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Andy Johnson House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark515
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Andy Johnson House is a large, one and one-half storey plus above-ground basement wood-frame mansion on a rubble-stone granite foundation with a red terra cotta pantile roof and an octagonal corner turret. The building stands in a prominent location on a corner lot on Kingsway, one of Burnaby’s…
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Formal Recognition
- Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Andrew M. & Margaret Johnson House 'Glenedward'
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Andrew M. & Margaret Johnson House 'Glenedward'
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Formal Recognition
- Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Council Resolution
- Enactment Date
- 26/05/2003
- Description
- The Andy Johnson House is a large, one and one-half storey plus above-ground basement wood-frame mansion on a rubble-stone granite foundation with a red terra cotta pantile roof and an octagonal corner turret. The building stands in a prominent location on a corner lot on Kingsway, one of Burnaby’s main transportation and commercial corridors, and stands adjacent to the Burlington Square Development.
- Heritage Value
- The Andy Johnson House 'Glenedward' is a valued representation of a prominent upper middle-class family dwelling from the pre-First World War era. Andrew M. Johnson (1861-1934), an early Vancouver pioneer, and his wife Margaret built this house in 1912, in an imposing style favoured by the newly wealthy of the prewar boom period. Born in Norway, Andrew Johnson arrived in Vancouver just months after the Great Fire of 1886 and went into partnership with J. (Ollie) Atkins in a transportation company that became the Mainland Transfer Company, eventually the largest of its kind in Vancouver. Johnson also operated Burnaby's historic Royal Oak Hotel, once located on the opposite corner from his estate. Additionally, the Andy Johnson House is significant for the high-quality design and construction of both the house and its landscaped setting. Designed in the British Arts and Crafts style, the house exhibits a rare degree of opulence in building materials, including imported terra cotta roof tiles, oak and walnut interior millwork, and stained glass manufactured by the Royal City Glass Company. The rubble-stone foundations and perimeter walls were obtained from two massive granite glacial erratic boulders found on the property. The house has been relocated closer to the corner, but the encircling stone walls, the gate posts and gates manufactured by the Westminster Iron Works and some of the original plantings have been retained. A grouping of three giant Sequoias, other mature deciduous trees and massings of shrubbery indicate the type of landscape setting considered appropriate for an estate house in the early years of the twentieth century.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Andy Johnson House include its: - corner location on Kingsway at Royal Oak Avenue - residential form, scale and massing as expressed by the one and one-half storey height, above-ground basement, octagonal corner turret and rectangular plan - British Arts and Crafts details such as the use of natural indigenous materials, half-timbering in the gables and dormers, picturesque roofline, cedar shingle siding, extended eaves, native granite rubble-stone foundation with red-coloured mortar, and granite piers and chimneys - additional exterior features such as the central front entrance, elaborate wrap-around verandah, porte-cochere and balcony at second storey lighted with original cast iron electric lanterns - red terra cotta pantile roof cladding - fenestration, such as double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows with stained glass and leaded lights in the upper sash - original interior features such as fireplaces, wainscoting finished with oak and walnut millwork, and three-quarter sawn oak flooring - associated landscape features including three giant Sequoias. granite walls, granite gate posts and wrought iron gates
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
- Builder
- J.C. Allen
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Eating or Drinking Establishment
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 003-004-538
- Boundaries
- The Andy Johnson House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 5152 Kingsway, Burnaby
- Area
- 1424.21
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 5152 Kingsway
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Royal Oak Apartments
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34604
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 5.0 x 5.0 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at 3501 Kingsway (renumbered as the 5000 block of Kingsway) and Royal Oak Avenue, with Vancouver Business Maintenance and The Royal Oak Apartments now located in the building.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 5.0 x 5.0 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 066-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at 3501 Kingsway (renumbered as the 5000 block of Kingsway) and Royal Oak Avenue, with Vancouver Business Maintenance and The Royal Oak Apartments now located in the building.
- Names
- Royal Oak Hotel
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Royal Oak Apartments, [April 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6063_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Royal Oak Apartments
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1678
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [April 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at 3501 Kingsway (renumbered as the 5000 block of Kingsway) and Royal Oak Avenue, with Vancouver Business Maintenance and The Royal Oak Apartments now located in the building.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at 3501 Kingsway (renumbered as the 5000 block of Kingsway) and Royal Oak Avenue, with Vancouver Business Maintenance and The Royal Oak Apartments now located in the building.
- Names
- Royal Oak Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.6063.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [April 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-05
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Street, Frank
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written in blue ballpoint pen on verso of photograph reads: "TAKEN BY FRANK STREET"
Images
![Royal Oak Apartments, [April 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6063_0001_001.jpg)
The Royal Oak Apts
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34584
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue, 3501 Kingsway (renumbered as the 5000 block of Kingsway). A sign at the front of the building reads, "The Royal Oak Apts."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 058-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue, 3501 Kingsway (renumbered as the 5000 block of Kingsway). A sign at the front of the building reads, "The Royal Oak Apts."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Apartments
- Names
- Royal Oak Hotel
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
![Royal Oak Hotel, [1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/449-010.jpg?width=280)
Royal Oak Hotel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38515
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the Royal Oak Hotel at Kingsway and Royal Oak (3501 Kingsway, old street numbering). Three men (who have been identified by a note on the back of the card as Andrew Johnson, T.C. Hicks and W. Hicks) can be seen standing at the front steps of the hotel while a Burnaby Police…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 449-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of the Royal Oak Hotel at Kingsway and Royal Oak (3501 Kingsway, old street numbering). Three men (who have been identified by a note on the back of the card as Andrew Johnson, T.C. Hicks and W. Hicks) can be seen standing at the front steps of the hotel while a Burnaby Police officer is seated on his horse in the driveway.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Animals - Horses
- Public Services - Policing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
![Royal Oak Hotel, [1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/449-010.jpg)
Royal Oak Hotel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark726
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Associated Dates
- 1891
- Heritage Value
- One of the most notorious landmarks in Burnaby was the Royal Oak Hotel, constructed around 1891 at the present-day northeast corner of Kingsway and Royal Oak. Levis Morrison built the hotel, then sold out to Charles Cridland, whose poor hotel reputation prompted Burnaby council to hire its second police constable. The hotel continued to operate until 1973 when it was demolished to build a Safeway store.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Vancouver Building Maintenance
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34583
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue, 3501 Kingsway (renumbered the 5000 block of Kingsway). Vancouver Building Maintenance business signs say, "Commercial / Industrial" and "Complete Janitor Service." A car is parked in front.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.2 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 058-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the former Royal Oak Hotel at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue, 3501 Kingsway (renumbered the 5000 block of Kingsway). Vancouver Building Maintenance business signs say, "Commercial / Industrial" and "Complete Janitor Service." A car is parked in front.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Royal Oak Avenue
- Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
