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COMMUNITY HERITAGE COMMISSION
AGENDA
Tuesday,February 2, 2016, 7:00 pm
Blaney Room, Maple Ridge Municipal Hall
***Reminder: Recognitions Subcommittee meeting at 6:00 pm ***
1.WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
2.AGENDA APPROVAL
3.MINUTES APPROVAL –January 11, 2016 Meeting
4.DELEGATIONS -Nil
5.FINANCE
5.1 Financial Update –2016 Budget –Brenda Smith
6.CORRESPONDENCE
7.NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7.1 Membership
7.1.1 Calendar of Events –Brenda Smith
7.1.2 CHC Member Flash Drives –Sunny Schiller
7.2 Meeting Schedule –set next meeting date
8.SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
8.1 Communications Subcommittee
8.1.1 Heritage Here Newsletter –Brenda Smith
8.1.2 Local Voices –Brenda Smith
8.2 Recognitions Subcommittee
8.2.1 Heritage Marker Inventory Project –Brenda Smith
8.2.2 Heritage Awards –Faye Isaac
8.3 Education Subcommittee
8.3.1 CHC Field Trip Update –Sandra Ayres
8.3.2 BC Society Act Workshops –Brenda Smith
8.4 Digitization Project Subcommittee –Brenda Smith, Lisa Zosiak
8.5 Heritage Inventory Project Update –Brenda Smith, Lisa Zosiak
8.6 Robertson Family Cemetery Project Subcommittee –Lisa Zosiak
9.LIAISON UPDATES
9.1 BC Historical Federation –Brenda Smith
9.2 Heritage BC –Brenda Smith
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9.3 Maple Ridge Historical Society –Faye Isaac
9.4 Council Liaison –Councillor Speirs
10.QUESTION PERIOD
11.ROUNDTABLE
12.ADJOURNMENT
QUESTION PERIOD
Question Period provides the public with the opportunity to ask questions or make comments on subjects that are of
concern to them.Questions or comments must be directed to the Chair of the meeting. Each person will be permitted 2
minutes to speak.A second 2 minutes to speak may be granted at the discretion of the Chair if no other member of the
public is waiting. The total time allotted for Question Period is 10 minutes.
Each speaker will be asked to provide their name for the record.No derogatory remarks will be tolerated.The Committee
reserves the right to defer responding to a question in order to obtain the information required to provide a complete and
accurate response.
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Community Heritage Commission, held in the Blaney
Room, at Maple Ridge Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place Road, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, on
Monday, January 11, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
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COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
Len Pettit Community at Large
Eric Phillips Community at Large
Sandra Ayres Community at Large
Brenda Smith,Chair Maple Ridge Historical Society
Councillor Speirs Council Liaison
Steven Ranta,Vice-Chair Community at Large
STAFF PRESENT
Siobhan Murphy Acting Staff Liaison, Planner 2
Sunny Schiller Committee Clerk
GUESTS
Lino Siracusa Manager of Economic Development
Erica Williams President, Maple Ridge Historical Society
REGRETS/ABSENT
Lisa Zosiak Staff Liaison, Community Planner
Faye Isaac Maple Ridge Historical Society
1.CALL TO ORDER
There being a quorum present, the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:0 3 pm.The Acting
Staff Liaison took over chairing the meeting for the elections.
2.2016 CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR ELECTIONS
R16-001
It was moved and seconded
That Brenda Smith be appointed Community Heritage Commission Chair.
CARRIED
R16-002
It was moved and seconded
That Steven Ranta be appointed Community Heritage Commission Vice-Chair.
CARRIED
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The Chair resumed chairing the meeting.
3.AGENDA APPROVAL
R16-003
It was moved and seconded
That the Agenda be amended to properly number section 8 with the Advisory Committee Task
Force Report as Item 8.2 and Council Workshop on Parks and Leisure Services Spending
Authority as Item 8.3.
CARRIED
4.MINUTE ADOPTION
R16-004
It was moved and seconded
That the Minutes of December 1, 2015 be approved.
