Annie Barrett-Lennard Residence
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Associated Dates
- c.1935
- Description
- Residential building.
- Heritage Value
- Built for Annie Barrett-Lennard, this British Arts and Crafts residence has retained many of its original features, such as its stucco and half-timbering exterior with a cat’s slide roof over the front entrance. The steeply-pitched gables, asymmetrical half-massing, leaded windows and pegged joinery are all references to traditional British antecedents.
- Locality
- Capitol Hill
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
- Area
- 1227.44
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 5450 Parker Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Capitol Hill Neighbourhood
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Although the Hastings street-car extension to Ellesmere opened in 1913 and there had been much speculation in the area during the real estate boom of 1909-1913, development in Capitol Hill did not really take off until after World War One when workers in Vancouver started to look to Burnaby for affordable but centrally-located neighbourhoods in which to build their homes. The 1913 one-room school had to be replaced in 1923 and in 1948, members of the community came together to build a new Community Hall.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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Capitol Hill Neighbourhood
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1905-1924
- Heritage Value
- Real estate ventures became quite active in the Vancouver Heights and Capitol Hill areas of Burnaby by 1908. Brokerage firms and agents who bought large tracts, subdivided and sold them off in parcels and by 1909 had adopted the name "Capitol Hill" to describe Burnaby's newest neighbourhood. In his book, History of Burnaby and Vicinity," historian George Green explains that the term "Capitol Hill" was taken from ancient Rome where the civic centre was built upon the Capitoline Hill, one of the seven hills of the eternal city. In 1909, the Scott Brokerage Company advertised the sale of lots on Capitol Hill, calling it "one of Vancouver's swellest suburbs."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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Burnaby North High School
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1923-1982
- Heritage Value
- Burnaby North and Burnaby South were the first high schools built in the City. Before the high school opened, Burnaby students had to travel to Vancouver if they wished to pursue education beyond an elementary level. In 1921, arrangements were made to use the basement of the Presbyterian Church for instruction of local students. By 1922 the Burnaby North High School opened at its first permanent location (4375 Pandora Street - which is now Rosser Elementary). In 1945, the Willingdon Avenue site was built and was used until a new building was constructed in 1961 on Hammarskjold Drive. From 1962, the school was used as Burnaby Heights Junior High school, but it closed in 1982 and the junior high students went to the new Burnaby North on Hammarskjold.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
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Capitol Hill Neighbourhood
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The Capitol Hill Neighbourhood remained a primarily residential neighbourhood after the population boom of the 1950s and 1960s. The commercial focus remained the Hastings Street corridor, while the City of Burnaby moved to protect a conservation area on the north side of Capitol Hill and dedicated parkland throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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coat
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV998.57.1
- Description
- Black raincoat, man's; "Miner Black Diamond"; knee-length, rubber-coated; two front pockets, flap closure; collar lined with brown corduroy; rubber outside with round red emblem with rope motif border and black diamond at centre with "Miner Black Diamond" around outside; front closure is five large hooks-and-eyes, metal; sleeves have buckle closures; back of coat at bottom has 6" slit in centre. Black marker inside below collar lists "F.H. ESHELBY/ 11 FELL AVENUE".
- Object History
- Raincoat that belonged to Frank Eshelby. Frank Eshelby (1895-1974) married Annie Perrey (1896-1976) in London in 1920. The family moved to Capitol Hill in 1922 after investing in a couple of $5 lots on North Fell Avenue. The couple had two daughters: Winnifred in 1923 and Grace. The Eshelby's were longtime Burnaby residents. The raincoat was given to Frank by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby for cutting wood as a way to work off his unpaid taxes.
- Measurements
- height: 122.5 cm
width: 60 cm
- Maker
- Miner Black Diamond
- Names
- Eshelby, Frank
- Eshelby, Winnifred
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Roller Skates
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.33.6
- Description
- One pair of metal roller skates with four wheels that strap onto shoes. The main part of the skate is designed to hold the ball of the foot and toes, and has two metal clips to hold the foot in place. There are four rectangular raised metal pieces, and two circular pieces on the skate. The circular pieces are loosed with a key to make the skate fit various sized shoes. The leather straps have a metal buckle to secure the foot.
Two metal skate keys are strung to a neon yelllow shoe lace, to adjust the skates. They also have a black metal wrench.
- Object History
- Used in Burnaby in the late 1960s.
- Category
- 09. Recreational Artifacts
- Classification
- Sports Equipment
- Object Term
- Skate, Roller
- Colour
- Silver
- Brown
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
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