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BANFF HERITAGE CORPORATION MEETING AGENDA Town of Banff, Ted Langridge Room, 110 Bear Street Thursday January 16th 2020 1:30pm
1.0 CALL TO ORDER
2.0 STAFF INTRODUCTION 2.1 Eric Bjorge - Development and Heritage Planner
3.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4.0 ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING MINUTES 4.1 Minutes of the November 14th 2019 Meeting of the Banff Heritage Corporation
5.0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Staff Updates i. Norman K. Luxton Landmarks & Legends Update ii. Barrie House Council Outcome - Verbal Update
6.0 PRESENTATIONS 6.1 333 Muskrat Street Statement of Significance and development proposal 6.2 119 Spray Avenue Development Permit – Verbal Update 6.3 Statements of Significance i. Webb Residence (342 Banff Avenue) ii. Atkin Home (119 Spray Avenue) iii. Martin Residence (334 Beaver Street) iv. Moore Home (332 Beaver Street) v. Sidney Unwin Home (420 Muskrat Street) 6.4 Heritage Plaques Update i. Fish Hatchery ii. Langevin Cabin 6.5 Mary Vaux Landmarks and Legends Draft 6.6 Verbal Update on Service Review (Heritage Master Plan)
7.0 CORRESPONDENCE/INQUIRIES
8.0 REFERENCE MATERIAL
9.0 DATE OF NEXT MEETING 9.1 The next regular meeting of the Banff Heritage Corporation is scheduled for Thursday March 12th 2020 at 1:30p.m, Town Hall.
10.0 ADJOURNMENT cc: Peter Poole Council Representative Alexandra Montgomery Public Member Susan Kennard Parks Canada (Chair) Anita Battrum Honorary Public Member Ericka Chemko Public Member (Vice Chair) Steve Malins Parks Canada (alternate) Roland Charpentier Alberta Association of Architects Bill Luxton Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation (alternate) Ericka Chemko Public Member (Vice Chair) Michale Lang Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation Lynne Huras Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation Rose Maunder Public Member Anne Ewen Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Darren Enns Director, Planning & Development Sandy Aumonier Alberta Culture Eric Bjorge Development and Heritage Planner Joe Owchar Public Member Imogene Broberg-Hull Graduate Heritage Planner
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Regular Meeting of the Banff Heritage Corporation UNAPPROVED November 14th 2019
BANFF HERITAGE CORPORATION MEETING MINUTES Town of Banff 110 Bear Street Thursday November 14th 2019
CORPORATION MEMBERS PRESENT Peter Poole Council Representative Michale Lang Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation* Joe Owchar Public Member* Alexandra Montgomery Public Member* Anne Ewen Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies* Anita Battrum Honorary Public Representative Rose Maunder Public Member* Roland Charpentier Alberta Association of Architects Steve Malins Parks Canada Representative*
CORPORATION MEMBERS ABSENT Sandy Aumonier Alberta Culture Representative Susan Kennard Parks Canada Representative* (Chair) Ericka Chemko Public Member* (Vice Chair)
ADMINISTRATION PRESENT Darren Enns Director, Planning and Development Courtney Maxwell-Alves Contract, Heritage Support Imogene Broberg-Hull Graduate Heritage Planner, Planning and Development
1.0 CALL TO ORDER Malins called the November 14th 2019 Heritage Corporation Meeting to order at 1:34pm.
2.0 APPROVAL OF AGENDA HER19-52 Moved by Poole to approve the heritage agenda with the addition of: ● 6.1 Alberta Historical Resources Board update ● 6.2 Town of Banff Planning Department – Heritage resources ● 6.3 Previous Heritage Motion regarding joint meeting with Municipal Planning Commission ● 6.4 Banff National Park of Canada Management Plan update regarding heritage components ● 6.5 Metal roofs report
CARRIED
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Regular Meeting of the Banff Heritage Corporation UNAPPROVED November 14th 2019
3.0 ADOPTION OF PEVIOUS MEETING MINUTES HER19-53 Moved by Poole to approve the meeting minutes from the September 19th regular Heritage Corporation meeting as presented.
