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H eritage N ews
Cen t r al Ok an agan H er it age S ociet y
FALL 2020
IN THIS
IS S UE
The ic o nic White
Ho use
The Harve y Ho use
The Co urie r
Building
2 0 2 1 He ritage
Awards
He ritage Grants
Pro gram
St. Aidan’s Church
The Charle s Harvey Ho use built in 1 9 0 8 fo r his wife
Margare t and yo ung daughte r Do ro thy. The ho use was
c o nstruc te d using Kno x Mo untain Bric k.
Pho to abo ve : the Harve y Ho use c irc a 1 9 1 5
Pho to le ft: Charle s Harve y and Margare t Ro be rtso n in 1 9 0 5
P a g e 2 H e r i t a g e N e w s
Who says heritage is static?
In the wo rld o f he ritage c o nse rvatio n, tho se o f us who wo rk in the fie ld, o r suppo rt he ritage , c an o fte n
get hung with the label “they don’t like change.”
In this ne wsle tte r we are go ing to fe ature two wo nde rful e xample s o f histo ric buildings that de bunk
that myth.
One , a lo c al e xample , the Harve y Ho use in Ke lo wna and o ne that ne arly the e ntire wo rld has he ard o f,
the White Ho use . Ye s that White Ho use , the o ne at 1 6 0 0 Pe nnsylvania Ave nue , Washingto n DC.
President’s House - Exe c utive Mansio n - White Ho use :
Co nstruc tio n o n the White Ho use be gan in 1 7 9 2 . It was built in the Ne o c lassic al Palladian style using
sandsto ne fro m ne arby Aquia Cre e k, Virginia. A c o mbinatio n o f labo ure rs and artisans fro m Euro pe ,
Ire land and Sc o tland as we ll as Virginia and Maryland wo rke d alo ng with slave s, hire d fro m the ir
maste rs. The White Ho use was c o mple te d in 1 8 0 0 and we lc o me d its first Pre side nt, Jo hn Adams and
First Lady Abigail Adams that No ve mbe r. (Ge o rge Washingto n did no t live in the White Ho use .)
The President’s House, December
1980.
The painting of a New Year’s Eve
re c e ptio n c re ate d by artist To m
Fre e man in 2 0 0 0 to mark the 2 0 0 th
annive rsary o f the o c c upanc y o f the
White Ho use . Cre dit: White Ho use
Histo ric al Ass o c iatio n.
Thro ugh the inte rve ning ye ars the White Ho use has func tio ne d as a c e re mo nial c e ntre , a muse um, a
histo ric building and a family re side nc e . 4 4 Pre side nts and the ir familie s have le ft the ir mark o n this
ic o nic building, witne sse s to histo ry and ac tive partic ipants in the shaping o f the Unite d State s.
The White Ho use is a unique private ye t mo st public o f plac e s. He re is a sampling o f what the building
has unde rgo ne in the last 2 2 8 ye ars:
In 1801, newly elected President Thomas Jefferson wrote that the White House was a “pleasant
country residence” and promptly undertook its first expansion.
In 1814 the White House was set ablaze by British troops in retaliation for what the American’s had
do ne in To ro nto , during the War o f 1 8 1 2 . A he avy rainsto rm, the o nly thing that pre ve nte d its e ntire
de struc tio n.
P a g e 3
F A L L 2 0 2 0
Executive M ansion - White House
In 1 8 2 4 the So uth Po rtic o was adde d and in 1 8 2 9 the No rth Po rtic o .
In 1 8 9 1 First Lady Caro line Harriso n pro po se d majo r e xte nsio ns, inc luding a Natio nal Wing o n the East Side fo r
a histo ric al Art Galle ry.
In 1 9 0 1 The o do re Ro o se ve lt had all the o ffic e s mo ve d to the ne wly c o nstruc te d We st Wing and c re ate d the
Oval Office. The building’s name was changed from the Executive Mansion to the White House.
During 1 9 2 7 , unde r Pre side nt Co o lidge , the third flo o r attic was transfo rme d into the living quarte rs.
1 9 4 7 saw a White Ho use bo wling alle y built as a birthday gift fo r Pre side nt Truman, in the lo c atio n o f the
pre se nt day Situatio n Ro o m. (The bo wling alle y was mo ve d to its pre se nt lo c atio n by Pre side nt Ric hard Nixo n).
The White Ho use also we nt thro ugh a c o mple te o ve rhaul, kno wn as the Truman Re c o nstruc tio n, the pro je c t that
save d the White ho use fro m c o llapse .
