Nichols Chemical Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark749
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Associated Dates
- 1905
- Heritage Value
- In 1905 the Nichols Chemical Company, acid manufacturers based in Montreal, established their plant on a large point of land just east of the North Pacific Lumber Company. This company was later amalgamated and acquired by General Chemical and remains in operation on the original waterfront site.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Street Address
- 8655 Barnet Road
Images
North Pacific Lumber Company Ruins
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark627
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Associated Dates
- 1909
- Description
- Industrial building.
- Heritage Value
- Located on the shore of Burrard Inlet, these poured concrete piers of the smokestack burner and the former boiler and plant of the North Pacific Lumber Company are among the only remains of the once-thriving industrial site located on the waterfront on the south shore of Burrard Inlet. The sawmill and the Village of Barnet were initiated by David MacLaren, a wealthy lumberman from Buckingham, Quebec, who had previously established the Fraser Mills in Coquitlam in 1889. McLaren gambled that a sawmill on the main line of the C.P.R near Vancouver would serve the Canadian domestic market and be a profitable venture. The North Pacific Lumber Company established itself on this peninsula on Burrard Inlet and was fully operational in 1900. In 1909, the mill was completely burned out by a fire starting in the boiler room. Immediately the plant was rebuilt, modern in every respect and absolutely fireproof, as the entire power plant and boiler room was built of reinforced concrete and steel, of which these ruins are the last remains. The plant closed during the First World War and reopened as the Barnet Lumber Company in 1925 only to close forever in 1931 after a strike during the Great Depression.
- Locality
- Barnet
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![A Pretty Dwelling, Barnet B.C., [1907] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/411-008.jpg?width=280)
A Pretty Dwelling, Barnet B.C.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38349
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1907]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front garden and exterior of the North Pacific Lumber Co. (NPLC) Manager's house at Barnet. The caption on the card reads: "A Pretty Dwelling, Barnet B.C."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1907]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Charles Lee subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 411-008
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-13
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front garden and exterior of the North Pacific Lumber Co. (NPLC) Manager's house at Barnet. The caption on the card reads: "A Pretty Dwelling, Barnet B.C."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title taken from caption
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 8181 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![A Pretty Dwelling, Barnet B.C., [1907] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/411-008.jpg)
Barnet Wagon Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38306
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking west from Sperling Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 403-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking west from Sperling Avenue.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Geographic Features - Roads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
Images
Barnet Wagon Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38307
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking east, near Barnet and Hastings.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 1903 (date of original), copied ca. 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 403-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Barnet Wagon Road looking east, near Barnet and Hastings.
- Subjects
- Land Clearing
- Geographic Features - Roads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Westridge Area
Images
![The Depot. Barnet BC, [1907] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/411-007.jpg?width=280)
The Depot. Barnet BC
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38348
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1907]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 1 4cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of a Canadian Pacific Railway train pulling into the train station at Barnet. The caption on the bottom of the card reads: "The Depot. Barnet B.C."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1907]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Charles Lee subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 1 4cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 411-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-13
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of a Canadian Pacific Railway train pulling into the train station at Barnet. The caption on the bottom of the card reads: "The Depot. Barnet B.C."
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Transportation - Rail
- Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title taken from caption
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 8181 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![The Depot. Barnet BC, [1907] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/411-007.jpg)
Nichols Chemical Co. Ltd. - Sulphide Works
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11387
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 8 Sep. 1906
- Collection/Fonds
- Nichols Chemical Company fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 technical drawing : blueprint ; 75.5 x 102 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a technical drawing of "Nichols Chemical Co. of Can. Ltd. Sulphide Works". Index No. 450 Sheet V.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Nichols Chemical Company fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 technical drawing : blueprint ; 75.5 x 102 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1:.25
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a technical drawing of "Nichols Chemical Co. of Can. Ltd. Sulphide Works". Index No. 450 Sheet V.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Factories
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 8655 Barnet Road
- Accession Code
- BV998.23.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 8 Sep. 1906
- Media Type
- Technical Drawing
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- "Scale 1/4" = 1'
Nichols Chemical Co. Ltd. - Sulphide Works
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11389
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 14 Sep. 1906
- Collection/Fonds
- Nichols Chemical Company fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 technical drawing : blueprint ; 75 x 68 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a technical drawing of "Nichols Chemical Co. of Can. Ltd. Sulphide Works". Index No. 450 Sheet V.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Nichols Chemical Company fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 technical drawing : blueprint ; 75 x 68 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1:.25
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a technical drawing of "Nichols Chemical Co. of Can. Ltd. Sulphide Works". Index No. 450 Sheet V.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Factories
- Responsibility
- General Chemical Company
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 8655 Barnet Road
- Accession Code
- BV998.23.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 14 Sep. 1906
- Media Type
- Technical Drawing
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 2022-05-10
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- "Scale 1/4" = 1'
- "Note: Where possible lead pipe..."; in lower right corner, in box, "Index No. 450 Sheet V", "Sulphide Works 9 - 14 - 06";
Images
![Some of our homes, [1907] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/411-006.jpg?width=280)
Some of our homes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38347
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1907]
- 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 three houses at Barnet as well as the railway station. A caption on the card reads: "Some of our homes / Barnet B.C."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1907]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Charles Lee subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.5 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 411-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-13
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of three houses at Barnet as well as the railway station. A caption on the card reads: "Some of our homes / Barnet B.C."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title taken from caption
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Village
- Barnet Road
- Street Address
- 8181 Barnet Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
![Some of our homes, [1907] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/411-006.jpg)