CARRIED 4.0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 4.1 Normal Luxton – Landmarks and Legends Update Maxwell-Alves presented a final draft version of the Norman Luxton Landmarks and Legends piece. Minor edits were suggested with regards to content and photographs for the print version.
HER19-54 Moved by Lang to move forward with production of the Norman Luxton Landmarks and Legends article subject to feedback from the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation. CARRIED
Charpentier arrives and takes over Chair from Malins at 1:50pm
4.2 Statements of Significance Enns and Maxwell-Alves gave a staff update on the Barrie Residence (338 Banff Avenue) draft Statement of Significance. Minor edits were suggested by Malins regarding the addition of supplemental information on character-defining features of the property.
HER19-55 Moved by Lang that the Banff Heritage Corporation, based on the Statement of Significance presented by administration, recommend to Council that the heritage value of the Barrie Boarding House and Hindes Cabins at 338 Banff Avenue be recognized and protected in any redevelopment of this property.
CARRIED
HER19-56 Moved by Ewen that The Banff Heritage Corporation strongly advise Council to establish a precedent in demonstrating heritage conservation leadership through preservation of the Barrie Boarding House and Hindes Cabins at 338 Banff Avenue. CARRIED
5.0 PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
5.1 Proposed Renovation at 137 Lynx Street (19DP76) – verbal update Enns presented a verbal update on the proposed renovations of the heritage resource at 137 Lynx Street. Renovations will alter the basement windows.
5.2 Upcoming Statements of Significance Enns presented an update on the progress of selecting and writing upcoming Statements of Significance. Broberg-Hull will complete upcoming Statements of Significance for residences built during the Early Residential Settlement Period. Comments were made concerning the importance of acquiring Statements of Significance for residences at risk of redevelopment. Broberg-Hull will compile a detailed list of 4-6 residences within the RBA: Banff Avenue District for board and staff review.
Minutes approved by:
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Regular Meeting of the Banff Heritage Corporation UNAPPROVED November 14th 2019
5.3 Upcoming Landmarks and Legends Broberg-Hull will also work towards completing the next Landmarks and Legends piece for the Rocky Mountain Outlook. An article on Mary Vaux or Banff Indian Days were suggested for upcoming Landmarks and Legends articles.
5.4 Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation- Municipal Heritage Designations Bylaw 425 (Beaver Lodge and 426 Tanglewood) Enns provided an update on the re-designation process for Beaver Lodge and Tanglewood residences.
5.5 Planning and Development Staffing Update – Verbal Enns introduced new Graduate Heritage Planner, Broberg-Hull, to the board. Broberg-Hull presented a brief greeting and introduction to the board.
5.6 Heritage Service Review Date – Wednesday, December 4th 9 am (Town Hall) Enns reminded Heritage Corporation that Planning and Development Service Review will be held on Wednesday December 4th at 9am (Town Hall).
6.0 CORRESPONDENCE/INQUIRIES
6.1. Alberta Historical Resources Board update 6.2. Town of Banff Planning Department – Heritage resources 6.3. Previous Heritage Motion regarding joint meeting with Municipal Planning Commission 6.4. Banff National Park of Canada Management Plan update regarding heritage components Malins provided a verbal update on heritage components within the Banff National Park of Canada Management Plan. 6.5. Metal roofs report Enns provided provided a verbal update for items 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.5.
7.0 REFERENCE MATERIAL
8.0 DATE OF NEXT MEETING 8.1 The next regular meeting of the Banff Heritage Corporation is scheduled for January 16th 2019 at 1:30pm at Town Hall.
9.0 ADJOURNMENT
HER 19-57 Moved by Lang to adjourn the meeting at 3:55 pm.
CARRIED
______Roland Charpentier Darren Enns Chair Planning and Development
Minutes approved by: 6.1 - 333 Muskrat St 05
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 333 Muskrat Street: Anderson Residence
DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORIC PLACE The Anderson Residence located at 333 Muskrat Street is an early bungalow built by J.D. Anderson around 1915 (no exact date known). The 1½ storey building is situated on a large rural lot with several mature trees surrounding the building. A typical wood frame construction with few alterations, the Anderson Residence is a well-kept example of a small family home from the early 20th century.