Afte r a c e ntury and a half o f war time de struc tio n, hasty re no vatio ns, ne w advanc e s in lighting,
c o mmunic atio ns, plumbing and he ating the building was in a so rry state . Early in 1 9 4 8 , The Public Buildings
Administratio n inve stigate d the c o nditio n o f the White Ho use . The lo ad be aring walls we re c lo se to failure . The y
discovered split and gouged out beams. The report states” that the beams are staying up there from force of
habit only.”
That June, things got worse when First Lady Margaret Truman’s piano leg went through the floor boards and
into the c e iling o f the dining ro o m be lo w. By Oc to be r the East ro o m c e iling was c o llapsing and the main stair
case was crumbling. The President’s bathtub had begun to sink into the floorboards.
Upo n re turning to the White Ho use in No ve mbe r, the day afte r winning his se c o nd te rm, Pre side nt Truman was
info rme d by the Public Wo rks Age nc y that he and Margare t ne e de d to vac ate the White Ho use . The Trumans
mo ve d into the White Ho use - gue st ho use , just ac ro ss Pe nnsylvania Ave nue .
Thre e o ptio ns we re c o nside re d fo r what to do with
the White Ho use in its c urre nt c o nditio n:
De mo lish and re build the inte rio r, ke e ping
the e xte rio r intac t.
De mo lish the e ntire building and build a ne w
e xe c utive mansio n.
De mo lish the e ntire building, salvaging the
e xte rio r walls to be use d in the re build.
Bing.c o m Image
P a g e 4 H e r i t a g e N e w s
White House
Both Truman’s lobbied for the preservation of the building exterior, keeping the façade intact. In 1949
Co ngre ss autho rize d the spe nding o f 5 .4 millio n ($ 5 7 .6 millio n to day) to re c o nstruc t the White Ho use
inte rio r while ke e ping the e xte rio r walls in plac e .
The inte rio r ro o ms we re c o mple te ly de mo lishe d. A ne w inte rnal lo ad be aring ste e l frame was built inside
the e xisting e xte rio r walls. The Mansio n was mo de rnize d. The third flo o r e xpande d. Two le ve ls o f
base me nt we re adde d and the to tal numbe r o f ro o ms was do uble d to 1 3 2 .
In 1 9 6 1 First Lady Jac kie Ke nne dy e stablishe d the White Ho use Histo ric al Asso c iatio n who se missio n it
is to pro te c t, pre se rve and pro vide public acc e ss to the White Ho use .
In 1 9 6 4 Pre side nt Lyndo n Jo hnso n e stablishe d the Pre se rvatio n o f the White Ho use Adviso ry
Co mmitte e , who se me mbe rs are appo inte d by the Pre side nt and are made up o f pe o ple with e xpe rtize
in de c o rative arts, arc hite c ture and histo ric pre se rvatio n.
To day the White Ho use has sto o d the te st o f time . The additio ns, re no vatio ns, and re habilitatio n that
the building has unde rgo ne , have adde d laye rs o f histo ric value , to this 5 5 ,0 0 0 square fo o t building.
In 2007 The American Institute of Architects created a list of America’s top 150 Favorite Buildings. The
White Ho use ranke d se c o nd o nly be hind the Empire State Building.
To day, (pre and po st Co vid), US c itize ns, visito rs and to urists fro m all o ve r the wo rld c o me to se e this
mo st impre ssive o f histo ric buildings. We are grate ful to tho se who fo ught to ke e p it.
Pho to : White Ho use Se pte mbe r 2 0 1 3 J. He nry
F A L L 2 0 2 0 P a g e 5
The Harvey House -71 5 Sutherland Avenue
The Charle s Harve y Ho use is a lo c al e xample o f a building that has unde rgo ne tre me ndo us c hange s o ve r the
ye ars, ye t has re taine d muc h o f its histo ric value .
The large bric k ho me was built in 1 9 0 8 fo r Charle s Harve y, a Land Surve yo r, by pro mine nt lo c al c o ntrac to r H.W.
Raymer who also served as Kelowna’s first mayor.
As a side line , Charle s Harve y inve ste d in Ke lo wna Bric k Wo rks, lo c ate d at the fo o t o f Kno x Mo untain. It is that
bric k that pro vide d the mate rial fo r the Harve y Ho use . Built in a hybrid, Fo ursquare and Que e n Anne style , this
2 .5 sto re y ho me o riginally sat o n five ac re s, c o mple te with a c irc ular drive way to the we st.
