Charles R. Shaw House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark525
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Charles R. Shaw House is a one and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame late Victorian era residence, located on the grounds of the Normanna Rest Home development in East Burnaby, near its original location on this site. Originally a modest vernacular Victorian structure, it has been enlarg…
- Associated Dates
- 1891
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Charles R. & Mary Shaw House
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Charles R. & Mary Shaw House
- Geographic Access
- 12th Avenue
- 4th Street
- 13th Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1891
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 10739
- Enactment Date
- 06/04/1998
- Description
- The Charles R. Shaw House is a one and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame late Victorian era residence, located on the grounds of the Normanna Rest Home development in East Burnaby, near its original location on this site. Originally a modest vernacular Victorian structure, it has been enlarged and embellished through later additions.
- Heritage Value
- The Shaw House is one of the oldest surviving houses in Burnaby, and is valued as a representation of a typical vernacular pioneer house in Burnaby, and a rare survivor from the late Victorian era. The original portion of the house displays a simplicity of form and detail consistent with early local construction, while the later additions display a more sophisticated approach. Originally built in 1891, this house is valued for its association with first owner, Charles R. Shaw (1834-1916) and Mary D. Shaw (1848-1897), one of Burnaby’s earliest settlers. Born in England, Shaw immigrated to Toronto in 1869, and relocated to New Westminster in 1889, where he worked as an employee of the Mechanic's Mill Company, an early woodworking plant. After moving to Burnaby, he was unanimously elected by acclamation as first reeve (mayor) of the new municipality in 1892. In 1894, Shaw sold his house and farm and moved his family to Kamloops due to his wife Mary's failing health. After Mary died in 1897, the Shaw family returned to Toronto. The Shaw House is additionally valued for its association with a later owner, James Brookes (1884-1953), founder of James Brookes Woodworking Ltd., a mill that was a major employer in East Burnaby. Brookes bought and renovated the house in 1917. In 1927, he built a much larger house on the property (now demolished), and the original house was moved to the corner of the property to serve as a gardener's cottage for Brookes' estate. The additions made to the house at this time employed sash and milled products produced by the Brookes plant. Although altered, this Victorian era residence remains largely intact, with Brookes’s later additions.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Shaw House include its: - modest vernacular residential form, scale and massing, as exemplified by its one and one-half storey plus basement height, front gabled roof, shed roofed verandah and asymmetrical plan - asymmetrical front entrance - cladding: horizontal wooden drop siding on the original portion of the house; cedar shingles on additions; decorative octagonal cedar shingles in the front gable; original decorated bargeboards at front, with cut-out details - later renovations to the front verandah and side addition which resulted in a partially glazed porch entrance and addition with large window assemblies - square verandah columns - irregular fenestration: double-hung wooden-sash windows in a variety of configurations such as 6-over-1 and 4-over-1 windows in the original portion of the house, 12-over-1 windows, and one 24-over-1 window in the front addition - small window at front entry - fifteen-pane French front entry door - internal red brick chimney with corbelled cap
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 003-253-848
- Boundaries
- The Shaw House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 7725 Fourth Street (legal address), Burnaby
- Area
- 9199.27
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Names
- Shaw, Charles R
- Street Address
- 7725 4th Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
![Floden House auction, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1827.jpg?width=280)
Floden House auction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96127
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Helen Krenzler, City of Burnaby property negotiator, standing in front of the heritage home Floden House and a sign that reads: "City of Burnaby / For Sale by Public Tender / Viewing by Appointment / Minimum Bid Price $295,000.00". Krenzler holds a banker's box that contains an antiqu…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1827
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Helen Krenzler, City of Burnaby property negotiator, standing in front of the heritage home Floden House and a sign that reads: "City of Burnaby / For Sale by Public Tender / Viewing by Appointment / Minimum Bid Price $295,000.00". Krenzler holds a banker's box that contains an antique light fixture.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Helen Krenzler, the City of Burnaby's property negotiator, returns some antique light fixtures to the old Floden House, in preparation for an open house for prospective buyers. The City is auctioning the heritage home after moving it to a new location last year."
- Geographic Access
- 4th Street
- Street Address
- 7244 4th Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
![Floden House auction, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1827.jpg)
![Floden House relocation, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1628.jpg?width=280)
Floden House relocation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95803
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the relocation of Floden House, a heritage home built in 1929. A man in a hard hat stands in the foreground, directing the flatbed truck that is carrying the two-storey location to its new location on 4th Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1628
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the relocation of Floden House, a heritage home built in 1929. A man in a hard hat stands in the foreground, directing the flatbed truck that is carrying the two-storey location to its new location on 4th Street.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Garry Hands, of Nickel Brothers, directs the delicate task of moving the Floden house along 4th Street in Burnaby to its new resting place further west on the street."
- Geographic Access
- 4th Street
- Street Address
- 7244 4th Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
![Floden House relocation, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1628.jpg)
![Jon Raay on 18th Avenue, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2813.jpg?width=280)
Jon Raay on 18th Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97474
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jon Raay posing at the corner of 18th Avenue and 4th Street in front of residential homes, where a large tree was cut down at the former Floden House property.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2813
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jon Raay posing at the corner of 18th Avenue and 4th Street in front of residential homes, where a large tree was cut down at the former Floden House property.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Jon Raay can only see sky where once a big old oak tree stood, at the corner of the old Flouden Farm property at 18th Ave. and 4th St., in Burnaby. The tree was chopped down last weekend by the property's new owners, despite a covenant with the city to preserve the tree."
- Geographic Access
- 18th Avenue
- 4th Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
![Jon Raay on 18th Avenue, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2813.jpg)
![Long term care residences, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2445-1.jpg?width=280)
Long term care residences
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96887
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Normanna seniors' residence, on 4th Street, and the Cascade Residence at Burnaby Hospital. Photographs depict Keith Anderson and Margaret Douglas-Matthews on Normanna's outdoor patio; senior Ina Soros in her room at Normanna; and resident care aides (unidentified an…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2445
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the Normanna seniors' residence, on 4th Street, and the Cascade Residence at Burnaby Hospital. Photographs depict Keith Anderson and Margaret Douglas-Matthews on Normanna's outdoor patio; senior Ina Soros in her room at Normanna; and resident care aides (unidentified and Taz Hanif) at work in the Cascade Residence.
- Names
- Burnaby General Hospital
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a June 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2445-1: "Keith Anderson and Margaret Douglas-Matthews, in one of the secured outdoor patios at the new Normanna residence."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2445-2: "Ina Soros is able to surround herself with her own personal things in her room at Normanna, including a stuffed cat much like her beloved cat of 15 years, Rusty."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2445-3: "At the old Cascade Residence in Burnaby Hospital, storage space is wherever staff can find it, including alcoves in the hallways."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2445-4: "Privacy is at a premium in the Cascade Residence at Buranby Hospital. Taz Hanif, a resident care aide at the facility for 23 years, brings new linen for a room that is home to six residents."
- Geographic Access
- 4th Street
- Kincaid Street
- Street Address
- 7725 4th Street
- 3935 Kincaid Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
- Second Street Area
Images
![Long term care residences, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2445-1.jpg)