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Now in its 11th year, the Heritage House Tour is a fantastic way to get ideas for your own renovation, or to just savour the creativity and character found in the 10 private homes open on the tour.

Sure to be a highlight of this year’s tour is a fabulous stone clad house with a wrap around

porch in Mount Pleasant (above). Designed by architects Campbell and Bennett, and built in 1910 for Murdock McLean, a custom’s inspector, the house has been completely restored including a stunning entrance hall, paneled rooms, coffered ceilings, stained glass and beautiful fireplaces. A beautiful new kitchen addition has been added at the rear and is wonderfully woven into the original architecture.

Houses on the tour are spread throughout Vancouver neighbourhoods and range from small cottages to grand houses. Some are completely and beautifully restored and renovated, while others are without embellishment. Each has its own charm and its own story to tell. The full colour guidebook serves as your ticket and helps to navigate this self-guided tour. You can visit however many of the 10 houses you wish in whatever order works for you. The guidebook gives you the history of each house and tells you a little about what has happened to the house during any renovations that have taken place.

Come by yourself and meet people along the way, tour by bike, or put together a group of friends and carpool. It all works and you are guaranteed to have fun!

February 2013

• Self-guided tour inside 10

Vancouver heritage homes

• Visit the homes in any order

between 10am and 5pm

• Show your guide to get inside

• Tickets $40/person +tax

2013 HERITAGE HOUSE TOUR

Sunday June 2nd

Get Inside and Get Inspired

3 house tours for $90!

Details on page 3

Credit: Martin Knowles Photo/Media

Tickets now available on our website or call 604-264-9642Get Involved! Sign up to Volunteer on our website.

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WHAT’S NEW - EDUCATION WHAT’S NEW - EDUCATIONFOR MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER VISIT: www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org

Vancouver Special

Laneway

Saturday August 17th 1pm - 6pm$100 by Bus$85 by Car(All tickets receive a $50 tax receipt)

Saturday September 21st1pm - 5pm$30

Saturday October 19th 1pm - 5pm$30

Chinatown: What Makes it a National Historic Site?February 19w/ Historian John Atkin and Planning Consultant, Jeannette Hlavach

100 Years of the Electric CarMarch 19w/ Historian John Stonier

Successful Marriages: The House and its Garden April 16w/ Master Gardener and Author, Christine Allen

OLd SCHOOL BuILdING WORkSHOpS for heritage conservation

EVENING LECTuRES at the University Women’s Club at Hycroft1489 McRae AvenueTuesdays 7:30pm – 8:45pm$12/lecture

Other House Tours

Special Event Walking Tours$12/tour

BROWN BAG LuNCH ANd LEARN BCIT Downtown555 Seymour St - Room 870Wednesdays 12pm - 1:30pm$12/Talk

Granville Island: At a CrossroadsFebruary 27w/ Joost Bakker, Dialog and Dale McClanaghan, Granville Island Trust

Quadra Club: The Story Behind the FacadeMarch 27w/ Robert Lemon, Robert Lemon Architect and Peter Odegaard, MCM Architects

The Jeff’s Residence developmentApril 24w/ developer James Evans

Lath and plaster: Simple RepairsFebruary 23 10am-12pm, $30How to repair damaged lath and plaster walls

Navigating City HallMarch 6, 5pm - 9pm $60Permits, Zoning and More

Researching the History of a Building• COV Archives (March 27 6:30pm-8:30pm $15)

• Vancouver Public Library (April 10 6:30pm-8:30pm)

Repairing double-Hung Wood WindowsApril 13, 9am - 5pm $125Make your old windows work like new

Architectural photographyApril 20, 9am - 5pm $125Learn the art of photographing architecture

Heritage 101: understanding Heritage ConservationMay 11, 9am - 5pm $125How and why we should keep old buildings

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Old School courses teach homeowners & professionals skills and knowledge for the care and maintenance of older buildings. This Spring introduces a new course: Lath and Plaster: Simple Repairs. Lloyd Cutting, a master plaster with over 40 years of traditional and fine plaster experience, will explain how lath and plaster is

constructed, how to work with it (if you are insulating or replacing wiring for example) and how you can do simple wall repairs yourself with hardware store materials.