Charle s Harve y fe ll ill while do wn e ast afte r e nlisting in WW1 . In 1 9 2 0 the ho use was so ld to his bro the r
Ge o rge , who mo ve d to Ke lo wna fro m Saskatc he wan with his wife Be rtha and the ir se ve n c hildre n. Thre e mo re
children were born in Kelowna with the siblings affectionately called “The Harvey Ten.”
In 1 9 4 2 the ho use was purc hase d by the Anglic an parish to se rve as the manse fo r St. Mic hae l and All Ange ls
Churc h. In 1 9 5 5 a ne w re c to ry was built ne xt to the c hurc h and the ho use was subse que ntly so ld. Mr. Cram, the
ne w o wne r, transfo rme d the Harve y Ho use into a ro o ming ho use with nine suite s c alle d Suthe rland Apartme nts.
The adaptive re use o f the building sho ws the c hange s in family size . Suc h large ho me s we re no lo nge r viable as
single family dwe llings.
The Harve y Ho use c hange d hands a numbe r o f time s be twe e n 1 9 7 4 and De c e mbe r o f 1 9 9 9 .
Dan Spelliscy had admired the house for many years. “ I would drop my children off at Central School, and drive
do wn the lane to wards the Harve y Ho use . I had always lo ve d he ritage ho use s, partic ularly re d bric k o ne s. I had
actually taken photos of it long before I bought it” states Dan.
When realtor/owner Doug Clark put the house up for sale in 1999, an accompanying sign read “suitable as a
B&B or home office.” Dan, a lawyer looking for home office space, contacted his realtor, put in an offer and the
re st, as the y say, is histo ry.
Dan and Che ryl we re marrie d in 2 0 0 5 and Che ryl jo ine d Dan in c aring fo r the 1 0 0 + ye ar o ld ho me . The y have
unde rtake n se ve n majo r pro je c ts in the last twe nty ye ars.
Lo c al landsc ape e xpe rt Do n Burne tt bro ught his skills to the table . The fro nt yard was c o mple te ly skimme d
do wn, ne w lawns, drive way and a ro se garde n was c re ate d in me mo ry o f the Harve y Family.
Dan and Che ryl have ke pt in c o ntac t with the Harve ys
thro ugh the ye ars, ho sting a c o ffe e party in 2 0 0 8 as part o f
a Harve y family re unio n. At that time the ro se garde n was
de dic ate d and the Harve ys we re we lc o me to to ur the
ho use .
Harve y Ho use Se pt 2 0 0 4 L. Daunc e y
P a g e 6 H e r i t a g e N e w s
Harvey House
In 2 0 0 4 Dan hire d lo c al he ritage c o nsultant, Lo rri Daunc e y, to c re ate the Harve y Ho use Re sto ratio n Plan. A
c o mpre he nsive lo o k at the building and its histo ry. The plan lo o ks at the c hange s to the building o ve r the
ye ars and make s re c o mme ndatio ns fo r ho w to c are fo r the building and its mate rials.
The Re sto ratio n Plan was he lpful whe n the Spe llisc ys aske d Ke lo wna City Co unc il to pro te c t the Harve y
Ho use thro ugh a Munic ipal He ritage Site De signatio n by-law. The by-law was passe d and pro te c ts the Harve y
House from a number of future possibilities. The list includes: alter the building’s exterior; make structural
c hange s to the e xte rio r; mo ve the building o n the pro pe rty o r alte r, e xc avate o r build o n the pro pe rty.
In 2 0 1 4 the Spe llisc ys unde rto o k the ir mo st ambitio us pro je c t. Whe n the main flo o r was take n do wn to the
studs, a Struc tural Engine e r was bro ught in to inspe c t the ho use . Muc h like the White Ho use , the Spe llisc ys
we re sho c ke d to he ar that the be ams we re failing. The so lutio n was to install six ho rizo ntal ste e l be ams and
se ve n ste e l suppo rt struc ture s. With the he ight o f the ho use , the po sts we re e mbe dde d in the ir o wn
c o nc re te pads, bo lte d in and e xte nde d 3 5 fe e t, to ho ld the ho use to ge the r. A massive unde rtaking.
To the ir c re dit, Dan and Che ryl are still passio nate abo ut the ir histo ric ho me . Dan has nume ro us file s o f
artic le s and pho to graphs that he has c o lle c te d o ve r the past twe nty ye ars. The ir ho me is ado rne d with
histo ric pho to graphs. With the ho use be ing lo c ate d o n Suthe rland Ave nue , the y have de dic ate d a be dro o m in
the house to the Sutherlands, and have incorporated the Sutherland tartan into the bedroom’s décor.
