William Wilson House
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The William Wilson House is a vernacular two-storey wood-frame Foursquare house with a hipped roof. It is situated at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Central Boulevard in the Metrotown area of Burnaby, adjacent to the SkyTrain line, and is now part of a multi-family residential complex.
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- William & Annie Wilson House
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- William & Annie Wilson House
- Geographic Access
- Wilson Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 10350
- Enactment Date
- 22/04/1996
- Description
- The William Wilson House is a vernacular two-storey wood-frame Foursquare house with a hipped roof. It is situated at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Central Boulevard in the Metrotown area of Burnaby, adjacent to the SkyTrain line, and is now part of a multi-family residential complex.
- Heritage Value
- The house is valued as the residence of William Wilson (1860-1935) and Annie Wilson (1868-1966) and demonstrates the development of Burnaby from a rural, farming community to an early commuter suburb, and is one of the few remaining early houses in the Metrotown area of Burnaby. Reflecting the area's early history, it was constructed on a subdivided piece of the Wilson’s 3.2 hectare farm that once bordered Kingsway, the primary road linking New Westminster to Vancouver. To develop his subdivided property, Wilson constructed a bisecting street, named it for himself and situated his new home on a large parcel adjacent to the interurban tramline.
Constructed in 1913, the William Wilson House is additionally valued as a modest vernacular example of an Edwardian era Foursquare house. Although simple in form, it is distinguished by an inset front verandah, front bay window and clipped ground level corner. Once commonly found in Burnaby, this is a rare surviving example of the homes typically constructed for the working-class families enticed to Burnaby as a consequence of the interurban tramline.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of William Wilson House include its:
- corner location, adjacent to the old interurban alignment
- vernacular Foursquare style as exemplified by its symmetrical form, square floor plan and cubic massing with pyramidal roof
- cladding, with narrow lapped wooden siding on the first storey and cedar shingles on the second storey
- recessed front verandah, with square columns and ground floor cut-away bay window
- regular fenestration, including double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows, and casement and transom assembly feature window in the living room
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 023-352-701
- Boundaries
- The William Wilson House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 6088 Wilson Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 2824.9
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 6088 Wilson Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Eli Maneer, Ab Wilson and Leonard Wilson
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1907 (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 Eli Egriphan Nimrod Sampson Joseph Jeffrey Maneer (who did gold leaf lettering, and developed "BCER" script for all B.C. Electric Railway vehicles), Leonard Wilson, and Adney "Ab" Wilson, in Vancouver.
East Burnaby School Class
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1905 (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an East Burnaby School (later renamed Edmonds Street School) class. Front row, left to right: Miss Draper, Esther Passmore, Esther Love, Jane Allen, Mary Salt, Fred Madill, Maud Mervin, Ada Lewis, Lillie Lewis, Rose Passmore, [first name unknown] Mervin, Edith Davis (who became Mrs. F…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1905 (date of original), copied 1985
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Community Archives Collection series
- Subseries
- Every-Clayton family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 141-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an East Burnaby School (later renamed Edmonds Street School) class. Front row, left to right: Miss Draper, Esther Passmore, Esther Love, Jane Allen, Mary Salt, Fred Madill, Maud Mervin, Ada Lewis, Lillie Lewis, Rose Passmore, [first name unknown] Mervin, Edith Davis (who became Mrs. Frank Summers), Ernie Clayton (killed in the first world war), Dick Hall, Stanley Ferguson, Leonard Love, Tom Scott, George Powys, Norman Allen, and Harry Dowling (standing, end of row). Second row, left to right: [first name unknown] Mervin, Winnie Hill, May Wilson, Lizie Hall, Margret McDermit, Francis Clark, Phoebe Love, Manota Vernon, Jack Clayton, Bill Bently, and Edmond Powys. Third row, left to right: Minard Hill, Morris Troup, Bill Davis, Byron Vernon, John Hall, Cicil Ledger, and Edward Clayton (standing on rail).
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Allen, Jane
- Allen Norman
- Bently, Bill
- Edmonds Community School
- Clark, Francis
- Clayton, Edward
- Every-Clayton, Ernest "Ernie"
- Clayton, Jack
- Davis, Bill
- Dowling, Harry
- Ferguson, Stanley
- Hall, Dick
- Hall, John
- Hall, Lizie
- Rowe, Winnie Hill
- Ledger, Cicil
- Lewis, Ada
- Love, Leonard
- Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
- Madill, Fred
- McDermit, Margret
- Mervin, Maud
- Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"
- Passmore, Esther
- Passmore, Rose
- Porter, Lillie Lewis
- Powys, George
- Powys, Edmond
- Salt, Mary
- Scott, Tom
- Stanley, Esther Love
- Summers, Edith Davis
- Troup, Morris
- Vernon, Byron
- Vernon, Manota
- Wilson, May
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Appreciation certificate to Elmer Wilson Martin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 26 May 1944
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : lithographic print on blue paper ; 50.5 x 33 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a certificate of appreciation to WC E. W. Martin for his services as Chief Engineering Officer of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The certificate is signed by RCAF members of the maintenance wing wishing him luck while serving overseas.
