Fantasy Castle
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1976 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house decorated as a Fantasy Castle. This was a joint effort of Scouts, Guides, Rangers, Venturers, and Rovers. It was open for one week and close to 10,000 children visited it.
Mathers house
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1912] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house in 1912. There is a family (perhaps the W.J. Mathers family) sitting on the stone-walled patio. Note the electric power pole to the right side of the photograph located close to the house. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various ar…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house in 1912. There is a family (perhaps the W.J. Mathers family) sitting on the stone-walled patio. Note the electric power pole to the right side of the photograph located close to the house. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mather, the house otherwise known as "Altnadene" was built in 1911-1912 for Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Mathers of New Westminster by architect F.W. Macey who lived on Douglas Road. The house was occupied by the family from late-1912 until mid-1935. The original photographs have been taken by professional photographers.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.57.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1912] (date of original), copied 1985
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-19
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Less detail
Mathers house
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1913 or 1916] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house with two children on the stone-walled patio and a girl on the lawn. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mathers, the house otherwise known as…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house with two children on the stone-walled patio and a girl on the lawn. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mathers, the house otherwise known as "Altnadene" was built in 1911-1912 for Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Mathers of New Westminster by architect F.W. Macey who lived on Douglas Road. The house was occupied by the family from late-1912 until mid-1935. he original photographs have been taken by professional photographers. The accession register dates the photograph ca. 1913 while the inscription dates it 1916. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Altnadara [sic] 1916."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.57.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1913 or 1916] (date of original), copied 1985
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-19
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Less detail
Mathers house
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house in 1935. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mathers, the house otherwise known as "Altnadene" was built in 1911-1912 for Mr. and Mrs. W.J. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house in 1935. The house is now part of the Deer Lake Park Complex and is used for various artistic and cultural activities. According to a note prepared by Kathleen and Eileen Mathers, the house otherwise known as "Altnadene" was built in 1911-1912 for Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Mathers of New Westminster by architect F.W. Macey who lived on Douglas Road. The house was occupied by the family from late-1912 until mid-1935. The original photographs have been taken by professional photographers. The accession register dates the photograph ca. 1935 while the inscription dates it late-1920's. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "late '20s."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 6490 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV985.57.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1925 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1985
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-12-19
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Less detail
Mathers house
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 8.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mathers house at Deer Lake, which also served as the Seminary of Christ the King.
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