NEW revised criteria for earning a Certificate in Heritage Conservation. More details on our website

“I truly believe Vancouver’s heritage, while young in context, is already endangered and some parts are entirely lost. As a student of VHF you are not only

exposed to a plethora of stories and traditions, but learn to understand and appreciate an entire city’s

history and evolution spanning the past 125 years.”

for full details visit our website

Join us on your lunch break for illustrated talks about current projects and issues affecting Vancouver’s built landscape. Bring your lunch!

Spend Tuesday evenings learning about Vancouver’s unique history through fascinating heritage themedlectures. Sign up to enjoy dinner before the lecture!

VHF’s house tours get you inside private Vancouver

homes opened only to our attendees. You’ll see great renovation projects, re-use of salvaged materials, and design choices all made to

ensure older homes work for 21st Century living.

Influenced by our grey skies, long rain storms and natural beauty, the Mid-Century Modern style is iconically Vancouver. Get inside FIVE Mid-Century Modern homes and then join us for a reception and discuss this amazing part of Vancouver’s heritage.

Once seen as a scourge on the Vancouver landscape, the Special has become popular for renovators who see potential in their large square footage and ground level basement. Tour through FIVE Specials and get ideas for your own renovation.

Explore inside EIGHT lanehouses. See how this rental solution can be a good fit behind existing houses.

Mid Century Modern

-Ivonne Voelkel, RIBA Chartered Architect and Old School Certificate graduate 2012

Read Ivonne’s story on Old School Courses on our website

Public Art Tour with Curator and Art Historian, Rachel LafoSaturday March 23rd, 10am - 12pm - Meet at CBC Building Plaza 700 Hamilton St. Rachel Lafo picks up where last year’s art walk left off! Meeting at the CBC Plaza to talk about The new WALL exhibit, the walk will proceed into Yaletown and down to False Creek. We’ll visit public art along Marinaside Crescent, including Alan Storey’s Coopers Mews, Jerry Pethick’s Time Top, and Christos Dikeakos and Noel Best’s Lookout.

Historic West Hastings Map Guide Tour Friday February 22nd, 12pm - 2pm - Meet at Bute St. and West Hastings St. VHF is launching our newest VHF map guide, authored by Artist and Author, Michael Kluckner. Attendees will be among the first to receive copies of the newly published map guide. The Downtown Vancouver BIA sponsored the new map guide and will be attending the tour, so space is limited!

Historic Tour of Jewish Strathcona and GastownThursday February 21st, 12pm - 2pm - Meet at 700 East Pender St. at Heatley St.Discover the fascinating tales of early Jewish life in the heart of Strathcona and Gastown. The walk will start in Strathcona (approx. 2 km in length) and will visit the landmarks, architecture, and events that shaped the evolution of early 20th Century Vancouver.Tour led by the Jewish Museum & Archives of BC.

*Friday and Saturday Tours begin in April.Details to be announced, check our website.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER VISIT: www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org

All Education programs qualify for credits towards professional development and our Heritage Conservation Certificate. Visit our website for details

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WHAT’S NEW - SPECIAL PROJECTS WHAT’S NEW - SPECIAL PROJECTS

This year Places That Matter will celebrate new sites and revisit 2011-2012 sites. New transit and/or Bike tours will be offered so be

sure to watch the website for dates and details.

Make sure to follow us on social media as we’ll have the latest updates and presentation photos on Facebook and Twitter. There

may even be a giveaway or two! We’ve been contributing a weekly feature on the blog, VancouverIsAwesome, so look for our posts.

The WALL @ CBC...

