
- Burnaby Arts Council
- Interview Date
- May 28, 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a speech given by Florence Hart Godwin at a Burnaby Arts Council meeting held May 28, 1973. Major themes discussed are: pioneer families and early residences in the Burnaby Lake District.
- Biographical Notes
- Florence Hart was born in 1898 in New Westminster. Florence first saw Burnaby in April of 1905 on a trip made by horse and buggy from the family home in New Westminster where her father worked as a real estate agent. By 1911, he had built a permanent home for his family in Burnaby, building what is now known as the Hart house and is currently owned by the municipality. Frederick John “Fred” Hart married Alice Chapman in Yale BC on August 13, 1895. They had four children together; Kingsley Chapman born May 27, 1897, Florence Elizabeth born October 23, 1898, and ten years later, Edwyna and Jack. They followed their family nurse, Miss Maude Woodward to Burnaby and purchased thirteen acres of land at Deer Lake to build a summer cottage. Mrs Hill and the children spent the summer months there while Frederick continued working in New Westminster, joining his family on the weekends. Florence Hart attended Douglas Road School before boarding at Crofton House in Vancouver. Kingsley Hart had enlisted in the army on March 23, 1915 when he was only seventeen years old. He was killed in action on September 26, 1916. The Hart family then moved to Kerrisdale, Vancouver. Florence worked at the Carnegie Library. On August 7, 1922 Florence Hart married Harold “Hal” Godwin and moved back to Edmonds in Burnaby where they remained for their entire married lives. In 1929, Florence and Harold’s daughter, Elizabeth Godwin was born. Alice (Chapman) Hart died May 24, 1935 at the age of sixty-eight. Frederick John Hart died August 29, 1945 at the age of seventy-seven. Florence Hart Godwin was named Good Citizen of Burnaby in 1971 and received a life membership to the IODE (Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire) for her long tenure. Both Florence and her husband Harold were awarded life memberships from the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) for more than half a century of service. Harold Ward Godwin died December 12, 1962 at the age of sixty-six.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:33:50
- Interviewee Name
- Godwin, Florence Hart
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track four of speech given by Florence Hart Godwin
Track four of speech given by Florence Hart Godwin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-005-1/MSS137-005-1_Track_4.mp3
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
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