Capitol Hill Community Hall
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Howard Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1948
- Description
- Public building.
- Heritage Value
- The Capitol Hill Community Hall was designed by local architect Harold Cullerne (1890-1976). After Cullerne returned from service during the First World War, he joined J.H. Bowman in a partnership that lasted from 1919 to 1934. After Bowman retired in 1934, Cullerne practiced on his own, continuing to work on schools and institutional buildings, such as the Art Deco Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver. In 1944, Cullerne designed a community hall for Capitol Hill; the scheme was delayed, and redesigned before it was finally built after the end of the Second World War. A simple front gabled roof hall structure, this hall is a monument to community spirit, erected by community members on a volunteer basis, and used for community events for over half a century. The hall replaced two earlier structures, both destroyed by fire, that had served the same purpose.
- Locality
- Capitol Hill
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Architect
- Harold Cullerne
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Names
- Cullerne, Harold
- Capitol Hill Community Hall
- Subjects
- Buildings - Heritage
- Buildings - Civic
- Buildings - Civic - Community Centres
- Street Address
- 361 Howard Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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E.W. Bateman House 'Elworth'
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The E.W. Bateman House is a one-and-one-half storey wood-frame residence set within in a garden landscape. The house and its adjacent garage are the only historic buildings standing on their original site within the Burnaby Village Museum property.
- Associated Dates
- 1922
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Edwin & Mary Bateman Residence
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Edwin & Mary Bateman Residence
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1922
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The E.W. Bateman House is a one-and-one-half storey wood-frame residence set within in a garden landscape. The house and its adjacent garage are the only historic buildings standing on their original site within the Burnaby Village Museum property.
- Heritage Value
- The E.W. Bateman House was constructed in the Deer Lake Crescent subdivision, that was originally promoted in 1911 as an upper class suburban neighbourhood. It represents one of the first residential developments in the City of Burnaby that required buildings to be of a specific value, thus demonstrating the desire for exclusivity among the successful businessmen who chose to settle in the area.
The house and grounds illustrate the reduced scale of upper-class residential construction at a time of modest returning prosperity that followed the end of the First World War, and the social, cultural, lifestyle and leisure sensibilities of the owners in the Deer Lake Crescent subdivision: such values as social aspiration, racial exclusivity, demonstration of architectural taste, and importance of a landscaped garden.
The heritage value of the E.W. Bateman House is its comprehensive representation of an upper middle-class suburban residence of the early 1920s. It was built for retired CPR executive Edwin Wettenhall Bateman (1859-1957) and his wife, Mary (Dale) Bateman (1865-1935), by contractor William Dodson in 1922. The Bateman House was designed by English-born and trained architect Enoch Evans (1862-1939) of E. Evans and Son, and is an important surviving residential design by Evans, and a typical example of the eclectic Period Revival influences that were common to domestic architecture in the post-First World War era. The symmetry of the imposing front verandah, supported by exaggerated Ionic columns, gives the relatively-modest house an image of grandeur and formality. Named after Edwin Bateman’s birthplace in Cheshire, England, ‘Elworth’ also symbolizes allegiance to England and the patriotic tenor of the time.
The heritage value for this house also lies in its interpretive value within the Burnaby Village Museum. The site is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s heritage to the public. The E.W. Bateman House was purchased by Burnaby in 1970 and became the focal point for the development of the Museum. Both the interior and exterior of the house have been restored and interpreted to the date of original construction, including recreated room interiors and period furnishings.
- Defining Elements
- The elements that define the heritage character of the E.W. Bateman House include its:
- rectangular form and massing with central entry on long side
- side gable roof with front shed dormer with cedar shingle cladding
- symmetry of front facade
- full open front verandah inset under the roofline, supported with Ionic columns
- cedar shingle siding
- multi-paned double-hung wooden-sash windows, mixture of 6-over-1 and 8-over-1
- symmetrical disposition of fenestration, with double-assembly units on the ground floor
- exterior shutters
- two flanking brick chimneys on the side elevations
- interior room layouts and original interior features such as quality millwork and original hardware
- original garage at the rear of the house
- Locality
- Deer Lake Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Organization
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Architect
- Enoch Evans
- E. Evans and Son
- Builder
- William Dodson
- Function
- Primary Current--Museum
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 011-030-356
Legal Description: Parcel 1, District Lot 79 and District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District, Reference Plan 77594
- Boundaries
- Burnaby Village Museum is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
- Area
- 38,488.63
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Landscape Feature
- Structure
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Names
- Bateman, Edwin W.