The ir ne xt pro je c t, alre ady in the wo rks, is to have Pe te r Chataway fro m Fine Ho me De signs re -c re ate the
original blueprints for the house. Once complete, each floor’s blueprint will be framed and put on that level
o f the ho use . A time le ss re minde r o f what o nc e was.
Dan and Che ryl re c e ive d a COHS He ritage Award in 2 0 0 7 in the c ate go ry Re side ntial Re sto ratio n fo r the
Harve y Ho use . Sho rtly afte r winning the award Che ryl was aske d if she wo uld be inte re ste d in se rving o n the
COHS bo ard o f dire c to rs? Che ryl has se rve d as an ac tive me mbe r o f the bo ard fo r the last 1 3 ye ars!
Pho to Dan & Che ryl—Se pt 2 0 2 0 J. He nry
F A L L 2 0 2 0 P a g e 7
Courier Building – 1 580 Water Street
Ano the r Ke lo wna building that sho ws the laye rs o f its past is the Co urie r Building at the c o rne r o f Wate r Stre e t and
Lawrence Avenue in Kelowna’s downtown.
The building was built in stage s fro m 1 9 0 8 to 1 9 3 9 .
The o riginal single sto re y building was c o nstruc te d o n the so uth c o rne r by pro lific builde r M.J. Curts. Built in 1 9 0 8
it housed the expanding local newspaper “the Kelowna Courier and Okanagan Orchardist.” Publisher George C.
Ro se mo ve d his o pe ratio ns to the ne w building fro m the ir pre vio us lo c atio n o n Be rnard Ave nue . In 1 9 2 1 the single
sto re y building was e xpande d to the no rth to ac c o mmo date the gro wing ne wspape r busine ss. In 1 9 2 8 a se c o nd
flo o r was adde d o ve r the o riginal blo c k and was insc ribe d with the date 1 9 2 8 in the parape t. Ro se , who had be e n
living o n the main flo o r, mo ve d up to the se c o nd flo o r fre e ing
up mo re spac e fo r ne wspape r o pe ratio ns.
In 1 9 5 7 the Daily Co urie r mo ve d to large r pre mise s o n the
c o rne r o f Ellis and Do yle . Fo r a numbe r o f ye ars the o ld Co urie r
Building was use d as a printing busine ss. The Ke g Re staurant
o pe rate d o ut o f the Co urie r building fo r a numbe r o f ye ars
re fle c ting the tre nd in this part o f to wn fro m re tail and light
c o mme rc ial to e nte rtainme nt and le isure .
Afte r sitting e mpty sinc e 2 0 1 5 the Co urie r Building will ge t a
new lease on life. The building which is on the City of Kelowna’s
He ritage Re giste r, has re c e ive d appro val fo r a c o mpre he nsive Co urie r Building 2 0 2 0 J. He nry
re de ve lo pme nt plan. The plan inc lude s the adjac e nt 1 5 7 0 Wate r Stre e t.
1 5 7 0 Wate r Stre e t also o n the He ritage Re giste r has signific ant he ritage value due to its c lo se asso c iatio n with the
Chine se -Canadian community. Built in early 1910’s the building was constructed as a restaurant with the upstairs
be ing use d by Chine se me n who bo arde d the re . Mo st we re marrie d but we re living as single me n unable to pay the
he ad tax to bring the ir wive s and familie s fro m China. As the Chine se po pulatio n in Ke lo wna dwindle d the
re staurant c hange d o wne rs se ve ral time s, re fle c ting ne w patte rns in immigratio n.
The ne w de ve lo pme nt will pre se rve unique fe ature s o f the two buildings. Pro je c t arc hite c t Randi Fo x, state d that
“historical photos from the city archives are being used to re-c re ate the e arly appe aranc e o f the buildings. The
Standards and Guide line s fo r the Co nse rvatio n of Histo ric Pac e s in Canada was use d as a to o l to he lp guide the
project.”
Wo rk o n the faç ade sho uld be unde rway this fall, with c o mple tio n
e xpe c te d in 2 0 2 1 .
