Narrow Results By
Subject
- Building Components 1
- Buildings 1
- Buildings - Agricultural 3
- Buildings - Agricultural - Greenhouses 2
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants 1
- Buildings - Heritage 4
- Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities 1
- Buildings - Residential 1
- Buildings - Residential - Houses 1
- Occupations - Fire Fighters 1
- Recreational Activities 1
Person / Organization
- Borstal School 1
- British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company 1
- Burnaby Fire Department 1
- Ceperley, Grace 3
- Ceperley, H.T. 3
- Fripp, Robert Mackay 3
- G.F. and J. Galt Limited 1
- Home of the Friendless 1
- Macdonald, Angus 1
- McGregor, Duncan C. (1853-1929) 1
- New Haven Correction Centre 1
- Whittaker, Henry 1
2002 Election Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport3214
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63949
- Meeting Date
- 25-Mar-2002
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 24
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63949
- Meeting Date
- 25-Mar-2002
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 24
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
2005 Election Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport1253
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65891
- Meeting Date
- 2-May-2005
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65891
- Meeting Date
- 2-May-2005
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
2007 Burnaby Golf Fees Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport200
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66967
- Meeting Date
- 23-Apr-2007
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66967
- Meeting Date
- 23-Apr-2007
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
2008 Election Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport52912
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 68041
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jul-2008
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 68041
- Meeting Date
- 7-Jul-2008
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Abandonment of Inactive Rezoning Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport498
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66657
- Meeting Date
- 11-Sep-2006
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66657
- Meeting Date
- 11-Sep-2006
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Abandonment of Inactive Rezoning Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport4426
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62705
- Meeting Date
- 27-Mar-2000
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62705
- Meeting Date
- 27-Mar-2000
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Abandonment of Inactive Rezoning Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport4473
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62675
- Meeting Date
- 6-Mar-2000
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62675
- Meeting Date
- 6-Mar-2000
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
British Columbia Railway Company Limited and Vancouver Power Company Limited Franchises, Agreements and Bylaws 1908
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription14358
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 17346
- Accession Number
- 2005-12
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Item is a published book.
Bylaws series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription136
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building reg…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1892-2010
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Series
- Bylaws series
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building regulation, taxation, finance, licensing, public health and safety, and recreation and culture. Series also includes files of correspondence and other documents related to the development of individual bylaws and municipal bylaw elections, as well as appendices to bylaws, including maps, plans, and engineering related comprehensive development drawings (CD plans). Included also are bylaw record books, which list all bylaws and related information, such as dates of reading and final adoption dates. Bylaws are numbered sequentially and are arranged according to bylaw number.
- Formats
- Microfiche copies are available in the Clerk’s Department vault for bylaws number 1 to 10584.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Construction Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport223
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66936
- Meeting Date
- 16-Apr-2007
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66936
- Meeting Date
- 16-Apr-2007
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Improvement Frontage Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport4453
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62678
- Meeting Date
- 13-Mar-2000
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 62678
- Meeting Date
- 13-Mar-2000
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Improvement Parcel Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport2637
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 64498
- Meeting Date
- 3-Mar-2003
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 64498
- Meeting Date
- 3-Mar-2003
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Improvement Parcel Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport3246
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63908
- Meeting Date
- 4-Mar-2002
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63908
- Meeting Date
- 4-Mar-2002
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 7
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Improvement Parcel Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport3789
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63355
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-2001
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 63355
- Meeting Date
- 26-Mar-2001
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 9
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Service Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport282
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66876
- Meeting Date
- 5-Mar-2007
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66876
- Meeting Date
- 5-Mar-2007
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Service Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport817
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66343
- Meeting Date
- 6-Mar-2006
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 66343
- Meeting Date
- 6-Mar-2006
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Service Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport1338
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65814
- Meeting Date
- 14-Mar-2005
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65814
- Meeting Date
- 14-Mar-2005
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 5
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Service Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport1955
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65189
- Meeting Date
- 8-Mar-2004
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65189
- Meeting Date
- 8-Mar-2004
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 8
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Service Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport49810
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 67381
- Meeting Date
- 18-Feb-2008
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 67381
- Meeting Date
- 18-Feb-2008
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Local Service Tax Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55849
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72220
- Meeting Date
- 16-Feb-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72220
- Meeting Date
- 16-Feb-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Noise and Watercourse Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55869
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72241
- Meeting Date
- 2-Mar-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72241
- Meeting Date
- 2-Mar-2009
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Repeal of Bylaws
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport1503
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65639
- Meeting Date
- 22-Nov-2004
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 65639
- Meeting Date
- 22-Nov-2004
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 29
- Item No.
- 14
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Angus & Margaret MacDonald House
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark495
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Set on a large corner lot at North Esmond Avenue and Oxford Street, the Angus & Margaret MacDonald House is a prominent, two and one-half storey Queen Anne Revival-style residence. The high hipped roof has open projecting gables. The house is a landmark within the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood of…
- Associated Dates
- 1909
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Oxford Street
- Associated Dates
- 1909
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12174
- Enactment Date
- 11/12/2006
- Description
- Set on a large corner lot at North Esmond Avenue and Oxford Street, the Angus & Margaret MacDonald House is a prominent, two and one-half storey Queen Anne Revival-style residence. The high hipped roof has open projecting gables. The house is a landmark within the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood of North Burnaby, on a high point of land overlooking Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains.