...has a new artist

Places That Matter PLAQUE PROJECT

Historic West Hastings Map Guide

We thank our incredible plaque sponsors, volunteers

and supporters who have helped us to raise awareness of

Places That Matter sites, and to engage communities and

neighbourhoods in Vancouver’s rich and layered history.

See you at a plaque presentation!

COMING up EARLY 2013 (dates and times to be confirmed)

China Creek Cycle TrackHogan’s Alley

Robson SquareNellie Yip Quong House

Original Arts Club Theatre (on Seymour)

CONSERVING HERITAGE BUILDINGS in a green and growing city

@vanheritage #placesthatmatter

Facebook.com/placesthatmatter

Read the blog at www.vancouverisawesome.com

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

Top Row: 2300 Balaclava Block, Spencer’s Department Store, Railway Club. Bottom Row: King Edward School Wall, Jericho Arts Centre, Arbutus Coffee.

Heritage building conservation policies and programs have been in place since the 1970’s. We thought it was time to ask the public what they think about heritage buildings. Where are the city’s heritage buildings, are we losing too many, and do heritage buildings help address the challenges of affordability, density and energy efficiency? Here is what you told us.

96.6% of Vancouverites love heritage buildings 96% think heritage buildings contribute to our sense of place88% believe too many are being demolished50% want to live in retrofitted heritage buildings and50% will pay more to do so72% believe that heritage buildings are part of an environmentally sustainable city

To those who answered the survey, THANK YOU! We love that you care. The next step is to develop a plan to ensure that the city’s heritage buildings and neighbourhoods are part of the solution to the challenges of density, affordability and reduction in green house gas emissions.

An exciting new exhibit by local artist Paul de Guzman is coming soon to The WALL at CBC. Paul was selected from more than two dozen proposals submitted by artists responding to

an open call for proposals posted by VHF in the early Fall.

Paul de Guzman’s exhibit will be the 4th WALL exhibition. Although still in the draft stages of development, the piece will use inspiration from the CBC Archives and be connected to the theme of Vancouver’s built environment which is the unifying theme for all WALL exhibits.

Exhibits on The WALL are funded through the donation of a percentage of revenue from the sale of coffee at the JJ Bean kiosk on the CBC Plaza. John Neate, Owner and CEO of JJ Bean Coffee, generously supports The WALL exhibits.

We encourage you to support this fabulous artist platform by liberally drinking coffee at JJ Bean.

Check out the full Infographic and

report on our website

Hastings Street, when it was named in 1886 after Rear-Admiral George Fowler Hastings, Commander in Chief Pacific Station,

joined Granville Townsite to Hastings Townsite. The bend in the road at Cambie Street is the result of different land surveys in

Gastown and Granville and Hastings Townsites. West Hastings is home to some of the city’s most significant heritage buildings such as Sinclair Centre, Credit Foncier, Ceperley Rounsefell, and some

of the city’s most distinctive temple bank buildings. Read more on our website.

Hot off the press is VHF’s Historic West Hastings Map Guide published in partnership with the Downtown Vancouver BIA. Written by artist and historian

Michael Kluckner, the self-guided historical map tour is available at the VPL, Tourism Vancouver and VHF offices. The guide can also be downloaded from our website

www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org.

Available for download from our website

96%believe that heritage buildings contribute to our sense of place.

95%think that heritage buildings maintain the historic character of neighbourhoods.

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Percent of respondents who identified these neighbourhoods as one of their top three choices.

88% want less demolition of heritage buildings in their neighborhoods.

50% agree that heritage buildings provide housing that is gentle on the environment.

72% agree that heritage buildings contribute to an environmentally sustainable city.

50% of construction waste is salvageable and reusable.

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50 years old

50% would prefer to live in a heritage building with energy retrofits* over heritage buildings with original features or a new building.

*Improvements made to an existing structure which provide an increase in the overall energy efficiency performance of the building.

49% would pay more to live in a retrofitted heritage building.