3 D c o nc e pt re nde ring sho ws de sign inte nt but are no t
final. Supplie d by Randi Fo x, Arc hite c t. Fo x Arc hite c ture
P a g e 8 H e r i t a g e N e w s
2021 Heritage Awards
The Ce ntral Okanagan He ritage So c ie ty is again inviting no minatio ns fo r o ur Annual He ritage Awards to be
pre se nte d during He ritage We e k, Fe bruary 1 5 -2 1 , 2 0 2 1 . We are inte re ste d in re c e iving no minatio ns fo r pro je c ts
within the ge o graphic bo undarie s o f the Ce ntral Okanagan re gio n in the fo llo wing c ate go rie s:
Distinguishe d Co mmunity Se rvic e : Awarde d to a pe rso n o r pe rso ns in re co gnitio n o f the ir se rvic e to the co mmunity
in the he ritage fie ld. To no minate in this c ate go ry ple ase pro vide the pe rso n's name and c o ntac t info rmatio n and a
brie f write -up o utlining the ir se rvic e and ac c o m plishme nts in he ritage c o nse rvatio n.
Co nse rvatio n pro je c t o n a he ritage building c urre ntly in no n-re side ntial us e : Awarde d to a no n-re side ntial building
that has re c e ntly unde rgo ne an e xte rio r re sto ratio n and/o r re habilitatio n. The high standards, inno vatio n and
co mmitme nt to he ritage co nse rvatio n are re c o gnize d. To no minate a building, ple as e give the addre ss , the c urre nt
owner’s name and a little history about the building and the conservation project. Please include photographs.
Co nse rvatio n pro je c t o n a he ritage building c urre ntly in re side ntial us e : Awarde d to a re side ntial building that has
re ce ntly unde rgo ne an e xte rio r re sto ratio n and/o r re habilitatio n. The high standards, inno vatio n and c o mmitme nt
to he ritage co nse rvatio n are re co gnize d. To nominate a building, please give the address, the current owner’s
name , and a little his to ry abo ut the building and the c o nse rvatio n pro je c t. Ple ase inc lude pho to graphs .
Co ntinue d c o nse rvatio n o f a he ritage building: Awarde d to a building to re c o gnize the high quality o f its e xte rio r
pre se rvatio n and mainte nance o ve r the ye ars, in ke e ping with its o riginal de sign and structure . To no minate a
building, ple as e give the addre ss , the c urre nt o wne r and a little his to ry abo ut the building. Ple as e inc lude
pho to graphs .
Pre se rvatio n o r re sto ratio n o f a ne ighbo rho o d o r are a: Awarde d to a ne ighbo urho od o r are a that has large ly re -
maine d unchange d o ve r time o r has be e n re vitalize d thro ugh the re sto ratio n and/o r re habilitatio n o f its buildings
and stre e tsc ape . To no minate a ne ighbo urho o d o r are a, ple as e give us the addre ss , a c o ntac t pe rso n and a little
his to ry abo ut the ne ighbo urho o d o r are a. Ple ase inc lude pho to graphs.
Spe c ial He ritage Pro je c t: To re co gnize and ho no ur spe cial proje c ts and acc o mplishme nts in the Ce ntral Okanagan.
This may include advo c ac y, aware ne ss, planning he ritage and histo rical pro je cts. To no minate a pro je c t, ple as e
give us the addre ss , a c o ntac t pe rso n and a brie f o utline o f the pro je c t. Whe re po ssible ple as e inc lude
pho to graphs .
A c o mple te list o f pre vio us winne rs c an be fo und o n the COHS we bsite at www. o khe ritage so c ie ty.c o m
Ple ase submit yo ur no minatio ns by Friday No ve mbe r 2 7 th 2 0 2 0
to the Ce ntral Okanagan He ritage So c ie ty:
Mailing addre ss: P.O. Bo x 2 5 0 2 5 , Ke lo wna, BC V1 W 3 Y7
Te le pho ne : 2 5 0 -8 6 1 -7 1 8 8 Email: kathyh.c o hs@ te lus.ne tF A L L 2 0 2 0 P a g e 9
In 2 0 0 8 the Ce ntral Okanagan He ritage So c ie ty
was give n a c o ntrac t by the City o f Ke lo wna to
manage the ne w Ke lo wna He ritage Grants
Pro gram (Co KHGP). The ne w pro gram be gan
afte r the Ke lo wna He ritage Fo undatio n was
disso lve d. The He ritage Fo undatio n, e stablishe d
in 1 9 9 1 , had be e n c re ate d to give grants fo r
building c o nse rvatio n as we ll as he ritage
e duc atio n and aware ne ss pro je c ts.