- Heritage Value
- The MacDonald House is valued as one of Burnaby’s most elaborate examples of the Queen Anne Revival style. The house retains many of its original features, including a prominent front corner turret wrapped by a clamshell verandah. The eclectic and transitional nature of Edwardian-era architecture is demonstrated by the late persistence of these Queen Anne Revival details, combined with the use of newly-popular classical revival elements such as Ionic columns. The interior retains a number of original architectural elements, and the early garage at the rear originally housed Angus MacDonald’s Cadillac, one of the first known automobiles owned by a Burnaby resident. Constructed in 1909, this house was built for Angus MacDonald (1857-1943) and his wife, Margaret Isabella Thompson MacDonald (1862-1939). Angus MacDonald, an electrical contractor, relocated from Nova Scotia to Vancouver in 1891 and served on Vancouver Council from 1904-08. The MacDonald family moved to Burnaby upon his retirement from the B.C. Electric Railway Company, and he then served the North Burnaby Ward as a councillor from 1911-1916 and again in 1921. MacDonald Street in Burnaby was named in his honour. The MacDonald House has additional significance as one of the surviving landmark residences, built between 1909 and 1914, during the first development of Vancouver Heights. In 1909, C.J. Peter and his employer, G.F. and J. Galt Limited, initiated the development of this North Burnaby neighbourhood, promoting it as one of the most picturesque districts in the region and an alternative to the CPR’s prestigious Shaughnessy Heights development in Vancouver. Buyers were obligated to build houses worth $3,500 at a time when the average house price was $1,000. Reputed to be the second house built in the subdivision, this house cost $7,000 to build.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the MacDonald House include its: - prominent corner location in the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood, with views to Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains - residential form, scale and massing as exemplified by its two and one-half storey height, full basement, compound plan, and high hipped roof with gabled projections at the front and side - wood-frame construction including wooden lapped siding, trim and mouldings - rubble-stone granite foundation - Queen Anne Revival details such as scroll-cut modillions, octagonal corner turret, wraparound, clamshell verandah with classical columns, and projecting square and semi-octagonal bays - external red-brick chimney with corbelled top - original windows including double-hung, 1-over-1 wooden sash windows in single and double assembly, and arched-top casement windows in the gable peaks - original interior features such as the main staircase, a panelled dining room with a fireplace and built-in cabinets, a living room with a parquet floor, and a rear den with an oak mantle and tiled hearth - associated early wood-frame garage at the rear of the property - landscape features such as mature coniferous and deciduous trees surrounding the property
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Organization
- British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Vancouver Heights
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D.011-999-462
- Boundaries
- The MacDonald House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 3814 Oxford Street, Burnaby.
- Area
- 566.71
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Documentation
- City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, Heritage Site Files
- Street Address
- 3814 Oxford Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Duncan & Margaret McGregor Estate 'Glen-Lyon' Mansion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark518
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain, 'Glen-Lyon' is an Edwardian era rural estate, with a tall, two and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame mansion, set in a pastoral and formal landscape with an associated barn and early log pond, located near a ravine and forested ar…
- Associated Dates
- 1902
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Associated Dates
- 1902
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12183
- Enactment Date
- 11/12/2006
- Description
- Overlooking the rich farmland of the Fraser River floodplain, 'Glen-Lyon' is an Edwardian era rural estate, with a tall, two and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame mansion, set in a pastoral and formal landscape with an associated barn and early log pond, located near a ravine and forested area adjacent to Marine Drive in South Burnaby.