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GRITTY CITY: VANCOuVER IN THE 60’SMovies at the historic Hollywood Theatre, 3123 West BroadwayEntry and Concession by donation at the door

VHF screens three films that look back at Vancouver in the mid-20th century when neon and mid-century architecture were at their zenith, and the grittiness of the city was captured on the screen. Proceeds will go towards the research, writing and production of a historic map guide to Kitsilano.

CBC Archival Film program takes a look back at Vancouver in the 60s. Two films that cruise through city neighbourhoods and the downtown by night and day.

Glowing in the dark (1994) A look at neon in Vancouver, Las Vegas and LAScreening followed by Q&A led by John Atkin and Alan Goldman

January 29 7:30pm

Coast Modern (2012) Showcases the pioneers of West Coast Modernist Architecture, and the homes that have become their legacies. The directors will be available for a post-show discussion.

February 12 7:30pm

February 26 7:30pm

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Message from the ChairVANCOUVER HERITAGE FOUNDATION402 - 510 West Hastings Street

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HONORARY PATRONSMayor and Council of the City of Vancouver

dIRECTORSJane Banfield

John Blackmer

President, Solus Trust Company Limited

Graeme Falkowsky

MD Corporate Finance Advisory, Deloitte

Marta Farevaag

Principal, Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg

Leigh M. Freeman

Realtor, MacDonald Realty

John Goundrey

Partner, Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang LLP

Heather Keate

Baila Lazarus

Editor, BIV Media Group

Paul Nursey

VP Strategic & Corporate Communications, Canadian

Tourism Commission

John Quinton

President, Quinton Construction Limited

Andre Rowland

Principal, Andre Rowland Architect

Karen Russell

Manager, Development Services UBC

Barbara Vanderburgh

Partner, Fasken Martineau LLP

Shayla Walker

Donation & Program Administrator, Tides Canada

Foundation

Margot Keate West

Principal, Keate & Co Designers

STAFFDiane Switzer, Executive Director

diane@vancouverheritagefoundation.org

Rebecca Bishop, Programming Manager

rebecca@vancouverheritagefoundation.org

Kathryn Morrow, Communications Manager

kathryn@vancouverheritagefoundation.org

Jessica Quan, Special Project Coordinator

jessica@vancouverheritagefoundation.org

Jen Baynes, Administrative Assistant

jen@vancouverheritagefoundation.org

Vancouver Heritage Foundation is a charitable

organization supporting the conservation of

Vancouver’s built heritage through public awareness

and education activities, granting programs that

encourage financial investment in built

heritage and fundraising to protect Vancouver’s built

heritage in perpetuity.

2012 was a good year for Vancouver Heritage Foundation with our 10th year of Heritage House Tours and continuation of our Vancouver Special, Mid-Century Modern, and Laneway House Tours, and many walking tours in the City. The Brown Bag Lunch and Learn’s at BCIT Downtown Campus have attracted a committed audience of regular attendees and new people who come for interest in one of our topics.

The plaques for Places That Matter continue to provide opportunities for people to celebrate sites that have meaning for communities around the City. I have had the pleasure of presenting several of the plaques – at places as diverse as the PNE Livestock Building and the Unitarian Church – and have enjoyed the stories and experiences that are shared at these gatherings. Through these events, Vancouver Heritage Foundation has been introduced to many people who have not come to our past programs, reaching new audiences interested in our city’s history. I encourage everyone to visit the new VHF website and find out about a Places that Matter presentation at a site with meaning for you.

The Board of Directors has been involved in several of VHFs special projects of 2012. A research project, undertaken with funding support from Canada Mortgage and Housing, investigated current public opinions on the value of heritage buildings in our community and their role in placemaking, affordability, and sustainability. The extent that Vancouverites value heritage buildings surprised even our Board who are keen supporters of retaining and renewing our built heritage. The survey results make a strong case for heritage – and interesting reading on our website. Our granting programs have been reassessed and were open for 2013 applications. In 2013, the VHF will look at new financial incentives to encourage energy efficiency and seismic safety as part of renewal of older buildings.