The ne w pro gram was se t up and is still manage d by Lo rri Daunc e y, an e xpe rt in he ritage c o nse rvatio n and
planning. The Co KHGP has e vo lve d o ve r the last 1 3 ye ars into a we ll-use d granting pro gram fo r buildings o n the
Ke lo wna He ritage Re giste r. The pro gram also pro vide s assistanc e and advic e o n c o nse rving he ritage pro pe rtie s.
He ritage grant applic atio ns are c o nside re d by a vo lunte e r c o mmitte e with e xpe rtise in re se arc h, lo c al histo ry,
arc hite c ture , building c o nstruc tio n, he ritage building c o nse rvatio n and he ritage advo c ac y. This kno wle dge able
c o mmitte e e valuate s e ac h applic atio n and pro vide s dire c tio n to ho me o wne rs.
Ove r the ye ars the inc re ase in de mand fo r funds, c re ate d a ne e d to fo rmalize a prio rity pro c e ss fo r pro je c ts that
apply. The 2 5 buildings that are pro te c te d with a He ritage De signatio n bylaw are c o nside re d first, fo llo we d by
re side ntial buildings the n no n-re side ntial buildings suc h as halls, c hurc he s, barns and c o mme rc ial buildings.
Pro je c ts are furthe r prio ritize d by type : ne w ro o f, stabilizatio n/ fo undatio n re pairs, pre p & paint and
c o nse rvatio n o f spe c ific building e le me nts. Fo r the past se ve ral ye ars, the annual allo c atio n o f funds pro vide d
by the c ity has be e n fully allo c ate d in the first half o f the ye ar.
The Co KHGP has paid o ut ne arly $ 4 1 5 ,0 0 0 in grants in the past 1 3 ye ars. A range o f 7 -1 8 pro je c ts are
appro ve d fo r a grant e ac h ye ar. (Curre ntly the re are $ 4 9 ,0 0 0 in grants appro ve d awaiting c o mple tio n.)
Eac h building o n the He ritage Re giste r may qualify fo r a full grant e ve ry thre e ye ars. The re are many he ritage
building o wne rs that have applie d fo r and re c e ive d o ne o r mo re grants. Mo st o f the grant applic atio ns have
be e n fo r a ne w ro o f o r ne w paint. Example s o f o the r pro je c ts that have be e n appro ve d inc lude fro nt po rc h
re pairs, stabilizatio n o f building fo undatio ns, bric k re -po inting and re pair (c himne ys and fac ade s), c o nse rvatio n
o f barn c upo las and the re sto ratio n o f traditio nal single – glaze d hung windo ws and sto rms.
A suc c e ssful he ritage grants pro gram he lps e nsure high quality pro je c ts in the c o mmunity. Advic e o n the use o f
he ritage c o lo ur sc he me s, the installatio n o f high quality ro o fs and appro priate re se arc he d c o nse rvatio n wo rk
are all e vide nc e o f the be ne fits o f the pro gram. While the funds and he ritage e xpe rtise he lp to maintain and
conserve Kelowna’s heritage buildings, there is also a positive ripple effect . The public dollars invested into
the se he ritage buildings e nc o urage additio nal inve st-
me nt by the buildings o wne r. We ll maintaine d he ritage
pro pe rtie s also e nc o urage the ir ne ighbo rs to c are fo r
the ir ho me s.
The se spe c ial he ritage buildings give a se nse o f plac e to
the ir ne ighbo urho o ds and to the bro ade r c o mmunity.
For more information on the program contact ~ Lorri Dauncey at
ldauncey.cohs@telus.net
Photo: The Gaddes House and the
Maclean House on Maple Street, 2020P a g e 1 0 H e r i t a g e N e w s
St. Aidan’s Church - 1 35 M ugford Road
After being empty and boarded up for many years, St. Aidan’s Church is getting repurposed.
The building, on the city of Kelowna’s Heritage Register, was sold by the city in 2016 to the Okanagan
Buddhist Cultural Ce ntre , a lo c al no n-profit group. “The City of Kelowna were thrilled to have a multi-
cultural project in the community” says Hoa Van Nguyen. We had been looking for a permanent home
since 2013 when a committee was formed for that purpose.”
The spac e will be use d fo r Vie tname se Buddhists c ultural ac tivitie s inc luding, c hanting and me ditatio n.
The He ad Mo nk fro m Edmo nto n will be c o ming se ve ral time s a ye ar fo r spe c ial te ac hing.
A Frie ndship Garde n will c o mple te the site and c re ate a be autiful visual at the inte rse c tio n o f Mugfo rd
and Rutland Ro ads.