- Heritage Value
- ‘Glen-Lyon’ is valued as an excellent example of a privately-owned Edwardian era country estate built at the turn of the nineteenth century. The property retains significant heritage features including the Edwardian era mansion with rustic Arts and Crafts features, and elements of a working agricultural landscape. The property was originally the Royal City Mills logging camp, and in 1900 was purchased by Duncan Campbell McGregor (1853-1929) and Margaret Jane McGregor (1875-1960), who named their estate ‘Glen-Lyon’ after Duncan McGregor’s birthplace in Perthshire, Scotland. The McGregors were active in municipal affairs and social activities, and played a significant role in the early development of Burnaby. Duncan McGregor served as a city councillor from 1909 to 1912 and was elected reeve of Burnaby in 1913. Margaret McGregor was instrumental in the formation and fundraising activities of the Victoria Order of Nurses in Burnaby. Additionally, the site is historically significant for its association with early social welfare and correctional reform. The estate was sold in 1926 to an inter-denominational religious organization called the Home of the Friendless, which used it as their B.C. headquarters. The organization was charged with several cases of abuse and neglect in 1937, after which a Royal Commission was formed that led to new legislation to regulate and license all private welfare institutions. 'Glen-Lyon' was sold to the provincial government, and was dedicated in 1939 by the Lt.-Gov. E.W. Hamber for use as the New Haven Borstal Home for Boys and Youthful Offenders (later renamed the New Haven Correction Centre). The Borstal movement originated in England in the late nineteenth century, as an alternative to sending young offenders and runaways to prisons by providing reformatories that focused on discipline and vocational skill. This site’s role as the first North American institution devoted to the Borstal School philosophy was historic, and influenced corrections programs across Canada. The site retains significant features from its development in 1939 as the Borstal School, including a large gambrel-roofed barn designed by Chief Provincial Architect Henry Whittaker of the Department of Public Works that is the only remaining structure of its kind in Burnaby. Between 1941 and 1945 the mansion housed the Provincial School for the Deaf and Blind when the Borstal School was closed temporarily as a war measure during the Second World War.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of 'Glen-Lyon' Mansion include its: - location on a sloping site with expansive southern exposure, adjacent to Marine Drive - residential form, scale and massing of the house as exemplified by its two and one-half storey height, above-ground basement and rectangular plan - Arts and Crafts elements of the house such as its stone foundation, multi-gabled roof line with steep central hipped roof, symmetrical cross-gables, side shed dormers, bellcast upper walls sheathed in cedar shingles and lower walls sheathed in narrow clapboard - original exterior features of the house such as the full width front verandah with square columns, central staircase on the southern elevation, original doors and stained glass windows; and the irregular fenestration such as double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows, bay windows, and projecting windows in the gable ends - original interior features of the house such as the U-shaped main stair designed around two symmetrically placed Ionic columns, and interior trim on the main floor including boxed beams and fireplaces - gambrel-roofed barn with roof vent with finial, sliding hay loft and access doors, small multi-pane windows, and lapped wooden siding - associated landscape features such as the original garden plantings with some exotic and many native specimen trees; the original log pond and its concrete Marine Drive causeway and culvert; rockeries and a rose garden
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Architect
- Henry Whittaker
- Function
- Primary Historic--Estate
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 003-004-661
- Boundaries
- 'Glen-Lyon' is comprised of a single residential lot located at 4250 Marine Drive, Burnaby.
- Area
- 230873.18
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Names
- McGregor, Duncan C. (1853-1929)
- Whittaker, Henry
- Home of the Friendless
- Borstal School
- New Haven Correction Centre
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities
- Buildings - Residential
- Street Address
- 4250 Marine Drive
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
H.T. Ceperley Estate 'Fairacres' Greenhouse Foundation Wall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark862
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The original rubble stone walls that formed the foundation for a greenhouses adjacent to the Steam Plant Building provided heat to several greenhouses on the estate propoerty. The Root House, which is to the north of the Greenhouse Foundation Wall, provided storage for the farm operation.
- Associated Dates
- 1908
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1908
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 140665
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The original rubble stone walls that formed the foundation for a greenhouses adjacent to the Steam Plant Building provided heat to several greenhouses on the estate propoerty. The Root House, which is to the north of the Greenhouse Foundation Wall, provided storage for the farm operation.
- Heritage Value
- The outbuildings at 'Fairacres' are a rare surviving architecturally-designed ensemble of agricultural structures that exist in complementary harmony with the main estate house. Architect Robert Mackay Fripp (1858-1917), an outspoken advocate of Arts and Crafts design, was retained by the Ceperleys to design several original outbuildings on their estate, which was designed as a country estate with a working farm that included over 10 acres of productive berry and vegetable fields, with a large kitchen garden, a root house to store food, an orchard, and greenhouses heated by steam. The agricultural potential of the Deer Lake area made it one of the first parts of the municipality to attract settlement. In 1909, the Ceperleys built three large greenhouses heated by an adjacent steam plant (Fairacres Steam Plant). The greenhouses featured granite foundation walls, including this one which remains intact. The Ceperleys employed a large staff to manage the estate's agricultural production, including Chinese farm labourers. Produce was grown for use at the estate, and for sale at local markets. Agricultural use of the estate continued when a Catholic order of Benedictine monks purchased the estate as part of the Priory of St. Joseph and the Seminary of Christ the King, and continued to farm the land until 1953.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the ‘Fairacres’ Steam Plant Building include its: - overall spatial arrangement of the Greenhouse Foundation Wall in relation to the Steam Plant Building and the Root House - original rubble stone walls reflecting the Arts and Crafts design aesthetic of the estate buildings.
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Architect
- Robert Mackay Fripp
- Function
- Primary Historic--Outbuilding
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 004-493-311 Legal Description: Block 3 Except: Part subdivided by Plan 26865, District Lot 79, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 536
- Boundaries
- ‘Fairacres’ is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 17,065.00
- Contributing Resource
- Landscape Feature
- Remains
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Other Collection
- Burnaby Historical Society, Community Archives: Ceperley Photograph Album
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Street Address
- 6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Images
