ONCE UPON A TIME IN GIBSONS The Town of Gibsons Heritage ...

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Heritage Planning in the Town of Gibsons...................................................................................3 Role of the Town of Gibsons in Heritage Preservation ................................................................3 About the Heritage Inventory and Register ..................................................................................5 Heritage Designation Bylaws .......................................................................................................6 Heritage Revitalization Agreements .............................................................................................7 Heritage Conservation Covenants.................................................................................................7 Heritage Conservation Areas ........................................................................................................7 Town of Gibsons Heritage Inventory Town of Gibsons Heritage Inventory – List of Built Sites .........................................................11 Town of Gibsons Heritage Inventory – List of Parks, Heritage Trees and Ecologically Significant Sites ....................................................................................12 Town of Gibsons Heritage Register – Built Sites Eaglenest (former Gerussi Residence .........................................................................................15 Stonehurst (former Inglis Residence) .........................................................................................17 Jack’s Lane Bistro (former Gibsons Telephone Exchange)........................................................19 Jack’s Boarding House ...............................................................................................................21 Gift of the Eagle Gallery (former Pentecostal Church) ..............................................................23 Hillside Antiques & Second Hand (former Hauka Repair Shop / Gibsons Electric)..................25 Gibsons Heritage School (former Gibsons Landing Elementary School) ..................................29 Gibsons Cinema (former Twilight Theatre)................................................................................33 St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church............................................................................................35 Celestial Intruder.........................................................................................................................39 Village Store (former Wyngaert’s General Store) ......................................................................41 Ballentine Apartments ................................................................................................................43 Marina House (former Orkestra Inn) ..........................................................................................45 Pigs Rugby Clubhouse (former Gibson’s Landing Municipal Hall) ..........................................47 Lowden Home.............................................................................................................................49 Bethlehem Chapel, St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church...........................................................51 Gibsons Heritage Playhouse (former Howe Sound Women’s Institute Hall).............................55 Gibsons Government Wharf .......................................................................................................57 Smitty’s Marina House and Chandlery.......................................................................................59 Molly’s Reach (former Smith’s Hardware Store).......................................................................61 Olafsen Residence (former Methodist Church Manse or Parsonage).........................................63 Fletcher House ............................................................................................................................65 Winn Road Boat Works (former Malcolm & Hicks Boat Works)..............................................67 Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives (former Elphinstone Pioneer Museum)...........................69 Town of Gibsons Heritage Register – Parks, Heritage Trees, and Ecologically Significant Sites Oak Tree, Gower Point Road......................................................................................................75 Cedar Tree, Winegarden Park.....................................................................................................77 Gospel Rock (or Shepard’s Rock) ..............................................................................................79 Pioneer Park Cemetery ...............................................................................................................81 Walnut Tree, Molly’s Lane.........................................................................................................83 Brothers Memorial Park..............................................................................................................85 Fir Tree, Christensen Village, Shaw Road..................................................................................89 List of Sources ............................................................................................................................91 Acknowledgements.....................................................................................................................92 2 Gibsons Heritage Inventory and Register