De lno r Co nstruc tio n Co mpany bro ught in Phil Frie se n fro m Edmo nto n to o ve rse e the pro je c t.
The building was mo ve d o n August 2 0 th, 2 0 2 0 and put o nto its ne w fo undatio n.
Two lo c al he ritage c raftsme n we re also bro ught o n bo ard. Alasdair Smith and Ro byn Digby who se wo rk
c an be se e n in many he ritage pro je c ts thro ugho ut Ke lo wna are adding the ir e xpe rtise .
“The building is well constructed,” says Alasdair
Smith. “It is rural and rustic. Screams Anglican
c hurc h in its de sign, lo o king muc h like an
English stone church.”
The Rutland re side nts who stro ll by the
c o nstruc tio n site , o fte n with sto rie s o f be ing
marrie d, o r c hriste ne d in the c hurc h, are happy
to se e wo rk finally unde rway.
While De lno r c arpe nte rs are wo rking o n the ne w
c o nstruc tio n, Alasdair is able to fo c us o n the
o ve rlap as we ll as the unique and unusual
things that pre se nt the mse lve s in the se type s o f
pro je c ts. Pho to take n by Gary Nylande r: Albe rt Blac kwe ll le ft and
Jus tin Hunt with Blac kwe ll Building m o ve rs take do wn a
In the fie ld o f He ritage Co nse rvatio n we te nd to
pie c e o f plywo o d that c o ve re d a se c tio n o f the wall in
fo c us o n the buildings e xte rio r. In the c ase o f St. preparation for the building’s move.
Aidan’s several of its Character Defining
Ele me nts as laid o ut in the So S (State me nt o f Signific anc e ) reference the building’s interior. These include
the fir flo o rs and base bo ards; the lath and plaste r walls; the barre l-vaulte d c e iling and the arc he d
e ntranc e to the c hanc e l. This pho to , o ne o f the first time s the building inte rio r has be e n se e n in the
past 3 0 ye ars.F A L L 2 0 2 0 P a g e 1 1 Ne ws in Brie f Brent’s Grist Mill Heritage Park The City of Kelowna has installed lighting to help protect the Brent’s Grist Mill pro pe rty. Afte r two fire s at the site , the lighting will pro vide a le ve l o f pro te c tio n. It has be e n re po rte d that a se c urity c ame ra will also be installe d. Disc ussio ns c o ntinue with the c ity o ve r what to do with the lo gs fro m the Fle ming Ho use . COHS wo uld like to se e the lo gs re taine d fo r a future re build o f the Fle ming Ho use . 4 0 9 and 3 7 4 Park Ave nue The do wnward slide o f the Abbo tt Stre e t Co nse rvatio n are a c o ntinue d this summe r, with the de mise o f the histo ric Gro ve s Ho use at 4 0 9 Park Ave nue . This pho to sho ws the no w vac ant lo t whic h waits to be subdivide d alo ng with two ne w ho use s built. The o wne rs o f 3 7 4 Park dire c tly no rth fro m 4 0 9 , pro po se d that the ir signifi- c antly smalle r lo t also be sub-divide d with ne w c o nstruc tio n in what is c ur- re ntly the ir bac k yard. This large in-fill le ave s little yard fo r e ithe r re side nc e . All but c o unc illo r Ho dge suppo rte d the applic atio n. Alasdair Smith —Cahe ro gan Ente rprise s Alasdair and his family arrive d fro m the UK to Ke lo wna in 2 0 0 6 . He imme diate ly plugge d in with the he ritage c o mmunity and starte d to use his tale nts and unique skill se t o n histo ric buildings thro ugho ut the valle y. The list includes; St. Michael’s Anglican Church; various buildings at Gellately Nut Farm Re gio nal Park inc luding the lo g barn, ro o t c e llar and lake side c ab- in; the Mc Do ugall Ho use at Guisac han Park; the Mc Ive r Ho use at Be nvo ulin Church Heritage Park; all the buildings at Brent’s Grist Mill Heritage Park; se ve ral do wnto wn c o mme rc ial buildings as we ll nume ro us private ly o wne d c harac te r o r he ritage ho me s. He ritage Pic nic —Culture Days COHS ce le brate d Culture Days with a He ritage Pic nic at Be nvo ulin Churc h Park o n Se pte mbe r 2 6 th. The we athe r c oo pe rate d and Co vid gave way to Culture with so me gre at music by Oc to be r Sky; Shamma Sabir and Sean Bray. Sheila Dyer brought some live ‘art in the park’ as she c re ate d a be autiful painting, Dan and Che ryl Spe llisc y displaye d the ir be autifully re sto re d 1 9 3 7 Packard and KCR bro ught se ve ral ne w- c o me rs to Canada to e njoy so me Ke lo wna ho spitality! Thank you to Lynda No rman (Ke lo wna Arts Co unc il) and all who partic ipate d! Christmas at Be nvo ulin Re luc tantly, due to Co vid 1 9 , Christmas at Be nvo ulin has be e n c an- c e lle d fo r 2 0 2 0 . (Pho to s take n by J He nry and J Burkinshaw)
HE RITAGE NE WS
B o a r d
M e m b e r s
&
A d v i s o r y B o a r d
C O H S N e w s
Pre side nt
Do n Kno x
Vic e Pre side nt He ritage We e k ac ro ss Canada will
be c e le brate d the third we e k in
Che ryl Spe llisc y
Fe bruary. This ye ars the me fo r
Ac ting Tre asure r British Co lumbia e nc o urage s e ac h o f
Che ryl Spe llisc y us to s e lf e xamine what he ritage
me ans to us .