HERITAGE VALUE The site and building have a high level of heritage integrity, as no major renovations to the building have occurred. One of only a few remaining older homes on this block, the Anderson home has an eye-catching presence amidst the several large modern buildings that flank the lot. The major exterior features of the home include the many original half-Georgian sash windows and a decorative sash window door, the original wood shake shingle siding, and the low-pitched roof with a front gabled entryway. The simple design of the building borrows elements from popular architectural trends of the time like a hall and parlour style roof and simple floorplan with typical Folk Victorian era details like a large eave overhang, shingled siding, and triple sash window groupings. Since construction, various owners have reduced the once protruding front gabled porch roof to meet the eave overhang, built a small addition to the rear, and added solar panels to the southeast facing side of the roof. The backyard also contains a small modern cabin that does not affect the overall integrity of the resource.
The original occupants of the building were J.D. and Isabelle Anderson, who owned a woolen goods store on Banff Avenue. J.D. And Isabelle are remembered as long-term early residents of Banff and prominent community leaders. The Andersons and their descendants continued to live in the house for nearly a century.
CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
• Low-pitched side gable roof • Large eave overhang • Front gabled porch entry • Decorative window frame detailing • Wood shake shingle siding • Decorative paneled door • Half Georgian and centre bar sash • Gabled addition to the rear windows • Mature trees on the site and • Corner boards landscaping • Original sash window door (rear) 06
BRIEFING Subject: Proposed Renovation, Designation, and Infill Housing 333 Muskrat Street
Presented to: Banff Heritage Corporation Date: January 16, 2020
Submitted by: Darren Enns Agenda #: 6.1 Director of Planning and Development
BACKGROUND
Reason for Report To present to the Banff Heritage Corporation a proposal to reinvest in the “Anderson Residence” at 333 Muskrat Street which would include: • The lifting and minimal relocation of the existing house on to a new basement; • The designation of the building through a municipal heritage designation bylaw; and, • The construction of infill housing in the rear of the property.
The intent of this report is to seek feedback from the Banff Heritage Corporation on the value of the Anderson Residence in both a pre and post development scenario.
Subject Property
333 Muskrat Street
Summary of Issue The property owner is exploring redevelopment options, one of which includes maintaining the historic “Anderson Residence” which dates to 1915 (see attached – Draft Statement of Significance). The applicant is pursuing a “Preliminary Determination of Use” from the Municipal Planning Commission (MPC), and may be requesting variances to the Land Use Bylaw associated with this project. When this occurs, MPC will be asked to evaluate this request under s.4.7.0 of the Land Use Bylaw, which includes the following:
4.7.1 A Development Approving Authority may grant a development permit for development that does not comply with the regulations of the Bylaw, only if, in its opinion: e. approval of the variances will, in the opinion of the development approving authority, substantially improve the quality of design of the development relative to the Banff Design Guidelines; or contribute to the preservation of the heritage value of a recognized historical building or resource. 07 2 of 2 In order to assist MPC in better understanding the “heritage value” of this property, administration is seeking clarity from the Banff Heritage Corporation on the value of the Anderson Residence in both a pre and post development scenario.
Proposed Development Scenario The initial redevelopment concept focusses on lifting the existing structure off its 1915 foundation, constructing a new foundation / basement approximately 5.5m (18ft) in front of the current location, and then placing the building back on the new foundation. In the rear yard, a new housing development would be constructed as allowed for in the Land Use Bylaw. While no detailed design currently exists, the applicant has expressed interest in pursuing a design approach which takes cues from the existing home. The applicant would also seek to municipally designate the building as part of this proposal, including pursuing grant funding.
CONCLUSION This proposal is being circulated to the Banff Heritage Corporation as an initial step in the redevelopment process. Administration and the applicant are seeking feedback on the value of the Anderson Residence in both a pre and post development scenario.
Banff Heritage Corporation: Proposed Designation and Infill Agenda 6.1 Housing – 333 Muskrat Street 08 6.3i - 342 Banff Ave
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 342 Banff Avenue: Webb Residence
DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORIC PLACE The Webb residence at 342 Banff Avenue is a fair example of a 1940’s era duplex built to accommodate a growing population in need of rental accommodation. The building was constructed in 1941 and occupied for most of its existence by Martha Webb and various renters. The Webb duplex has a minor presence on the block as it is located between the more prominent Barrie House to the south and a modern apartment building to the north.
