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Description: The Dr. William & Ruth Baldwin House is a two-storey modern post-and-beam structure, located on the southern shore of Deer Lake in Burnaby's Deer Lake Park. The site is steeply sloped, and the main entrance of the house is at the top of the slope facing onto Deer Lake Drive.

Associated Dates: 1965

Formal Recognition: Community Heritage Register

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6543 Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - 6545 Deer Lake Drive

Associated Dates: 1965

Formal Recognition: Community Heritage Register

Enactment Type: Council Resolution

Enactment Date: 26/05/2003

Description: The Dr. William & Ruth Baldwin House is a two-storey modern post-and-beam structure, located on the southern shore of Deer Lake in Burnaby's Deer Lake Park. The site is steeply sloped, and the main entrance of the house is at the top of the slope facing onto Deer Lake Drive.

Heritage Value: The Baldwin House is valued as a prime example of Burnaby’s post-Second World War modern heritage and progressive architectural style, as well as for its personal connections to internationally-acclaimed architect, Arthur Erickson. Inspired by the modern domestic idiom established earlier in the twentieth century by Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra, Erickson conceived his architecture as responding directly to the site. A cohesive expression of simple orthogonal lines and ultimate transparency, this structure reduces the idea of post-and-beam West Coast modernism to its most refined elements. A fine example of the evolving talent of Erickson’s earlier work, this house is a landmark modern house in Burnaby and is unique in terms of siting and context. Having just won the 1963 competition for the new Simon Fraser University in Burnaby with his partner, Geoff Massey, and having built fewer than half a dozen homes previously, Erickson’s reputation was growing and his skill as a designer of modern buildings was in great demand. The same year that Erickson/Massey Architects designed SFU, Dr. William Baldwin and his wife, Ruth, personal friends of Erickson, commissioned him to design this house. Erickson was already familiar with the site; as a child he had spent time at this spot when his family visited friends who lived on Deer Lake. Both the Baldwin House and the university were completed in 1965. SFU became internationally famous; the Baldwin House was also considered an architectural success and was recognized in publications of the time. Only a single storey of this two-storey house is visible from the road, as it is built into the hillside in response to its steep site and proximity to Deer Lake. Like many other Erickson designs, this structure was conceived as a pavilion. Constructed of glass and wood, its transparency facilitates visual access to the lake’s edge, acting as an invitation, rather than a barrier, to the landscape. The house blends into the natural surroundings and the site includes other man-made landscape features such as a reflecting pool. As a reaction to the often grey quality of light in the region, Erickson exploits flat planes of water as a source of borrowed light. The refined and purposeful design, transparency, openness of plan and adjacency to the lake combine to give the house a floating appearance at the water's edge. The concept of a floating house set within an accompanying garden was inspired, in part, by the palaces and house boats of Dal Lake in Kashmir and the famed nearby Mughal Gardens. Although Erickson never visited Dal Lake, he travelled extensively throughout India, and specifically mentions the Kashmir reference in relation to this house. There is a rich complexity of other allusions worked into the fabric of the house, unified by a feeling for the conjunction of light, water and land at this special location. Widely renowned as Canada’s most brilliant modern architect, Erickson’s reputation is important to the development and growth of modern architecture in Canada and North America.

Defining Elements: The elements of the Baldwin House that define its character are those materials and details which respond to the location of the building and determine the relation between landscape and building, combining to create a single cohesive site. These include its: - close proximity to water - orthogonal plan and massing, with flat tar-and-gravel roof - stepped down massing orienting the house towards the water - post-and-beam construction, with the width of the beams matched to the width of the posts - wood and glass used as primary building materials - transparency and light achieved by the abundant use of glass - large undivided sheets of single glazing - butt glazed glass corners - abundant and generous balconies, which blur the transition from interior to exterior - horizontal flush cedar siding - use of salvaged brick for chimneys - use of chains as downspouts - built-in rooftop barbeque - built in furniture and fittings dating to the time of construction, such as original hardware, benches, bathroom vanities and kitchen cabinets - landscaped site including reflecting pool, plantings and a dock protruding into the lake

Locality: Deer Lake Park

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Function: Primary Current--Single Dwelling; Primary Historic--Single Dwelling

Community: Burnaby

Cadastral Identifier: P.I.D. No. 011-946-032 and P.I.D. No. 011-946-067

Boundaries: The Baldwin House is comprised of two municipally-owned lots located at 6543 and 6545 Deer Lake Drive, Burnaby.

Area: 6,070.20

Contributing Resource: Building; Landscape Feature

Ownership: Public (local)

Other Collection: Canadian Architectural Archives, University of Calgary, Collection: Original Plans No. ERI 4A/76.13

Documentation: Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2

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Baldwin House, Deer Lake Drive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto37346

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph ; b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print

Item No.: 357-001

Scope and Content: Photograph of four children (unidentified) playing in the water, in front of the Baldwin House. The Baldwin House was built in 1965 and was designed by architect Arthur Erickson for his friends Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Baldwin family subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 357-001

Accession Number: BHS1998-03

Physical Description: 1 photograph ; b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of four children (unidentified) playing in the water, in front of the Baldwin House. The Baldwin House was built in 1965 and was designed by architect Arthur Erickson for his friends Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin.

