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Yorston family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35479
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Yorston family home and Yorston real estate office at 4080 East Hastings (later 4050 Hastings Street), built in 1909. This was one of the first structures in Vancouver Heights on Hastings Street east of Boundary Road It was the home of Ernest A. Yorston, his wife Florence L. Yors…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1910 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-337
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Yorston family home and Yorston real estate office at 4080 East Hastings (later 4050 Hastings Street), built in 1909. This was one of the first structures in Vancouver Heights on Hastings Street east of Boundary Road It was the home of Ernest A. Yorston, his wife Florence L. Yorston (nee Marston) and their children. The L.C. Tull furniture store can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Businesses - Real Estate Agencies
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Names
Yorston Real Estate
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
4050 Hastings Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Warren and Pearson families

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35540
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Mrs. Mary Warren (mother of James, Mary and Joan Warren), Joan "Agnes" Warren, Jack Pearson (neighbour), and Mrs. Harold Pearson (neighbour) in front of the Pearson home, across the street from the Warren home at 4264 Union Street. Harry Pearson, a mining man, ran the…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-398
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Mrs. Mary Warren (mother of James, Mary and Joan Warren), Joan "Agnes" Warren, Jack Pearson (neighbour), and Mrs. Harold Pearson (neighbour) in front of the Pearson home, across the street from the Warren home at 4264 Union Street. Harry Pearson, a mining man, ran the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver for many years with Ted Summers and Ivan Ackery.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Anthony, Mary Warren
Pearson, Jack
Warren, Joan "Agnes"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4264 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Warren family and friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35543
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Warren family children and friends. Back, left to right: Grace Smedley (friend) and Mary Warren. Front, left to right: Jack Pearson (neighbour) and Joan "Agnes" Warren. In the background is Mrs. Harold Pearson (neighbour) on the steps of the Pearson home, across the street from t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-401
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Warren family children and friends. Back, left to right: Grace Smedley (friend) and Mary Warren. Front, left to right: Jack Pearson (neighbour) and Joan "Agnes" Warren. In the background is Mrs. Harold Pearson (neighbour) on the steps of the Pearson home, across the street from the Warren home at 4264 Union Street.
Names
Anthony, Mary Warren
Pearson, Jack
Smedley, Grace
Warren, Joan "Agnes"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4264 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Smedley family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35719
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Smedley family home, 4247 Venables, Vancouver Heights. On the porch are (left to right) Emily "Grandma" Smedley and William Smedley.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-577
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Smedley family home, 4247 Venables, Vancouver Heights. On the porch are (left to right) Emily "Grandma" Smedley and William Smedley.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Smedley, Emily "Grandma"
Smedley, William
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Venables Street
Street Address
4247 Venables Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Tables set for a special occasion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36821
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of tables set for a special occasion. This may be at 4055 Union Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-279
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of tables set for a special occasion. This may be at 4055 Union Street.
Subjects
Events
Furniture
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph;
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4055 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Tables set for wedding

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36823
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of tables at 4055 Union Street set for a wedding.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-281
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of tables at 4055 Union Street set for a wedding.
Subjects
Furniture
Ceremonies - Weddings
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Annotation reads, "4055 Union"
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4055 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Ed McDonald family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37110
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ed McDonald's family home at 702 N. Boundary Rd. A signpost for Edinburgh Street is visible on the left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
319-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1995-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ed McDonald's family home at 702 N. Boundary Rd. A signpost for Edinburgh Street is visible on the left.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Boundary Road North
Edinburgh Street
Street Address
702 Boundary Road North
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory287
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1910-1946
Length
0:09:17
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
Date Range
1910-1946
Photo Info
Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
Length
0:09:17
Names
Brown-John, Victor Joseph Charles
Brown-John, Winnifred Douglas
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Access
Napier Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
Biographical Notes
Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
33:02
Interviewee Name
Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell

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James & Mary Herd Residence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark604
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Residential building.
Associated Dates
1910
Other Names
STRATHMORE
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
STRATHMORE
Geographic Access
Boundary Road North
Associated Dates
1910
Description
Residential building.
Heritage Value
Designed for James Herd (1863-1940) and his wife, Mary Jane Barrie Herd (née Fenton, 1870-1956), this house was described “as a fine new home valued at… $7,000” by The British Columbian in 1912. Named after Mrs. Herd’s birthplace in the Strathmore Valley, Scotland, this was one of the first homes to be built in the Vancouver Heights subdivision. A full width verandah takes advantage of remarkable views of downtown Vancouver and Burrard Inlet. Though the architecture of the house has been altered by the addition of stucco cladding and the replacement of the original windows, it remains an excellent example of the Craftsman style, with the triangular eave brackets, granite clad verandah piers, square support columns and varied roofline with broad eaves that are characteristic of the style. It was the long-time residence of Joseph Wellington Kelly (1876-1962), a stationary engineer, and his wife Margaret Ann Kelly (née Allan, 1880-1968), who were married in Vancouver in 1901. Their son, Allan C. Kelly (died 2001) was an architect, who worked for the architectural firm Townley & Matheson from 1928 until the 1970s. Among many other projects undertaken for the firm, Allan Kelly was the project architect for Vancouver City Hall.
Locality
Vancouver Heights
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Area
708.39
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
510 Boundary Road North
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Images
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Ward-Taylor duplex