HERITAGE VALUE The resource at 342 Banff Avenue retains a good level of heritage integrity due to regular maintenance and a lack of major alterations, however the home itself is not historically significant. The home is a broad, one storey square building with a basement and separate garage to the rear of the property. It features a wide pyramidal roofline with two separate symmetrical gabled building entrances that extrude from the otherwise low-pitched roof. The coarse stucco finish of the home is reflective of the architectural trends in the 1930’s and 1940’s, as are the original sash windows, exposed rafters, large eave overhang, and front gable corbels– all common elements of mid-century wide pyramidal homes in Banff. The front-gabled two-car garage to the rear of the property is clad with vertical wooden siding and a stringcourse, and wood paneled garage doors. Overall, the exterior of the home is in good condition.
CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES
• Low-pitched pyramidal roof with two small front gables • Front gable corbels • Decorative front gable fascia • Exposed rafters and shiplap soffit • Coarse stucco finish • All original half-centre bar and three-light sash windows • Large eave overhang 09 6.3ii - 119 Spray Ave STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 119 Spray Avenue: Atkins Residence
DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORIC PLACE The Atkins house at 119 Spray Avenue is a strong example of an upscale heritage resource built during Banff’s Early Residential Settlement Period. The 1911 era Atkin home is well-maintained and rich in both architectural and cultural significance. It was one of the earliest houses built on Spray Avenue, and the first house in Banff to be constructed with hollow clay tile (also known as terra-cotta), a lightweight and fireproof material new to the Canadian market at the time. Behind the main structure, the site contains two smaller gabled buildings, a cabin, and a garage. The cabin, mainly used for storage, was originally part of the Canadian Pacific Railway stables at the Banff Springs and was moved to the site in 1919.
HERITAGE VALUE The Atkins Residence is a valuable heritage resource because the site retains a high level of heritage integrity and is one of just three remaining Early Settlement Period residences south of the Bow River Bridge. The resource is a handsome 2-storey residence built in the American Foursquare style. Consistent with common prairie vernacular, it features a sheltered veranda and a low-pitched pyramidal roof. In a slight deviation from the typical American Foursquare style, the building is uniquely constructed with exposed hollow clay tile and was designed with a rectangular addition to the rear. The building has many original elements that fortify the integrity of the site, notably the original centre-bar sash windows, decorative front door, and second floor balcony. The house was extremely stylish in its day and represents Banff’s booming early economy and the “elite” development that ensued on the large villa lots of Spray Avenue. The only alteration made to the exterior was the enclosure of half of the once full-width veranda.
Dr. Gilbert Atkin, a prominent local physician, chose the large “villa” site for this family home so he could easily walk to work at Banff’s first hospital, the Brett Sanatorium. In addition to housing his wife Eva and three daughters, the home was also used by Dr. Atkins as a medical lab. Following the death of Atkins in 1957, Eva Atkins resided in the home until 1966. This virtually unaltered heritage resource, once home to one of Banff’s great community leaders, is an excellent heritage resource which has undoubtedly influenced the development and character of the neighborhood at large.
CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
• Distinctive hollow clay tile structure • Square building plan with rear rectangular • Single-hung centre bar sash windows addition • Decorative Georgian sash window door • Several mature trees on site • Half-width covered veranda with cedar shingle • Cedar shingled second story balcony front addition (not original) • Original CPR storage cabin with cedar • Low-pitch pyramidal roof shingles (refurbished in 1919) 10 6.3iii - 334 Beaver St STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 334 Beaver Street: Martin House and Cabin
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE The Martin house was built by local builder Robert Martin in 1913 for the Hiscock family. The exterior of the one-and-a-half story residence features several original heritage elements such as a prominent front bay window, half-timbered detailing, and open eaves. With a characteristically simple design, the Martin house is a local example of a Front Gabled Folk House. The site also includes a log cabin, which was moved to the property in 1976 from Lake Louise. The cabin, which now sits on a new stone foundation, serves as an example of the adaptive reuse of a park warden dry goods cabin built between 1900 and 1910 (exact date of construction is unknown). The property and buildings are part of a small grouping of three residential heritage buildings that reinforce the heritage character of the 300-block and are visible from Banff Avenue. HERITAGE VALUE The Martin House exhibits moderate levels of historic integrity. The original construction, heritage character, and property layout remain intact however major exterior alterations have occurred. A 1953 renovation relocated the front door from the right of the bay window to the left, re-clad the exterior with pebble-stone stucco siding, and introduced a rear addition to the building. Recent renovations have compromised the street- facing heritage appeal with two large modern windows. The folk house construction and associated features such as the tall, narrow bay windows, minimal eave overhang, shed dormer window, and horizontal-beveled siding remain intact. The resource has a strong level of cultural value as the home is remnant of Banff’s population boom between 1910 and 1915 and the site includes a cabin with over 100 years of history.
