Andrew Johnson house and family
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm, mounted on board 21.5 x 27 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Andrew M. Johnson, his wife Margaret and their child Andrew Sloane Johnson holding on to their dog, in a chauffeured car, parked in front of their house.
Andrew Johnson house and surrounding property
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w panorama ; 13.5 x 34.5 cm mounted on mattboard 20 x 38 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Andrew M. Johnson house "Glenedward" and surrounding property at Kingsway and Royal Oak Avenue. Andrew Johnson built the house around 1911, then occupied the residence until his death in 1934. His wife sold the property in 1943, after which, the place operated as a funeral home un…
Andy Johnson House
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Andy Johnson House is a large, one and one-half storey plus above-ground basement wood-frame mansion on a rubble-stone granite foundation with a red terra cotta pantile roof and an octagonal corner turret. The building stands in a prominent location on a corner lot on Kingsway, one of Burnaby’s…
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Formal Recognition
- Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Andrew M. & Margaret Johnson House 'Glenedward'
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Andrew M. & Margaret Johnson House 'Glenedward'
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Associated Dates
- 1912
- Formal Recognition
- Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Council Resolution
- Enactment Date
- 26/05/2003
- Description
- The Andy Johnson House is a large, one and one-half storey plus above-ground basement wood-frame mansion on a rubble-stone granite foundation with a red terra cotta pantile roof and an octagonal corner turret. The building stands in a prominent location on a corner lot on Kingsway, one of Burnaby’s main transportation and commercial corridors, and stands adjacent to the Burlington Square Development.
- Heritage Value
- The Andy Johnson House 'Glenedward' is a valued representation of a prominent upper middle-class family dwelling from the pre-First World War era. Andrew M. Johnson (1861-1934), an early Vancouver pioneer, and his wife Margaret built this house in 1912, in an imposing style favoured by the newly wealthy of the prewar boom period. Born in Norway, Andrew Johnson arrived in Vancouver just months after the Great Fire of 1886 and went into partnership with J. (Ollie) Atkins in a transportation company that became the Mainland Transfer Company, eventually the largest of its kind in Vancouver. Johnson also operated Burnaby's historic Royal Oak Hotel, once located on the opposite corner from his estate.
Additionally, the Andy Johnson House is significant for the high-quality design and construction of both the house and its landscaped setting. Designed in the British Arts and Crafts style, the house exhibits a rare degree of opulence in building materials, including imported terra cotta roof tiles, oak and walnut interior millwork, and stained glass manufactured by the Royal City Glass Company. The rubble-stone foundations and perimeter walls were obtained from two massive granite glacial erratic boulders found on the property. The house has been relocated closer to the corner, but the encircling stone walls, the gate posts and gates manufactured by the Westminster Iron Works and some of the original plantings have been retained. A grouping of three giant Sequoias, other mature deciduous trees and massings of shrubbery indicate the type of landscape setting considered appropriate for an estate house in the early years of the twentieth century.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Andy Johnson House include its:
- corner location on Kingsway at Royal Oak Avenue
- residential form, scale and massing as expressed by the one and one-half storey height, above-ground basement, octagonal corner turret and rectangular plan
- British Arts and Crafts details such as the use of natural indigenous materials, half-timbering in the gables and dormers, picturesque roofline, cedar shingle siding, extended eaves, native granite rubble-stone foundation with red-coloured mortar, and granite piers and chimneys
- additional exterior features such as the central front entrance, elaborate wrap-around verandah, porte-cochere and balcony at second storey lighted with original cast iron electric lanterns
- red terra cotta pantile roof cladding
- fenestration, such as double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows with stained glass and leaded lights in the upper sash
- original interior features such as fireplaces, wainscoting finished with oak and walnut millwork, and three-quarter sawn oak flooring
- associated landscape features including three giant Sequoias. granite walls, granite gate posts and wrought iron gates
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
- Builder
- J.C. Allen
- Function
- Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
- Primary Current--Eating or Drinking Establishment
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- 003-004-538
- Boundaries
- The Andy Johnson House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 5152 Kingsway, Burnaby
- Area
- 1424.21
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Names
- Johnson, Andrew Martin "Andy"
- Westminster Iron Works Company
- Street Address
- 5152 Kingsway
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Andy Johnson's "Glenedward"
- 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 copy print ; 8.7 x 12.7 cm + copy negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Andrew M. Johnson's house "Glenedward," at 5152 Kingsway. Two men and two boys are outside the house, with the youngest boy is seated in a toy car. A low stone wall is surrounding the yard.
Royal Oak Chapel
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 13, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the Royal Oak Chapel at 5152 Kingsway at the corner of Royal Oak Avenue. This building was built by Andrew and Margaret Johnson (and known as Glenedward) in 1911-1912 and was a private residence until 1946, at which time it became a funeral home.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.6 x 12.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel at 3412 Kingsway (renumbered as the 5152 Kingsway) at Royal Oak Avenue. Tulips are seen on the property.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel at 3412 Kingsway taken from inside the stone fence. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the bank of windows on the right and edge of the front door at the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel at 3142 Kingsway. The chapel's front walk handrail and ramp are also partially visible. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel and peaked fence
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 17, 1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel at 3412 Kingsway taken from the edge of the peaked stone fence. A crow is pecking at the front lawn. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel and stone fence
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel from the edge of the stone fence, to the right of the chapel located at 3412 Kingsway.This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel being boarded up
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [November] 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 22.5 x 16 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel in the process of being boarded up to be moved. A man and his german shepard are walking towards the building. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel being dragged by a truck
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [November] 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel being dragged 50 paces by a Nickel Bros. semi-trailer truck. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel being moved
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [November] 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of Burnaby residents watching from across the street as the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel is moved 25 paces This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel foyer
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 19, 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Royal Oak Funeral Director, Kim Ingenthron walking through the foyer of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel at 3142 Kingsway. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel preparing to move
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 15, 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel as it was being prepared to be moved. A large pile of granite pieces are visible just inside the wrought iron gate. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel preparing to move
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 15, 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 19 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel as it gets ready to be moved 50 paces. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel's iron gate
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel's stone wall and iron gate, located at 3412 Kingsway. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel stained glass
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a stained glass window (manufactured by the Royal City Glass Company) and surrounding ivy leaves at the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel, located at 3412 Kingsway. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Chapel stained glass
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1981]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 14 print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a stained glass window (manufactured by the Royal City Glass Company) at the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel, located at 3412 Kingsway (renumbered the 5100 block of Kingsway). This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.
Royal Oak Funeral Director
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- January 19, 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of funeral director, Kim Ingenthron, standing at the front enterance to the Royal Oak Funeral Chapel at 3412 Kingsway. This building is also known as 'Glenedward' and its address has been renumbered 5152 Kingsway.