Se c re tary
Caro l Millar
Re id Hall Ro o f: De spite many re pairs by
Do n, re plac ing the ro o f o n Re id Hall was
Dire c to rs
no t go ing to wait any lo nge r so the
Mary Bro wne Clayto n
Bo ard appro ve d Elite Ro o fing to do the
Dave Ellio t
re plac e me nt. The jo b is no w finishe d,
Tara Hurle y
re ady fo r the winte r we athe r. Majo r
Ernie Park
re me diatio n and ro de nt c o ntro l was
als o c o mple te d fo r the c rawlspac e s
Adviso ry Bo ard
unde r the Be nvo ulin He ritage Churc h, Re id Hall and Mc Ive r Plac e . A failing AC
Pe te r Chataway
unit was als o re plac e d and an AED (Auto mate d Exte rnal De fibrillato r) adde d in
Janic e He nry the Churc h fo ye r; a big ye ar fo r re pairs and m ainte nanc e !
Ro be rt Ho bso n
Lo rainne Mc Larty
Margo t Pridham
Mic he lle Rule Bo ard Me mbe rs : Ro n Smith and Margo t Pridham have bo th agre e d to put the ir
Ro n Smith name s fo rward as COHS Bo ard Me mbe rs. We are glad to have the m!
We bs ite : o ur COHS We bsite is b e ing re vie we d fo r a signific ant upgrade . With
lim ite d fac e -to -fac e e ve nts we are making a c o nc e rte d e ffo rt to e nhanc e o ur
S t a f f
Social Media presence. The committee is ‘dialing up’ our Facebook posting and
Managing Dire c to r re c e ntly adde d Instagram to o ur o nline pre se nc e . Instagram give s us the o ppo r-
Jim Burkinshaw tunity to se nd re gular pic ture s with brie f c o mme nts o n COHS ac tivitie s; a gre at
way to ke e p update d. Fo llo w us o n Fac e bo o k (www.fac e bo o k/ o khe ritage s o c ie ty)
City o f Ke lo wna He ritage Grants Pro gram and Ins tagram (Ce ntralOkanaganHe ritage ).
Lo rri Daunc e y
Annual Strate gic Planning. No w is the time o f ye ar whe n the Bo ard s its do wn
Offic e Administrato r
and e valuate s o ur Strate gic Plan; ho w we fe e l we are do ing as a So c ie ty, what
Kathy Hyrnuik c o uld be impro ve d, what ne w initiative s to unde rtake . COVID o f c o urse give s us
a who le ne w c halle nge to ne go tiate fo r the c o ming ye ar. The planning pro c e ss is
Site Care take r at Be nvo ulin Park
vital to c o ntinue d gro wth and allo ws us to c re ate an inte ntio nal budge t fo r the
Pe rc y Lujan
two ye ars ahe ad. Input and fe e dbac k fro m o ur me mbe rship and suppo rte rs is
always we lc o me !
COHS thanks the City o f COHS ac kno wle dge s the The Ce ntral Okanagan He ritage
Ke lo wna fo r an Arts, So c ie ty ac kno wle dge s that we
financ ial suppo rt o f the o pe rate s o n the unc e de d
Culture and He ritage
Pro vinc e o f British te rrito ry o f the Sylix Okanagan
Ope rating Grant fo r
Co lumbia Pe o ple s.
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