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35265
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a duplex built at 4208 McGill Street on the corner of Carleton Avenue and McGill, North Burnaby. This duplex was built by friends David Taylor (wife: Emily Taylor) and Henry Ward for their families in 1911, when they emigrated from England. Both families had two children: Douglas an…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-122
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a duplex built at 4208 McGill Street on the corner of Carleton Avenue and McGill, North Burnaby. This duplex was built by friends David Taylor (wife: Emily Taylor) and Henry Ward for their families in 1911, when they emigrated from England. Both families had two children: Douglas and Hilda Ward, and Marjorie and Winnie Taylor.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Carleton Avenue
McGill Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Vancouver Heights area

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35266
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Carleton Avenue and Yale Street area in the neighbourhood where David Taylor and Henry Ward built their duplex for their families in 1911, when they emigrated from England. Both families had two children: Douglas and Hilda Ward, and Marjorie and Winnie Taylor.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-123
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Carleton Avenue and Yale Street area in the neighbourhood where David Taylor and Henry Ward built their duplex for their families in 1911, when they emigrated from England. Both families had two children: Douglas and Hilda Ward, and Marjorie and Winnie Taylor.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Carleton Avenue
Yale Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Vancouver Heights area

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35267
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph taken from the corner of Carleton Avenue and McGill Street, looking northeast. This later became the site of McGill Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-124
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph taken from the corner of Carleton Avenue and McGill Street, looking northeast. This later became the site of McGill Park.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Sutcliffe, Arthur
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Carleton Avenue North
McGill Park
McGill Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Pendygrasse family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35299
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1911] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the John Pendygrasse family home, 4027 Eton Street, Vancouver Heights. It was the only house on the block. Note the flag pole in front.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1911] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-156
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the John Pendygrasse family home, 4027 Eton Street, Vancouver Heights. It was the only house on the block. Note the flag pole in front.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Eton Street
Street Address
4027 Eton Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Images
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Clark family home