The Board is also renewing its membership in the next year. Mollie Massie, our past Chair, and Michael Hungerford, our Treasurer, both left the Board in 2012, with our sincere thanks, after years of active support for the Foundation. Several long-serving Board members will reach their ten year limit in 2013. Fortunately, we have attracted new members with enthusiasm and experience to support the work of our excellent and capable staff under the leadership of Diane Switzer, our Executive Director.

VHF Granting Programs

FALL RECAP ABOUT VHF

LANEWAY HOUSE TOURVHF hosted the 3rd annual Laneway House Tour this past October. On a beautiful fall day 500 people attended the tour visiting eight separate lane homes in Vancouver. Recent talks on the City’s density plans upped the interest in lane homes

and we were happy to be able to shed light on one idea for keeping older homes from the landfill.

A big Thank You to our hard working volunteers who welcomed the crowds, the sponsors and builders who answered attendee questions, and of course thank you to everyone who spent their Saturday with us.

THE SPECIAL VANCOUVER SPECIAL

The Vancouver Special has become a popular renovation site for Vancouver home owners. This year’s tour opened five Specials with varying levels of retention. Attendees commented on the diversity of renovation practices and price points, from the mostly original to the complete overhaul, as it gave them a range of ideas for their own homes. Many commented on the Trout Lake Special with a very contemporary upgrade including a dedicated yoga room and a Dunbar house with a renovation revealing amazing vaulted ceilings (pictured above).

OBERLANDER HOUSE RECEPTION

What a treat it was to hear directly from Architect, Barry Downs, and Landscape Architect, Cornelia Oberlander, about the building of the 1973 Oberlander House on Acadia Road at UBC. A group of sixty people gathered at the Oberlander House to hear from Downs and Oberlander about the house which was featured in the recently released Selwyn Pullan book “Photographing Mid-Century West Coast Modernism” edited by Kiroko Watanabe, Donald Luxton and Adele Weder. Pullan’s images, shot in the 1960s – 1970s, are stunning portraits of the exciting post WWII period of architecture in Vancouver. The book is available from the West Vancouver Museum, on Amazon and at local book stores.

Long overdue, VHF’s brand new website is up and running! Featuring easier access to tours, education, and grant information we are pleased with the new look that keeps with our modern branding.

Also new is vancouverhousestyles.com - an interactive web tool accessed from the website explains and identifies 16 unique Vancouver house styles and defines locally used architectural terminology associated with the various styles. Developed by a team of volunteers and summer students, the web tool is aimed at helping answer peoples’ basic questions about Vancouver houses.

Thank you to all our volunteers! We couldn’t do it without you. We hope you’ll join us in 2013 as we have returning favourites and some fun new events that need your help. Sign up now for the Heritage House Tour June 2nd, the Vancouver Special September 21st, and the Laneway Tour October 19th. New, is the expanded Mid-Century Modern House Tour August 17th. Don’t forget that another reward for volunteering is that we hold some seats for volunteers in our talks, lectures and courses!

If you are a regular volunteer, please send an email to jen@vancouverheritagefoundation.org with the events you want to help out on this year. If you’d like to become a VHF volunteer contact Jen and include why you choose us and which events you’re interested in. We’d love to meet you!

HAVE YOU SEEN OUR NEW WEBSITE?

Paige Gardiner, a 2012 Restore It! grant recipient utilized her grant to help cover costs associated with restoring this 1903 BC Mills prefab home. Visit the granting page of our website to read her story.

www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/granting

The granting deadline passed February 1, 2013. Watch our website for information and stories from our 2013 Grant Recipients.

VOLUNTEERING

photo credit: Martin Knowles Photo/Media

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WHAT’S INSIDE THIS EDITION:

• 2013 Heritage House Tour

• Places That Matter

• New Workshops, Lectures and Talks

• NEW! Map guide for Hastings Street

• NEW! Movies with VHF

• Fall Recap

• AND MORE

February 2013 Newsletter

February 2013 Newsletter

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