William Hiscock, an early Banff photographer, and his wife Lily lived in the Martin house until 1938. The pioneer era log cabin to the rear of the property was taken apart at Lake Louise by Ray Seguin in 1976, where after he placed it on a stone foundation and rebuilt it at this site. The 100+ year old cabin was one of the first buildings constructed at Lake Louise and has a strong connection to the early settlements in the region.
CHARACTER DEFINING ELEMENTS The exterior character-defining elements of the log cabin include: • Shed style dormer window (not original) • Half-timbered detailing • Horizontal log construction • Open eaves • Fieldstone foundation • Minimal shed dormer • Medium gable roof and flush boarding • Beveled wood siding (re-clad) • Wooden shake shingles • Mature spruce and poplar trees • Visible log purlins • Projecting wooden eaves and verges, plain fascia and wooden eave brackets 11 6.3iv - 332 Beaver St
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 332 Beaver Street: Moore Home
DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORIC PLACE
The Moore Home at 332 Beaver Street is one of Banff’s first examples of a duplex from the Early Settlement Period. Built in 1908 by Robert B. Martin, the Moore home was originally used as a feed storage and residence. The “Moore” title comes from Austin E. Moore, who initially leased the property. In 1915, Martin converted the building to a duplex to use as a rental property. Like many Banff homes built in this period, the design borrows architectural features from both Folk House and Queen Anne Revival styles. Martin’s 1915 renovations to the building are largely unaltered in the over 100 years of occupancy.
HERITAGE VALUE The building upholds a high level of heritage integrity from the exterior. The only alterations made to the building have been the enclosure of half of the veranda on the North duplex and an asphalt roof. Many characteristic original features remain intact, including the second storey folk-Victorian shingle work, channel rustic shiplap siding, sash windows, exposed rafter tails, and a sheltered veranda with columns. The most distinct feature of the home is the Queen Anne style of roof known as a clipped, or “Jerkinhead” gable. Though uncommon in the town of Banff, the truncated gable was a popular choice for Queen Anne Revival style builds for its ability to evoke a gambrel stable or agricultural feel– a fitting aesthetic for an ex-feed stable.
Pioneer and early business man Robert Martin built four homes on Beaver Street in the early 20th century, three of which still stand today. Neighboring resources at 330 and 332 Beaver Street, both built by Martin, are identical in form. However, the resource at 332 Beaver street retains a higher level of heritage integrity in its relatively unaltered state. This small grouping of early settlement period homes visible from Banff Avenue enhances and strengthens the heritage character of the area.
CHARACTER DEFINING FEATURES
• Jerkinhead/clipped gable roof • First and second storey open eaves with exposed rafter tails • Fishscale shingle detailing • Second storey shake shingles • 3/4th width veranda with sash window entryway (north side) • Consistent corner, frieze, window trim, and column boards • Paneled doors • Non-bar and centre bar sash windows 12 6.3v - 420 Muskrat St STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
420 Muskrat Street: Unwin Residence
DESCRIPTION OF THE HISTORIC PLACE The heritage resource at 420 Muskrat street is a 2 ½ storey early-settlement period home. The Folk-House style residence and neighbor, 418 Muskrat, were originally built by Sidney Unwin in 1914. Unwin built the home with a stable in a complementary style, which is now used as a garage. The resource and its adjacent neighbor have a conspicuous presence on the block, as they are surrounded by modern buildings. With no major exterior renovations, the Unwin Home maintains several unique features that make this a valuable heritage home.