Bob Farrow and Fred Wilson
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 17, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of neighbours Bob Farrow (foreground) and Fred Wilson using the computers and Internet at Lester's Hard Drive Cafe on Kingsway in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 17, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14.5 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0207
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of neighbours Bob Farrow (foreground) and Fred Wilson using the computers and Internet at Lester's Hard Drive Cafe on Kingsway in Burnaby.
- Names
- Farrow, Bob
- Wilson, Fred
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and red ink on recto of photograph reads: "Crop / 654 Mario Bby / Crop / 92% Bby p. 9"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Burnaby camp site at Wilson Creek
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;13 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men in a wooded clearing with a very large tree which is lying on the ground. The tree has a sign which one of the men is nailing to the base.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Series
- Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ;13 x 9 cm
- Material Details
- Handwritten text in pencil on back of photograph reads: "Guides".
- Note in black ink on scrapbook page reads: "1957 / Burnaby Camp site / at / Wilson Creek"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men in a wooded clearing with a very large tree which is lying on the ground. The tree has a sign which one of the men is nailing to the base.
- Other Title Information
- Title based on caption of photograph
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.254
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1957
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Photograph is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
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Burnaby camp - Wilson Creek
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Girl Guide camp at Wilson Creek. There is a clearing in the foreground of the photograph and several cabins and forest in the distance.
Burnaby camp, Wilson Creek
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a campsite in a wooded clearing. There is a tent next to a large tree and some campers can be seen in the shaded area of the photograph.
Certificate of promotion to Elmer Wilson Martin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1 Sep. 1934
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate : black ink on canvas ; 32 x 41 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a George the Fifth certificate of promotion awarded to Elmer Wilson Martin appointing him as an Officer in the Canadian Air Force October 5, 1932. The certificate is signed by the Deputy Minister of National Defense on September 1st 1934.
Chapel entrance - Wilson Creek
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Chapel entrance of the Burnaby Girl Guide camp at Wilson Creek. The chapel entrance is a stone walled structure with a decorative wooden gate and circular portico surrounded by trees and foliage.
Dedication of Burnaby Guide Camp at Wilson Creek
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Jun 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Girl Guides in uniform standing in a circle in a clearing surrounded by woods at Wilson Creek Camp on the Sunshine Coast.
Elmer Wilson Martin
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin standing in front of a building with a sign which reads "C.T.O. Servicing Wing Oderly Rm". Elmer Martin is dressed in his military service uniform. Elmer served with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a airplance mechanic and pilot during World War II.
Elmer Wilson Martinin RCAF uniform
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph portrait of Elmer Wilson Martin dressed in his Royal Canadian Air Force military uniform.
Elmer Wilson Martin with Reta and man
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elmer Wilson Martin dressed in his Royal Canadian Air Force military uniform. He is standing with his wife, Ellen "Reta" Martin and an unidentified man (may be Elmer's father, William Henry Martin or his brother, Wilbert Martin). The group is standing in front of a concrete railing.
Fraser Wilson
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cartoonist Fraser Wilson, looking up and smiling with a ink brush in his hand, as he works on his cartoon for the federal department of conservation and forestry, aimed at "educating Canadians to guard their forest heritage". The cartoon which relates the adventures of "Bill Northwood…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 15, 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 14 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1031
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cartoonist Fraser Wilson, looking up and smiling with a ink brush in his hand, as he works on his cartoon for the federal department of conservation and forestry, aimed at "educating Canadians to guard their forest heritage". The cartoon which relates the adventures of "Bill Northwood" was published in 161 weekly newspapers.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Artists
- Arts - Drawings
- Names
- Wilson, Fraser
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Hubbard, Mike
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Fraser Wilson
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cartoonist Fraser Wilson, taken in a photographic studio and used as his official photograph when he ran as a Burnaby Citizen's Association candidate for council.
Fraser Wilson
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cartoonist Fraser Wilson, and smiling with a piece of charcol in his hand, as he works on his cartoon character "Bill Northwood" for the federal department of conservation and forestry, aimed at "educating Canadians to guard their forest heritage". Written along the top of the drawin…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 9.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1033
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of cartoonist Fraser Wilson, and smiling with a piece of charcol in his hand, as he works on his cartoon character "Bill Northwood" for the federal department of conservation and forestry, aimed at "educating Canadians to guard their forest heritage". Written along the top of the drawing are the words; "KEEP B.C.'s FORESTS GREEN!"
- Subjects
- Arts - Drawings
- Occupations - Artists
- Names
- Wilson, Fraser
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Fraser Wilson family
- 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 Fraser Wilson family taken in their yard at their home at 1648 Graveley Street, Grandview District, Vancouver. Adney James Wilson (standing, back left); his wife Alexandra Wilson (standing, back right); Frances May Wilson (front left); Catherine McRae (seated, centre); and Fraser …
- 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.
- 204-278
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Fraser Wilson family taken in their yard at their home at 1648 Graveley Street, Grandview District, Vancouver. Adney James Wilson (standing, back left); his wife Alexandra Wilson (standing, back right); Frances May Wilson (front left); Catherine McRae (seated, centre); and Fraser Wilson (front right).
- Names
- McRae, Catherine
- Wilson, Adney James
- Wilson, Alexandra
- Wilson, Frances May
- Wilson, Fraser
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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