CARRIED
5.DELEGATIONS
5.1 Lino Siracusa, Manager of Economic Development –Cultural Tourism
Lino Siracusa, Manager of Economic Development,explained the mandate of the
Economic Development office, which includes working to create a welcoming
economic environment, including heritage and cultural elements.The new tourism
website (www.mapleridge.ca/330) was reviewed and content suggestions were
made. Topics discussed included agricultural land use restrictions , the economic
benefits of festivals and ways to communicate community opportunities and assets.
Mr. Siracusa invited the CHC to begin an ongoing dialogue with the ED office.Mr.
Siracusa was invited to return to a future meeting to explore opportunities for the
CHC and ED office to work together.
5.2 Erica Williams, President of Maple Ridge Historical Society –Report on Discussions
with Parks and Leisure Services Re: Developing Improved Mus eum and Archives
Facilities for Maple Ridge
Erica Williams, Maple Ridge Historical Society (MRHS) President reported on a recen t
meeting between the MRHS and Kelly Swift, General Manager: Community
Development, Parks & Recreation Services and Wendy McCormick, Director of
Recreation to discuss the role of improved museum and archive facilities. Ms.
Williams shared her view of how Maple Ridge has grown over the last few decades
and how improved facilities would enable the community to better tell its stories.A
modern museum and archives facility would allow an increased number of visitors,
provide additional archive storage space and a community gathering spot and
increase safety for MRHS employees. Ms. Williams suggested repurposing an
existing space within the downtown core.
Suggestions for proving the attraction of historical spaces were made.Ideas for
improving museum services were discussed.
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Lino Siracusa left the meeting at 8:15 pm.
6.FINANCE
6.1 Financial Update –2016 Budget
The budget report was reviewed. Sandra Ayres confirmed the funding previously
approved for the field trip will be reflected in the next budget update. Councillor
Speirs reported that $40,000 has been allocated for the heritage inventory project.
7.CORRESPONDENCE
8.NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8.1 Membership
8.1.1 Calendar of Events
The Chair reviewed the January 2016 calendar. The field trip to the North
Vancouver archives will be April 16, 2016.The MRHS Mother’s Day tea will
be May 8, 2016.The BC Historical Federation Annual Conference will be in
Revelstoke, BC May 26 –28.
8.1.2 Member Binders
The Committee Clerk reviewed the 2016 CHC Members flash drive and
provided updated paper copies of documents for binder updates.
8.2 Advisory Committee Task Force Report
Councillor Speirs reported the recommendations to amend Advisory Committee
bylaws have been approved by Council. The bylaws will now move forward to a
Council meeting for readings.The procedure for advisory committee budget requests
was discussed. A budget should be included in the Business Plan.
8.3 Council Workshop on Parks and Leisure Services Spending Authority
Councillor Speirs provided an update on a recent brainstorming session regarding
Parks and Leisure services priorities.An amenity charge for all new housing units
built is being setup to help fund new facilities as the City grows.
9.SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
9.1 Communications Subcommittee
9.1.1 Heritage Here Newsletter
The Chair reported the newsletter will be updated as a Fall / Winter edition
and put out in time to promote Heritage Week.
9.1.2 Local Voices
The Chair reported the new season of Local Voices is organized. Speakers
will include a bee keeper and a blacksmith. The Chair will add the Local
Voices events to the Parks and Leisure Services Events website.
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9.2 Recognitions Subcommittee
9.2.1 Heritage Marker Inventory Project
The Chair reported data is currently being entered in the heritage marker
database. The database will be officially launched at the Heritage Awards.
9.2.2 Heritage Awards
Sandra Ayres shared plans for the awards ceremony.A presentation on the
Edge family will be unveiled. Logistical details are being confirmed.
Other Heritage Week events include a CHC hosted speaker on February 17 in
the Blaney Room. The topic will be “What is History?” MRHS will be leading a
downtown walking tour on February 13th and a cemetery tour on the 20th.
9.2.3 10th Anniversary Plaque Book Project
The 10th Anniversary Plaque book has been uploaded to the City website on
the Heritage Plaque page (www.mapleridge.ca/243).Speed Print was
thanked for their assistance with this long term project.