HERITAGE VALUE The resource at 420 Muskrat Street has a very good level of heritage integrity. With the exception of an updated asphalt roof and new windows, the original features of this heritage home remain intact. The characteristic elements of the home borrow from both Folk-House and Queen Anne aesthetics. In particular, the variety of siding styles, uncommon inset bay window, and distinctive bell cast gabled roof make this house a unique example of heritage architecture. The siding, which differs in style with each storey, leads from battened and beveled siding with a wood stringcourse and skirting board on the first storey, to patterned and decorative cedar shingles on the upper stories. The garage to the rear of the property is similarly clad with beveled siding, battened garage doors, and patterned wood shingles. The home features an unusually angled building footprint, as diagonal corners meet to form an inset bay window on the first storey. The roof is also a key exterior feature of the house. The shape is slightly bell cast with boxed eaves and an overhang, which gives the effect of a flared gable end. Other notable features include an original sash window and front door, and rear addition with a pent roof. The well-maintained architectural features, as well as the location and association with the Unwin siblings are contributing factors to the high level of heritage integrity at 420 Muskrat Street.
Sid and Ethel Unwin were the original occupants of 420 and 418 Muskrat Street respectively. The two siblings came to Banff from England in 1904. As one of Banff’s original guides and outfitters, Sid Unwin was a well- known local figure. After his death in the First World War, Ethel used 420 Muskrat Street as a rental property.
CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
• Inset bay window • Boxed eaves • Patterned and decorative cedar shingles • Variety of original non-bar sash windows • Front gable hipped roof with bell-cast gable ends • One storey Rear southeast addition with pent roof • Battened and bevelled siding • Shares a driveway with another heritage home • Wooden stringcourse and skirting board (418 Muskrat) • Exposed rafters • Garage with complementary design 13 6.4i - Fish Hatchery
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The Fish Hatchery Superintendent’s Residence, No Date 261. Fish Hatchery, Banff. Photographer: Byron Harmon. Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, V263 / NA - 3448
Name: Fish Hatchery Superintendent’s Residence Civic Address: 302 Glenn Avenue Year: 1913
In 1913 the Department of Marine Fisheries established a fish hatchery in this area to introduce non-native sport fish into the region’s lakes. The home is a typical prairie “four square” two storey design with a hip roof and bay windows on each floor. The home was the residence of the hatchery’s Superintendent and was first occupied by R.T. Reid. It was also the long time residence of Jack Martin, an early hatchery superintendent.
The fish hatchery measured 16.5m x 9.5m and was located east of the residence above Bow Falls on what was locally known as “Lovers Lane”. Before artificial stocking of the region’s lakes began in 1904 approximately 84% were without fish. The fish hatchery continued at this location until 1956. Between 1904 and 1988 nearly 34 million fish were released into the region’s lakes, over half to Lake Minnewanka. In 1988 fish stocking in Park’s lakes was discontinued altogether due to high costs and a change in philosophy toward the region’s lakes and resource management.
This plaque was produced by the Town of Banff Heritage Corporation and the Town of Banff, with assistance from Parks Canada, Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, and local community members. 14
Name: La Résidence du Surintendant de L’écloserie Civic Address: 302, Avenue Glen Year: 1913
En 1913, le ministère des Pêcheries Marines a construit une écloserie dans le but d’ensemencer les lacs de cette région de poisson de sport non indigène. Avec son toit en croupe et des fenêtres en saillie à chaque étage, la maison « en cube » de surintendant de l’écloserie, et c’est R.T. Reed que fut le premier à y habiter. Jack Martin, l’un des premiers surintendants, y a également résidé pendant longtemps.
L’écloserie, qui mesurait 16,5 m sur 9,5 m, se trouvait à l’est de la résidence, en amont des chutes Bow, sur ce que l’on appelait « Lovers’ Lane ». Avant que l’on débute l’ensemencement artificiel dans la région en 1904, environ 84% des lacs ne contenaient pas de poissons. On a exploité l’écloserie jusqu’en 1956. De 1904 à 1988, près de 34 millions de poissons ont été lâchés dans les lacs de la région, dont plus de la moitié dans le lac Minnewanka. En 1988, on a mis fin aux activités d’ensemencement des lacs dans les parcs en raison des couts élevés qu’elles engendraient et d’un changement de philosophie a l’égard de la gestion des ressources et des lacs de la région.