Photographer: King, Basil

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6543 Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - 6545 Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Interior of the Baldwin House

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print

Item No.: 357-003

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the Baldwin House, taken from the exterior courtyard. The dining room of the home is visible and two people can be seen seated in chairs. One of the people may be Susan Baldwin. This home was designed for Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin by their friend, Arthur Erickson.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Baldwin family subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 357-003

Accession Number: BHS1998-03

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the Baldwin House, taken from the exterior courtyard. The dining room of the home is visible and two people can be seen seated in chairs. One of the people may be Susan Baldwin. This home was designed for Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin by their friend, Arthur Erickson.

Photographer: King, Basil

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Furniture

Names: Baldwin, Susan

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is the same as item no. 357-007

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6543 Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - 6545 Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - Deer Lake Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Interior of the Baldwin House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto37352

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print

Item No.: 357-007

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the Baldwin House, taken from the exterior courtyard. The dining room of the home is visible and two people can be seen seated in chairs. One of the people may be Susan Baldwin. This home was designed for Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin by their friend, Arthur Erickson.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Baldwin family subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 357-007

Accession Number: BHS1998-03

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 25 cm print

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior of the Baldwin House, taken from the exterior courtyard. The dining room of the home is visible and two people can be seen seated in chairs. One of the people may be Susan Baldwin. This home was designed for Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin by their friend, Arthur Erickson.

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is the same as item no. 357-003

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Pond in front of the Baldwin house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto37349

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm

Item No.: 357-004

Scope and Content: Photograph of two women, one standing in the doorway and another seated on a rock at the edge of the water, outside the Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin House at Deer Lake. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that one of the women may be Susan Baldwin.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Baldwin family subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 357-004

Accession Number: BHS1998-03

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of two women, one standing in the doorway and another seated on a rock at the edge of the water, outside the Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin House at Deer Lake. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that one of the women may be Susan Baldwin.

Photographer: King, Basil

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Names: Baldwin, Susan

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.; This photograph is the same as item no. 357-006

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6543 Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - 6545 Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - Deer Lake Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Baldwin House - Conservation Assessment and Design Specification

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/councilreport49685

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 67256

Meeting Date: 26-Nov-2007

Type/Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 Documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 67256

Meeting Date: 26-Nov-2007

Type/Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 67256 (PDF)

26-Nov-2007 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

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Deer Lake from the Baldwin House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto37350

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 21.5 cm

Item No.: 357-005

Scope and Content: Photograph of Deer Lake from the corner of the Baldwin house. Two women can be seen standing on the deck at the upper level of the home, but neither are identified.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Baldwin family subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 357-005

Accession Number: BHS1998-03

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 21.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of Deer Lake from the corner of the Baldwin house. Two women can be seen standing on the deck at the upper level of the home, but neither are identified.

Photographer: King, Basil

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses; Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Burnaby - 6543 Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - 6545 Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - Deer Lake Drive; Burnaby - Deer Lake

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Pond in front of the Baldwin house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto37351

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm

Item No.: 357-006

Scope and Content: Photograph of two women, one standing in the doorway and another seated on a rock at the edge of the pond, outside the Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin House at Deer Lake. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that one of the women may be Susan Baldwin.

1 Image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Baldwin family subseries

Description Level: Item

Item No.: 357-006

Accession Number: BHS1998-03

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm

Media Type: Photograph

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Photograph of two women, one standing in the doorway and another seated on a rock at the edge of the pond, outside the Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin House at Deer Lake. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that one of the women may be Susan Baldwin.

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Information Update - Eagles Estate and Baldwin House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/councilreport60310

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 100619

Meeting Date: 6-Jul-2015

Type/Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 Documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 100619

Meeting Date: 6-Jul-2015

Type/Format: Council - Committee Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 100619 (PDF)

6-Jul-2015 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

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Heritage Designation of Baldwin House 6543/6572 Deer Lake Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/councilreport2861

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 64300

Meeting Date: 21-Oct-2002

Type/Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 27

Item No.: 1

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 Documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 64300

Meeting Date: 21-Oct-2002

Type/Format: Council - Manager's Report

Manager's Report No.: 27

Item No.: 1

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 64300 (PDF)

21-Oct-2002 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

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Lease of Baldwin House, Deer Lake Park, 6543/6572 Deer Lake Drive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/councilreport1226

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 65915

Meeting Date: 16-May-2005

Type/Format: Council - Manager's Report

Item No.: 9

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 Documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 65915

Meeting Date: 16-May-2005

Type/Format: Council - Manager's Report

Item No.: 9

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 65915 (PDF)

16-May-2005 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

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Baldwin family papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (newsprint)

Item No.: MSS145-001

Scope and Content: File of newspaper clippings and magazines featuring articles pertaining to the Baldwin House, designed for Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin by their friend, Arthur Erickson.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1966

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (newsprint)

Description Level: File

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Baldwin family subseries

Item No.: MSS145-001

Accession Number: BHS1998-03

Scope and Content: File of newspaper clippings and magazines featuring articles pertaining to the Baldwin House, designed for Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin by their friend, Arthur Erickson.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Baldwin family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivemultipleformat65666

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1964-2002

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consist of records pertaining to the Baldwin family home. Included in the fonds are newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs of the house taken by Basil King.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1964-2002

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Baldwin family subseries

Accession Number: BHS1998-03

Scope and Content: Subseries consist of records pertaining to the Baldwin family home. Included in the fonds are newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs of the house taken by Basil King.