HERITAGE PLANNING IN THE TOWN OF GIBSONS As residents of Gibsons, our heritage is rooted in the traditions and sacred places of the Squamish Nation, in the roads and trails cut by the first lumbermen to log these slopes in the 19 th century; in the stories of the first settlers; and in the surviving houses, buildings, and plantings built in the area over the past century. Through the buildings and plantings, the people who built our community expressed the culture, tradition and artistic sentiment of their time and gave rise to the unique viewscapes that provide Gibsons with its character. Keeping our past alive through preservation of these structures and plantings, and through maintenance of our coastal ecology, provides our residents – particularly our children – with a sense of our place in the history of our evolving community. Recent rapid growth in Gibsons and area indicates that identification and preservation of key elements of our heritage is more important now than ever. Heritage preservation can provide focus to our neighbourhoods. As Gibsons and the surrounding rural areas of Elphinstone and West Howe Sound contemplate restructure, a comprehensive Heritage Plan developed by the Town of Gibsons (as a complement to the existing Official Community Plans) will be a key element to preserving neighbourhood character, and providing focus to ensure future development maintains the charm and uniqueness of our growing community. Cooperation among residents, businesses, and local government is essential if the best examples of heritage places (buildings, physical features, natural landscapes) are to be maintained and preserved. Role of the Town of Gibsons in Heritage Preservation The Local Government Act empowers the Town of Gibsons to undertake heritage conservation through • Heritage Inspections (to give notice that a property may be visually inspected to determine if it has heritage significance) • Heritage Impact Assessments (owner or developer may be required to provide information prior to development about the heritage significance of a site or building, and how to maintain heritage character) • Temporary Heritage Protection (enacted through a Heritage Protection By-law or through an Order in Council, the Town may prevent or suspend work on a project for a time, to allow all parties to discuss the effects and consider recognition or protection.) The Town began its commitment to heritage preservation with its support of the Elphinstone Pioneer Museum (now the Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives.) From its inception in the 1960’s, the Town has provided housing for the collection and significant operating support. The collection reaches beyond the Town’s boundaries, to catalogue early settlement, farming and industry throughout the Coast. In 2003, the Sunshine Coast Regional District agreed to designate some financial support for the Museum to supplement the Town’s. In the 1990’s, the Gibsons Landing Heritage Society – working with the Elphinstone Pioneer Museum to expand its cataloguing of historical resources, particularly photographs, – was instrumental in achieving Historical Site designation through the Provincial Government for the former Howe Sound Women’s Institute Hall (Gibsons Heritage Playhouse), and the Gibsons Heritage School. Gibsons Heritage Inventory and Register 3
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Page 5 and 6: About The Heritage Inventory and Re
Page 7 and 8: Heritage Revitalization Agreements
Page 9 and 10: TOWN OF GIBSONS HERITAGE INVENTORY
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Page 13 and 14: TOWN OF GIBSONS HERITAGE REGISTER:
Page 16 and 17: EAGLENEST 361 Allison Way Construct
Page 18 and 19: STONEHURST (The Inglis House) 529 G
Page 20 and 21: JACK’S LANE BISTRO (formerly Gibs
Page 22 and 23: JACK’S BOARDING HOUSE 547 Gibsons
Page 24 and 25: GIFT OF THE EAGLE GALLERY (formerly
Page 26 and 27: HILLSIDE ANTIQUES & SECOND HAND (fo
Page 28 and 29: Like all Hauka’s inventions, the
Page 30 and 31: GIBSONS HERITAGE SCHOOL (formerly G
Page 32 and 33: The school’s grounds increased wi
Page 34 and 35: GIBSONS CINEMA (formerly Twilight T
Page 36 and 37: ST. MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Page 38 and 39: Work continued on the building and
Page 40 and 41: CELESTIAL INTRUDER 331 Headlands Ro
Page 42 and 43: VILLAGE STORE (formerly Wyngaert’
Page 44 and 45: BALLENTINE APARTMENTS 426 Marine Dr
Page 46 and 47: MARINA HOUSE (formerly Orkestra Inn
Page 48 and 49: PIGS RUGBY CLUB HOUSE (formerly Gib
Page 50 and 51: LOWDEN HOME (demolished since origi
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ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH
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From its inception, the building se
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GIBSONS HERITAGE PLAYHOUSE (formerl
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GIBSONS GOVERNMENT WHARF foot of sc
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SMITTY’S MARINA HOUSE & CHANDLERY
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MOLLY’S REACH (originally Smith
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OLAFSEN RESIDENCE (formerly The Man
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FLETCHER HOUSE 499 South Fletcher R
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WINN ROAD BOATHOUSE (formerly Malco
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SUNSHINE COAST MUSEUM & ARCHIVES (f
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Until 2000, the Museum was managed
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TOWN OF GIBSONS HERITAGE REGISTER:
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Reason for inclusion: HISTORICAL AS
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Reason for inclusion: ECOLOGICAL IM
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GOSPEL ROCK (formerly Shepard’s R
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PIONEER PARK CEMETERY (formerly Gib
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Reason for inclusion: HISTORICAL AS
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BROTHERS MEMORIAL PARK Park Road Co
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Documents archived at the Sunshine
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FIR TREE Christensen Village Care F
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Gibsons Heritage Inventory and Regi
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