Cette plaque a été produite pour la Banff Heritage Corporation et la ville de Banff, avec l’aide de Parcs Canada, de l’Alberta Historical Resources Foundation, du Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies et des membres de la communauté.
La Résidence Du Surintendant De L’écloserie, Sans Date 261. Fish Hatchery, Banff. Photographer: Byron Harmon. Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, V263 / NA - 3448
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6.4ii - Langevin Log Cabin
The Langevin Log Cabin and Main House, 2006 Malcolm and Sharon Carmichael
Name: The Langevin Log Cabin Civic Address: 222 Glen Crescent Year: 1974
The Langevin Cabin is an architectural tribute to Banff National Park’s original park warden cabins. Designed and built in 1974 by Banff locals Ronald and Marlene Langevin, the quaint one-room cabin was constructed using spruce trees from the site where the cabin stands today. The steeply pitched cabin roof, traditional full-log construction using hand-peeled spruce, saddle-notched corners, and exposed log purlins are all elements characteristic of the early cabins in the Park and Town of Banff. In 2006, Malcolm and Sharon Carmichael purchased the cabin and larger log house in a state of near ruin. Halting the process of deterioration, the Carmichaels moved the cabin and restored the building to the condition it is in today.
George Stewart, Banff’s first park superintendent, introduced the practical and charming Rustic style to Banff with the first government buildings at the Cave and Basin in 1886. James T. Childe, Dominion Parks staff engineer, continued the practical and charming Rustic style by designing standardized plans in 1918 for small log cabins that were constructed along park patrol routes for overnight accommodation by wardens. Over time, the Rustic style has become essential to Banff’s architectural heritage and appeal. The Langevin cabin serves as a contemporary take on this over 100-year-old local practice. 6.5 Mary Vaux Landmarks & Legends Draft 18
Mary Vaux Walcott 1860-1940 If you’ve ever heard of mountaineer Mary Vaux Walcott, you know that it would be a difficult task to find a woman in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who was more ahead of her time. A pioneer in photography, glacial studies, and mountaineering, Mary Vaux Walcott navigated life with an inexhaustible joie de vivre in face of the narrow limitations imposed by that era’s gender roles.
Born to Sarah and George Vaux in 1860, Mary grew up in a prominent Quaker household in Philadelphia, which was just a day’s carriage ride away from active battlegrounds of the American Civil War. Despite the Vaux family’s high social standing and affluence, the family lived a humble Quaker lifestyle. Above all, they valued modesty, devotion to God, and the pursuit of knowledge. The Vaux’s Quaker upbringing afforded Mary and her two brothers, William and George, a high level of education, especially in the sciences. However, following the early death of their mother, the duties of running the household and family farm fell upon Mary’s shoulders, preventing her from attending university despite her clear talents in math, science and art.
The family’s shared interest in the natural sciences would eventually attract the entire Vaux family to the Rocky Mountains. In 1887, at the age of 27, Mary first travelled to the Rocky Mountains with her adventurous family who were returning east after a long trans-continental rail journey. The Vaux’s were among the first wave of travellers to ride the newly-constructed CPR which stopped at the Glacier House Hotel in what is now the Lake Louise area. They were fascinated by the nearby Illecillewaet Glacier, where Mary and her siblings set out, equipped with an ingrained sense of Quaker rationalism, to understand the landscape and to photograph, sketch, and measure the glacier before continuing east.
It would be seven years until the Vaux family returned, whereupon they discovered that the Illecillewaet Glacier had receded considerably in the time they had been away. Enthralled by the mystery of it, these young Philadelphians realized the importance of documenting the change, and returned summer after summer for decades to come for annual glacier measurements. To put the retreat of ice in perspective, what was once a 30 minute walk to the foot of the glacier is now a four hour trek. Pre-dating the acceleration of “climate change” by nearly eight decades, the Vaux’s body of work on the Illecillewaet glacier proved to be the first exacting record of glacial studies in Canada.