History/Biography: In 1959 Dr. William "Bill" Baldwin (d. 1987) and his wife Ruth (d. 2009) bought a cottage and approximately two and a half acres of land on the shores of Deer Lake for $16,000. The cottage and land had been owned by one of Dr. Baldwin’s colleagues at Burnaby Hospital. The couple lived in the cottage with their two young children John (b.1958) and Susan (b.1959) for a few years before deciding to renovate and expand their home. William was close friends with Arthur Erickson, the two having gone to Prince of Wales High School and McGill University together. Ruth decided that they needed a lakeshore home rather than a renovation on their cottage and Arthur Erickson would be the man to design it. Local builder Torstein Kravik completed the house in 1965. The home is considered an early example of Erickson’s design aesthetic, demonstrating his vision of "site, light and cadence." It is thought to be the best example of West Coast contemporary architecture in Burnaby. In 2001, at the age of seventy-eight, Ruth approached the City of Burnaby about buying the property,on the condition that the house be protected and that Ruth could continue to rent the home. The City purchased it and gave it Heritage designation. As of 2010, the Baldwin home and garden is on lease to The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) to serve as a “guest house.” It is available for lease to local residents and visitors for overnight stays.

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Creator: Baldwin, Ruth

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; Photo catalogue 357, MSS145

Deer Lake Park--Heritage Resource Inventory p. 47

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary6303-47

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Book: Deer Lake Park Heritage Resource Inventory

Type: Book Chapter

Publication Date: 1998

& RUTH BALDWIN RESIDENCE 6543 Deer Lake Drive Arthur Erickson, Architect T. Kravik, Builder 1965 Private property Baldwin house entrance, 1965. When Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin originally purchased this site they moved into a small cot- tage located on the hill above Deer Lake Drive. In 1964

1 Digital Chapter

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Book: Deer Lake Park Heritage Resource Inventory

Type: Book Chapter

Publication Date: 1998

Original Book: Catalogue record for source book

Digital Book

Read The Book Online

Deer Lake Park Heritage Precinct p. 94

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary6272-94

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Burnaby's Heritage

Book: Burnaby Heritage: An Inventory of Buildings and Structures, City of Burnaby

Type: Book Chapter

Publication Date: 2007

Notes: South Burnaby

DR. WILLIAM & RUTH BALDWIN HOUSE 6543/45 Deer Lake Drive Erickson/Massey Architects 1965 A cohesive expression of simple orthogonal lines and ultimate transparency, this structure reduces the idea of post-ond-beom west coast modernism to its most refined elements. Inspired by the modern

1 Digital Chapter

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Burnaby's Heritage

Book: Burnaby Heritage: An Inventory of Buildings and Structures, City of Burnaby

Type: Book Chapter

Publication Date: 2007

Notes: South Burnaby

Original Book: Catalogue record for source book

Digital Book

Read The Book Online

Chapter Nine: Kingsway West School Neighbourhood, McKay District p. 324

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary6023-324

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Book: Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

Type: Book Chapter

Publication Date: 1994

, Val 'Tiny", Fred, Thelma. Tiny and Ron attended Sea Cadets - HMCS Fraser, in New Westminster in their very young teen years. By Forshaw’s was Russell’s house with big grounds and great trees. Marie Russell and brother lived there later. I thought of another house, owned by one of the two

1 Digital Chapter

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Book: Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

Type: Book Chapter

Publication Date: 1994

Original Book: Catalogue record for source book

Digital Book

Read The Book Online

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Dr. William & Ruth Baldwin House

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Baldwin House, Deer Lake Drive

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Interior of the Baldwin House

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Interior of the Baldwin House

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Pond in front of the Baldwin house

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Baldwin House - Conservation Assessment and Design Specification

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Deer Lake from the Baldwin House

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Pond in front of the Baldwin house

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Information Update - Eagles Estate and Baldwin House

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Heritage Designation of Baldwin House 6543/6572 Deer Lake Avenue

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Lease of Baldwin House, Deer Lake Park, 6543/6572 Deer Lake Drive

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Baldwin family papers

Baldwin family subseries

Deer Lake Park--Heritage Resource Inventory p. 47

Digital Book

Deer Lake Park Heritage Precinct p. 94

Digital Book

Chapter Nine: Kingsway West School Neighbourhood, McKay District p. 324

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