- Bateman, Mary Dale
- Evans, Enoch
- Dodson, William
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Buildings - Heritage
- Buildings - Civic - Museums
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Interior of surveyor's office
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [198_]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 5.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Land Surveyor's office "Hill & Burnett" inside of Burnaby Village Museum. The exhibit includes a roll top desk, a pendulum wall clock as well as land surveying equipment.
Bert Porter on a steamroller
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1919] (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 Bert Porter with a municipal steamroller on Douglas Road. He worked many years operating a steam roller for the municipality, flattening out gravel streets after grading, and was the husband of Lillie Lewis Porter.
Burnaby British Columbia : reference and year book 1931
Worker with sandbags
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified worker, wearing a reflective vest and a hardhat, preparing a sandbag and surrounded by a lot of large sandbags.
Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission records
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1971-1996]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter date…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1971-1996]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Series
- Simnett political papers series
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records ; 1 map ; 1 pin
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS167-010
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three letters, one envelope, a booklet, a map, a pin and a business card. The first letter found in the envelope from the Department of the Municipal Clerk is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her appointment to the Advisory Planning Commission in 1993. The second letter dated March 17, 1995 is addressed to Hazel Simnett and approves her reappointment to the Advisory Planning Commission. The booklet is of the Burnaby Procedure Bylaw 1971 (bylaw number 6023 to regulate the proceedings of the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the District of Burnaby). The map is a street map of the Burnaby Planning & Building Department from 1992. The second letter is typewritten by Hazel Simnett to Mayor W. Copeland in 1996 regarding her resignation from the Advisory Planning Commission. The pin reads: "Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission". The business card is of Donald G. Stenson, Director Planning and Building of the Burnaby Planning and Building Department.
- Subjects
- Government - Local Government
- Documentary Artifacts - Maps
- Names
- Simnett, Hazel
- Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying file
- Simnett political papers series
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Artist's rendering of Heritage Village
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.8 x 8.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an artist's rendering of Heritage Village titled "Centennial Project Proposal for Burnaby", "Drawing 2". Part of Heritage Village proposal. The illustration was created by Rudy Kovach of "Hopping/Kovach/Grinnell" Design Consultants.
Burnaby North High School
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 1923
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.0 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a wash drawing of the exterior of Burnaby North High School. This building later became Rosser Elementary School.
Centennial Project for Burnaby
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 architectural drawings : blueline prints ; 43.5 x 92.5 cm and 62 x 100 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two concept drawings including one site plan with the title "centennial project for burnaby" and a drawing of the "Museum building" and "Entrance & Maintenance building"
Centennial Project Proposal for Burnaby
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : black ink with col. on board ; 57.5 x 101.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a presentation drawing titled "Centennial Project Proposal for Burnaby - Drawing 2". Drawing includes concept illustrations identified as "Museum Bldg" and "Entrance and Maintenance Bldg". This proposal was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee's commemorative project for "H…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : black ink with col. on board ; 57.5 x 101.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a presentation drawing titled "Centennial Project Proposal for Burnaby - Drawing 2". Drawing includes concept illustrations identified as "Museum Bldg" and "Entrance and Maintenance Bldg". This proposal was part of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee's commemorative project for "Heritage Village". Elworth house is identified as the "Museum Bldg". The illustration was created by Rudy Kovach of "Hopping/Kovach/Grinnell" Design consultants.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Architectural Drawings
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Kovach, Rudy
- Accession Code
- BV019.52.175
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Architectural Drawing
- Scan Resolution
- 72
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-10
- Notes
- Title based on contents of drawing
- See also photograph BV005.54.789
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Century Park - Admission Building
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 61 x 91 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an architectural drawing of "Century Park / Burnaby B.C. / Admission Building / Job No. 7100 1"
Century Park - Admission Building
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 61 x 91 cm + 2 p. of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an architectural drawing of "Century Park / Burnaby B.C. / Admission Building / Job No. 7100 1" with attached typewritten pages "Materials List" from Hopping-Kovach-Grinnell
Century Park - Contract 3 - Bandstand
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 9, 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 architectural drawings: blueline prints ; 61 x 91 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two copies of architectural drawings of the "Century Park / Bandstand" (Contract 3- Job no. 71001). (one appears to be a Contractor's copy).
