eritage tour

Just a glimpse of our inventory

JOHN STEWART, curator of the
North Vancouver Museum and
Archives, stops me in mid-
sentence,

By Martin Millerchip
Contributing Writer

It seems J am actually asking
about the history ef the North
Shore when | think [ am talking
about its heritage.

“Beople use the wards inter-
changeably. Heriage is about
things, not events,’ he explains,
before adding that ‘things’? might
include trees, rivers, roads and
machinery besides the obvious
category of buituings.

Jacqie Gijssen, West Vancouver
Museum and Archives curator,
later cautions me that any expla-
nation of heritage ‘can get com-
plicated and everyone has a dif.
ferent view.”

“What about newer houses of
architectural significance? Where
do the language of the Squamish
nation, or culture in general, fit
into the equation?’’ she asks.

So, with a tip of the hat to the
Many people who have had a
hand in compiling the heritage in-
ventories for all three North Shore
municipalities, here is just a brief
glimpse of what they contain and
what, more importantly, we. still
have — despite the increasing
pressures of development.

The complete inventories are
available at local libraries and
both museums will put you in
touch with Historical Society
members who might help with
more inforination.

Some background information
will help immensely in under-
standing a particular heritage con-
text. ;

Anyone wishing to see privately
owned properties should be con-
scious and respectful of the right
to privacy each owner enjoys.

District of West Yanconver

@ West Yancoever Museum and
Archives in the historic Gertrude
Lawson House, 680 17th St. The
museum is in the development
stages and is scheduled to open in
ihe spring of 1994. Behind the
scenes tours will commence in the
fall.

@ The Ferry Building at
Asmbieside Lending.

© Point Atkinson Lighthouse,
Lighthouse Park off the 5000
block Marine Drive. fours avail-
able all summer.

® Hollyburs,) Ladge and cabin
area, Holfyburn Mountain.

@® Lower Caulfeciid Area c.g.
4648, 4785 Piccadi!ly South and
the parish church of St. Francis tn
The Wood at 4767 Piccadilly
South.

@ Cypress
growth trees,
@ Navvy Jack Thomas House,
1768 Argyle Ave. Possibly the
oldest continuously occupied resi-
dence in B.C,

@ Spuraway, 235 Keith Rd.

@ Downing Hause, 1991
glewood Ave.

® And two (of many) examples
of post-1945 structures: Porter
House, 1560 Ottawa St.; and Ep-
pich House, 1812 Palmerston Ave,

Bowl for iis old

District of North Vancouver

A walking tour of part of the
North Lonsdale area will encom-
pass approximately one-third of
the total number of listed heritage
buildings in the district as well as
seven inventoried landscape
resources,

There is, of course, much more
of interest in other areas but in
the hopes of providing a starting
point that might encourage further
exploration, here are !0 buildings
on the primary heritage list that
can be seen in an afternoon.

6 Loutet House, 177 East
Carisbrooke Rd.

VANCE HOUSE, 620 West 15th St.,
heritage designation. Built in 1910, it was the home of Geor:

1917 to 1921.

@ Wye House, 230 East
Carisbrooke Rd.

@ Davidson liouse,
Kings Rd.

@ Jacobs House, 461 East Kings
Rd.

@ Cornish
Georges Ave.
@ Wakley House, 414 East St.
James Ave.

@ &:: Martins Anplican Church,
195 East Windsor Rd.

@ Brown House, 361 East Wind-
sor Rd,

@ “Stanmore’’, 461 East Windsor
Rd.

@ Mackenzie [Efouse,
Windsor Rd.

299 East

House, 3190 St.

494 East

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@ 214 West 6th St, a 90?
“show home for the Ottawa
Gardens development.

@ 234 West 6th St., Stephens
House. A 1911) home utilizing
precast concrete blocks.

@ 254 West 6th St., Larson
House. A 1921 home built for the
owner of the Hotel North Van-
couver,

@ 524 West 6th St., Sisters of St.
Paul School, a 1932 convent
school.

@ 225, 227 and 231 East 10th St.;
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@ 238 East 11th St., a 1912 home
built by Alma and George Brown.

And since you’re in the neigh-
borhood walk up to 238 East 13th
and look at William Bow’s 1929
design for North Vancouver Hos-
pital.

@745 Grand Bivd., Poney
House, an imposing entry to the
area, built in 1910 and used as a
girls’ school in the 26s and ’30s.

® 750 Grand Bivd., built by de-,
veloper J.C. Keith in 1910. ‘
@ 800 Grand Blvd., built for
Joan and Henry M. Ellis circa
1910. .

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