From the years 1897 to 1915, the Vaux siblings made approximately 2500 photographs of the “Canadian Alps.” Their thousands of early photographs and findings on local peaks and glaciers were published in numerous CPR pamphlets and presented at various artistic and scientific forums. Of the three siblings, Mary proved the most talented at the photographic arts – which, like almost everything at the time, was a domain dominated by men. Though an equal and active contributor to the work on glaciers, Mary’s role took place primarily in the dark – indeed, often quite literally in the dark room. She was among the first female members of the Philadelphia Photographic Society and a forerunner of the photo-secession (fine art photography) movement. Mary was also a master of the platinum photo printing process, and was known to fashion makeshift darkrooms in mountain campsites and challenging outdoor conditions. You can see her work today at the Whyte Museum Archives under the Vaux Family name. 19
All the siblings were founding members of the Alpine Club of Canada and collected numerous claims to notable early climbs, but as if to mark the new century for the rise of modern women, Mary became the first woman in Canada to ascend a mountain over 10,000 ft. in the summer of 1900. Her 40 years of experience mountaineering in the area earned her a number of other firsts – first white woman to hike Yoho Valley, to climb over Abbot Pass, and to explore the Deutschman Caves (now Nakimu Caves), along with close friend Mary Schaffer. While Schaffer, the Philadephian compatriot turned local legend, is famous in her own right, it was actually Mary Vaux who first introduced Schaffer to both the Rocky Mountains and the lantern slide photographic style – the style for which she became so well known. The Vaux’s also developed close friendships with the likes of Byron Harmon, A.O. Wheeler, Tom Wilson, Bob Campbell, Tom Martin, and of course many more during their annual stays at the famed Glacier House.
Mary took over the family’s glacial studies completely after 1911. The tragic death of her youngest brother, William, in 1908 and the growing demands of her other brother, George’s, life and career in Philidelphia left Mary to continue the annual trips to the Rockies alone, joined only occasionally by her Father and George. But she was not opposed to the solitude of the mountains. Mary continued to return to the area and took up her old practice of watercolor painting. Much like the glacier studies, she found purpose in using her skills as an artist to advance scientific findings. As the years went by, she amassed several hundred realistic paintings and an abundance of information on alpine wildflowers, which were later bound into a very successful series of botanical illustrations. Her 1925 book, North American Wildflowers is a seminal work in the world of botany and has been published in multiple editions by the Smithsonian Institute. Around these parts, the Alpine Club crowd fondly referred to her as “the Artist.”
Mary remained single for the majority of her life. Much of her time was devoted to her aging father, whom she cared for almost her entire adult life. In a belated rebellion against his wishes for her to marry a Quaker, she married well known paleontologist, Dr. Charles Walcott. Friends for years prior to their marriage in 1915, the two had met in Field during Dr. Walcott’s famous discovery of invertebrate fossils in the Burgess Shale. Sharing a love for science, art, and the mountains, the pair traveled to the mountains from their home in Washington, DC every summer well into their old age.
The latter half of Mary’s life was spent between the rugged mountains of the West and the starkly-contrasting lunch parlours of the Washington elite. Vivacious, generous, and at all times productive, she divided her time between various causes and clubs. She lectured on botany and photography for crowds of up to 3000 people, was an active member of the Alpine and Trail Riders Clubs, a member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, President of the Society of Women Geographers, and a member of the Federal Board of Indian Commissioners.
With a long and varied list of achievements to rival any Renaissance man, Mary Vaux Walcott has certainly earned the title of local legend. She is recognized for her vital contributions to the Vaux family’s glacial studies, her accomplishments as a seasoned outdoorswoman, as well as her success as a botanical artist and community leader. A truly remarkable woman, her name lives on through local landmark, Mt. Mary Vaux, a 3,208m summit located in Jasper National Park from which you can view the magnificent panorama that captivated its namesake for over 40 years. 20
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Reference Code V653 / NA - 838
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first photograph of Illecillewaet whyte
V653 / NG – 957
On ice, Illecillewaet Glacier (No.86) 8/17/99
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Object Number 1970.355.599