Don Speigel with an architectural drawing
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1968, published February 6, 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 14 cm composite
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of North Vancouver aquarium specialist Don Speigel in his office, looking at archiectural drawings, printed together as a composite photograph with an architectural drawing of the the Burnaby Aquarium of Ecology.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 1968, published February 6, 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 14 cm composite
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-509
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of North Vancouver aquarium specialist Don Speigel in his office, looking at archiectural drawings, printed together as a composite photograph with an architectural drawing of the the Burnaby Aquarium of Ecology.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Architectural Drawings
- Names
- Spiegel, Don
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a composite of two negatives, printed together on one piece of photographic paper
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Heritage Park - Contract 2
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 17, 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 architectural drawings : blackline prints ; 58 x 90 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of "Heritage Park / for the Burnaby Centennial Committee / Contract No. 2 / Job no. 71-006" including Sheet A-1 / Site Plan"; Sheet "A-2 / Floor Plan of buildings 1,G, H & Q"; Sheet A-6 / Structural / Details".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 architectural drawings : blackline prints ; 58 x 90 cm
- Material Details
- Scales differ
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of "Heritage Park / for the Burnaby Centennial Committee / Contract No. 2 / Job no. 71-006" including Sheet A-1 / Site Plan"; Sheet "A-2 / Floor Plan of buildings 1,G, H & Q"; Sheet A-6 / Structural / Details".
- Creator
- Donald R. Erb and Associates Architects
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Architectural Drawings
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.52.13
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- June 17, 1971
- Media Type
- Architectural Drawing
- Notes
- Transcribed Title; Stamp on plans read: "Received July 5, 1971"; Approved Corp of Burnaby July 26, 1971; Drawings appear to be 'As-builts or contractors copies since they have various notes and annotations
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Heritage Park - Contract 2 - original site plan and buildings
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 6 architectural drawings : blackline prints ; 61 x 92 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of Heritage Park covering Contracts number one, two and three. Plans are titled: "Heritage Park / for the Burnaby Centennial Committee / Contract 2 / Job no. 71-006", drawings "A-1 / Site Plan"; "A-2 / Floor Plan / of Buildings / I.G.H. & Q / Contract No. 2";…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 6 architectural drawings : blackline prints ; 61 x 92 cm
- Material Details
- Scales differ
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of Heritage Park covering Contracts number one, two and three. Plans are titled: "Heritage Park / for the Burnaby Centennial Committee / Contract 2 / Job no. 71-006", drawings "A-1 / Site Plan"; "A-2 / Floor Plan / of Buildings / I.G.H. & Q / Contract No. 2"; "A-3 / Elevations / Contract No. 2"; "A-4 / Elevation, / Section & / Details / Contract No. 2"; "A-5 / Building / Sections / Contract No. 2" ; "Structural / Details / Contract No. 2".
Site plan includes proposed buildings within Heritage Village identified as: Building A (Admission Gate and entrance); Building B (Baker house); Buildng C (Baker house garage); Building D (Bandstand); Building E (Gas Station); Buildng F (Fire Hall); Building G (East side of Hill Street including Print Shop, Bicycle Shop, General Store, Buggy Shop); Building H (West side of Hill Street including Ice Cream Parlour, Kitchen, Bank, Dentist, Apothecary, Service); Building I (East side of Hill Street including Harness Shop and Blacksmith shop); Building J (Future Exhibits); Building K (Municipal Hall); Building L (Service & Adminstration); Building M (Sawmill); Building N (Shake Splitting and Saw Shop); Building O (Log Cabin); Building P (Shelter next to Farm Yard); Building Q (Tram and Tram Station);
- Creator
- Donald R. Erb and Associates Architects
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Architectural Drawings
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.52.14
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- June 1971
- Media Type
- Architectural Drawing
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-03-27
- Notes
- Transcribed Title
- Tag taped to the A-6 reads: "6501 Deer Lake Avenue / Heritage Village 1971" and on verso of tag "Heritage Park / (Deer Lake & Can. Way)"
- Title on verso of plan reads: "MISC._DWGS.--ORGINAL_SITE_PLAN_+_BUILDINGS / "HERITAGE_PARK"--CENTENNIAL_COMMITTEE_JUNE_1971"
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Heritage Park for the Burnaby Centennial Committee - Contract 2 - Elevations and Building Sections
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 5 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 architectural drawings : blackline prints ; 58.5 x 88 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two architectural drawings of "Heritage Park / for the Burnaby Centennial Committee / Contract 2 / Job no. 71-006", drawings: "Elevations / Contract No. 2 / A-3 of 6" and "Building Sections / Contract No. 2 / A-5 of 6"
Heritage Park for the Burnaby Centennial Committee - Contract 2 - Elevation, Section & Details
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 17, 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : blackline print ; 59 x 89 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Heritage Village "Elevation, Section and Details / Contract 2 / Plan A-4" "Job no. 71-006".