2013 heritage register 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 ‘THE AMBITIOUS CITY’ 5 CHRONOLOGY OF HISTORIC EVENTS 6 HERITAGE REGISTER BUILDINGS 10 HERITAGE REGISTER SITES & STRUCTURES 119 HERITAGE LANDSCAPE FEATURES 124 HERITAGE CHARACTER AND CONSERVATION AREAS 130 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 134 INDEX OF BUILDINGS 135 INDEX OF HERITAGE REGISTER SITES & STRUCTURES 137 1 heritage register 2013 INTRODUCTION • The North Shore Inventory, 1983 This initial survey was undertaken by the North Shore he City of North Vancouver has a proud legacy of Heritage Advisory Committee, and identified key historic settlement, and was officially incorporated as a new sites across the three North Shore municipalities. Tmunicipality in 1907 after it broke away from the District of North Vancouver. As a result of its ongoing growth • The Ambitious City: The City of North Vancouver and development, the City retains many significant examples of Heritage Inventory, 1988-89 historic places that tell the stories of the past and continue to be Involved a comprehensive street-by-street survey of the valued by the community. The City of North Vancouver Heritage entire City, and identification and evaluation of a number Register 2010 is a catalogue of existing heritage resources located of significant sites, undertaken by Foundation Group within City boundaries. This project has provided a comprehensive Designs. update of previous inventory information that identifies a broad range of historic resources such as buildings, structures, sites and • The Versatile-Pacific Shipyards Heritage Report, 1991 notable landscape features. The Heritage Register represents an A comprehensive survey of the industrial buildings ongoing civic commitment to monitor and conserve the City’s of the old Burrard Drydock site, undertaken by F.G. historic resources. Architectural & Planning Consultants. This report includes and updates information gathered in • The City of North Vancouver Heritage Inventory, 1994 previous inventories, including: A comprehensive update that included additional sites and further information on different categories of resources, undertaken by F.G. Architectural & Planning Consultants. 2 heritage register 2013 In 1995, the Heritage Inventory was adopted as the City’s heritage value. Properties on a community heritage register are Community Heritage Registry as part of the Heritage Conservation eligible for inclusion on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. A Procedures Bylaw. The inventory and the development of number of North Vancouver sites have already been documented supportive heritage policies has resulted in a very successful through Statements of Significance and can be found online at heritage program that has conserved and protected many www.historicplaces.ca. significant heritage resources for the benefit of the community. The City of North Vancouver has consistently been one of the most As the Federal heritage programs have developed, there has progressive jurisdictions in the province in the management of local also been a strong movement within the heritage conservation heritage resources, and has a very high success rate at maintaining, field towards values-based heritage management, recognizing protecting and celebrating community heritage resources. that contemporary society must answer the demands of many stakeholders, all of who envision the value of heritage places in The methodology for the 2010 Heritage Register Update their own way. In recent decades the heritage field has expanded involved a number of sequential steps, the first of which was the and extended to include a much wider range of value perspectives. determination of background historic context, followed by a site- Achieving balance among this complex range of cultural, social by-site survey of every building and structure within the boundaries and economic values has become central to the sustainable of the City. This was the third time that the City has been fully conservation of heritage resources. The Federal Government, surveyed, and attention was paid to ensure that representative through the Historic Places Initiative, has embraced this values- as well as exceptional buildings were recognized. A number based approach. Consistent with current best practices, and in of resources were chosen for further investigation; these were keeping with the framework of the provincial and federal heritage surveyed and photographed, and inventory forms were prepared registers, the former inventory evaluation categories (Primary, as part of the research process. The chosen resources were then Secondary, Supplemental and Modern) have been eliminated in thoroughly researched, including a search of all relevant municipal favour of a streamlined Register listing (Register A and Register B) and archival sources. that places the emphasis on a values-based assessment of each site. As part of this current update, it was considered critical to include representative buildings from all of the major development Inclusion on the Heritage Register does not constitute heritage periods of the City, including the post-World War Two era. Extensive designation or any other form of permanent heritage protection, background research was used to guide the evaluation and but a number of these sites have received legal protection through inclusion of buildings. A wide range of resources has thus been the following mechanisms: listed and described, including a number of new sites added since the 1994 Heritage Inventory. • Designated Municipal Heritage Site: protected by a City Bylaw Dates of construction were often derived by comparing a • Protected Municipal Heritage Site: protected by a number of different sources; dates given in this Inventory are legal covenant registered on Land Title, a Heritage considered known if they are accurate to within one year; other Revitalization Agreement or a Heritage Conservation Area dates are listed as circa. Names given to buildings are generally Bylaw. the earliest one that can be determined, or in the case of most residences, the name of the first owner. The exteriors of these municipally-protected sites may not be altered without the approval of City Council. What is the Heritage Register? The Heritage Register is an official listing of properties, Throughout this project, respect was shown for the rights of the established by Resolution of City Council, that are identified as individual property owners. Anyone wishing to see these buildings having heritage character or heritage value to the community. should be conscious of each owner’s privacy, and should not cross A Heritage Register facilitates the integration of heritage the bounds of private property. It is hoped that the owners and considerations with community planning, enables monitoring of tenants of these buildings will find this historic information to be properties through licensing and permit application processes, and a source of pride, and assist in the process of the conservation and informs property owners and prospective buyers of a property’s restoration of these important historic sites. 3 heritage register 2013 4 heritage register 2013 ‘THE AMBITIOUS CITY’ he City of North Vancouver occupies an ideal location eight acres within the city which have been set aside for public “ on the north shore of the Burrard Inlet, directly opposite park purposes, the total of which is swelled to eighty five acres by Tthe City of Vancouver from which it is distant about two including the Grand Boulevard, three hundred and forty six feet and one half miles, and with which it is connected by means of a wide and twelve block in length, a feature which is destined to modern ferry service operated on a half hourly schedule.” become distinctive and of the highest value as the city increases in population.” “The entire north shore of the Inlet originally comprised the district municipality of North Vancouver, but a centre of the “Though incorporated less than two years, the city already has a population having sprung up at the most convenient point, the City population of about 3,500, and is rapidly growing... The city enjoys was incorporated on May 13th, 1907, the boundaries enclosing all the advantages of modern city conditions. The lines of the BC about 4,000 acres.” Electric Railway Company give ready access to all parts of the city while their electric lighting system provides up-to-date facilities in “The townsite is of the highest excellence in every respect... this regard for streets and residences etc. The telephone system of The land rises from the sea board on about a three per cent grade the BC Telephone Company gives modern local and long distance creating the best natural conditions for sewage and drainage and facilities. The waterworks system is owned by the corporation likewise providing an elevation which affords an excellent view and was installed at a cost of $110,000... The assessed value of from all parts of the townsite, which constitutes one of the greatest property in the city is over four millions of dollars... Improvements attractions from a residential standpoint. The slope is towards the are exempt from taxation, the land alone providing civic revenue.” south, while towards the north the location is protected by retreating hills giving at once a delightful combination of a sunny southern “There is a full complement of churches, schools, hotels, etc.” slope effectively protected from cold winds. The thoroughfares of the city are wide, many being eighty feet and some one hundred Henderson’s