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36824
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Clark family home at 4055 Union Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.7 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-282
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Clark family home at 4055 Union Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Union Street
Street Address
4055 Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Ernest & Katherine Hermon Residence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark577
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Residential building.
Associated Dates
1911
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Yale Street
Associated Dates
1911
Description
Residential building.
Heritage Value
Mr. Ernest Bolton Hermon, of the prominent engineering firm Hermon & Burwell, built this residence, and he and his wife, Katherine, lived here until 1935. The British Columbian described this home as “…a splendid mansion …which cost in the neighbourhood of $15,000.” Hermon was born into a Dutch family in Ontario in 1863, and moved to British Columbia in 1886. This is one of only three examples of the work of Samuel Maclure in Burnaby and is an outstanding example of his firm’s typical British Arts and Crafts style designs. Samuel Maclure (1860-1929) was known for his British Arts and Crafts style with meticulous attention paid to functional and beautiful interiors that utilized native wood combined with luxurious imported fittings. He was a leading exponent of the Art and Crafts design movement, and established a sophisticated local variation of residential architecture. Maclure’s Vancouver office, in association with his partner Cecil Croker Fox (1879-1916), received some sixty residential commissions between 1909-1915 as a result of the booming local economy and subsequent development of new residential districts. This partnership lasted until when Fox was killed overseas in active service during the First World War.The house has received some alterations, including stucco and brick being added to the lower floor, but it has retained its original form and massing including its symmetrical design, hipped roof and second floor half timbering.
Locality
Vancouver Heights
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Architect
Maclure & Fox
Area
1133.42
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
3870 Yale Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Harrison & Beatrice Morrison Residence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark589
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Residential building.
Associated Dates
1911
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Dundas Street
Associated Dates
1911
Description
Residential building.
Heritage Value
In 1911, the Vancouver Daily Province reported that “Mr. Harrison D. Morrison is building a twelve-room house of two stories and an attic, with stone basement, on Dundas Street, at a cost of about $4,500.” Harrison Donald Morrison (1864-1944) was a life-long contractor who lived in Burnaby with his wife Beatrice Amanda (née Smith, 1875-1954), until his death in 1944. This Edwardian-era house displays many holdover elements of the Queen Anne Revival style, particularly the elaboration of wall surfaces. In this example, the use of bay and cutaway bay windows, and integral first and second storey verandahs–now removed or altered–add visual interest. The distinct dual pitch of the roof is also a transitional characteristic, used in the late days of the Queen Anne Revival style. A later coat of stucco now covers the original ground floor siding.
Locality
Vancouver Heights
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Area
566.71
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
3738 Dundas Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Images
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Robert & Mary B. McLennan House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark634
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Residential building.
Associated Dates
1911
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Yale Street
Associated Dates
1911
Description
Residential building.
Heritage Value
Robert McLennan was the vice-president of the prominent Vancouver hardware firm of McLennan, McFeely & Company, popularly known as Mc.& Mc. Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1861, Robert McLennan entered the hardware business at age fifteen. The West was an irresistible lure, and after he moved to Victoria in 1884, he took on a friend, Edward J. McFeely, as a business partner. Their business was a success and they soon opened a branch in the rapidly-developing new city of Vancouver. In 1898, Robert went to Dawson, where he opened a branch operation and served as mayor for one year in 1903. He returned to Vancouver in 1904, and as the business expanded, E.G. Prior was taken on as partner. In addition to his business pursuits, the public-spirited McLennan served on many boards and committees. In 1887, Robert returned to Nova Scotia where he married Bessie Archibald McKenzie. They had nine children, one of whom was born in Dawson. Robert died in 1927, and Bessie died in 1941. This grand residence was one of the first to be built in the Vancouver Heights subdivision, and its spectacular location retains panoramic views of Burrard Inlet and the North Shore. This house was undoubtedly designed by a local architect as it is an excellent example of the British Arts and Crafts style, with a shingled exterior, half-timbered gables and prominent brick chimneys. Although the west verandah has been enclosed and the windows altered, the house has been well maintained. Although owned by the McLennans, it may have been an investment property, as they lived for many years at a Vancouver address. In 1926, the house was sold to Vancouver Medical Health Officer, F.T. Underhill.
Locality
Vancouver Heights
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Area
576.00
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
3789 Yale Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Images
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Bird's eye view of New Westminster, Burnaby and Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8199
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : hand painted ; 65.5 x 99 cm
Scope and Content
An untitled monochromatic grayscale map of a developer's bird's eye view looking north west from Burnaby Mountain. View includes Burnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver with the North shore in the distance. Burnaby neighbourhood subdivisions of "Burnaby Heights" and "Buena Vista" are featured near the…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : hand painted ; 65.5 x 99 cm
Scope and Content
An untitled monochromatic grayscale map of a developer's bird's eye view looking north west from Burnaby Mountain. View includes Burnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver with the North shore in the distance. Burnaby neighbourhood subdivisions of "Burnaby Heights" and "Buena Vista" are featured near the centre of the map. These neighbourhood subdivisions were marketed by Real Estate Agents Liebly & Blumer in 1911. Roads, buildings, factories, railways and bridges are identified on the map.
Subjects
Businesses - Real Estate Agencies
Responsibility
Leibly & Blumer Realty Co. Incorporated
Accession Code
HV983.12.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[ca. 1911]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
December 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of map
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Make tint block of Buena Vista / Blocks only as shown in lots"
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Burnaby Lake residents

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34058
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of male Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: B.R. Hill (3rd from left), Rev. D. Dunlop (6th from left), Harry Ramsay (8th from left), Louis "Edgar" Sprott (9th from left), and George Every-Clayton (10th from left). Sitting on bench…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 11.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
003-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of male Burnaby Lake residents posed outside near Deer Lake Drive. Identified, standing: B.R. Hill (3rd from left), Rev. D. Dunlop (6th from left), Harry Ramsay (8th from left), Louis "Edgar" Sprott (9th from left), and George Every-Clayton (10th from left). Sitting on bench: [first name unknown] Clayton (1st from left), Robert Pontifex (2nd from left), Mr. Clay (4th from left), and Frank Hill (6th from left). Sitting on ground: Claude Hill (1st from left) and Percy Boyer Brown (2nd from left).
Names
Brown, Percy Boyer
Every-Clayton, George
Dunlop, Rev. D.
Hill, Bernard R.
Hill, Frank
Brown, Alex
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Pontifex, Robert
Ramsay, Harry
Sprott, Louis "Edgar"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Identification key accompanying in the envelope for photo 003-001 (labeled BHS 3.1)
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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St. Nicholas Anglican Church

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35378
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of St. Nicholas Anglican Church at Triumph Street and Ingleton Avenue, 3883 Triumph Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-235
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of St. Nicholas Anglican Church at Triumph Street and Ingleton Avenue, 3883 Triumph Street.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious - Churches
Names
St. Nicholas Anglican Church
St. Nicolas Anglican Church
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Triumph Street
Street Address
3883 Triumph Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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