9.3 Education Subcommittee
9.3.1 CHC Field Trip Update
Sandra Ayres reported the field trip to the North Vancouver Archives will be
on April 16, 2016.
9.3.2 Heritage Week
Previously discussed –Item 9.2.2.
9.3.3 BC Society Act Workshops
The Chair will be proposing to the Economic Development office that they co-
chair a workshop with the CHC on the new BC Societies Act. Recent changes
to the regulations for non-profit societies are coming into effect within a year.
R16-005
It was moved and seconded
That $600 from the CHC budget be allocated to co-chair a BC Society Act Workshop with the
Economic Development office.
CARRIED
9.4 Digitization Project Subcommittee
The consultant provided a status report on the review of assessment and tax rolls.
The consultant is creating an inventory list of historical documents that will serve as
the next step in the digitization project.
9.5 Heritage Inventory Project Update
The Chair reported the terms of reference are drafted and will be released upon
receipt of funds.
9.6 Robertson Family Cemetery Project Subcommittee
The Chair shared an update from the Conveyance Clerk explaining the next step of
the process is to have the property surveyed.The goal is to have the property
designated a place of interment by the provincial government. This designation
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would allow the property to be added to the Heritage Register.The Staff Liaison will
obtain a quote for the survey and provide this to a future CHC meeting.
10.LIAISON UPDATES
10.1 BC Historical Federation
The Chair reported the annual conference is in Revelstoke, BC during the last week
of May.
10.2 Heritage BC
The Chair reported there will be a Heritage BC and Arts BC conference at Granville
Island May 5 –7 with the theme “PlaceMaking: Where Arts and Heritage Collide”.
10.3 Maple Ridge Historical Society
The Chair invited the President of the MRHS to provide an update. The Society has
been on a break over the holidays. The two walking tours for Heritage Week are
being planned.
10.4 Council Liaison
Councillor Speirs reported that the current owner of the Webster’s Corner store is
considering converting the location to a coffee shop. Councillor Speirs discussed
registering the building with the owner.
11.QUESTION PERIOD
12.ROUNDTABLE
Len Petit expressed his appreciation for the heritage recognition work done by the CHC at the
Hammond Mill.
Eric Phillips reminded attendees that the Variety Show of Hearts in BC will be celebrating
their 50th anniversary this year. Mr.Phillips recently attended the memorial services for Dal
Richards in Vancouver.
13.ADJOURNMENT
It was moved and seconded that the meeting be adjourned at 9:13 pm.
HANEY HOUSE11612 224TH STREET, MAPLE RIDGE
CONSERVATION PLAN
DECEMBER 2015
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1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................1
1.1 HISTORIC CONTEXT: PORT HANEY ............................................................................2
2. UNDERSTANDING HANEY HOUSE .....................................................................................6
2.1 THE WICKWIRE PRE-EMPTION 1860 ..........................................................................6
2.2 THE BUILDING OF HANEY HOUSE 1883 .....................................................................7
2.3 THE HANEY FAMILY ....................................................................................................8
2.4 RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION OF HANEY HOUSE .........................................10
2.5 HANEY HOUSE AS A MUSEUM ..................................................................................12
2.6 EVOLUTION OF THE HANEY HOUSE .........................................................................14
3. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE ........................................................................................28
4. CONSERVATION STANDARDS ..........................................................................................30
4.1 STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES .................................................................................30
4.2 CONSERVATION REFERENCES .................................................................................31
4.3 GENERAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY ......................................................................32
4.4 SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY ......................................................................................32
4.5 ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE.........................................................................................33
4.5.1 BRITISH COLUMBIA BUILDING CODE .............................................................33
4.5.2 ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT ..............................................................................33
4.6 IMPLEMENTATION .....................................................................................................33
5. EXTERIOR CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS ...........................................................34
5.1 SITE ...........................................................................................................................34
5.1.1 LOCATION .......................................................................................................34
5.1.2 HANEY HOUSE GARDENS ..............................................................................34
5.2 FORM, SCALE AND MASSING ...................................................................................36
5.3 FOUNDATION ............................................................................................................36
5.4 ROOF ........................................................................................................................38
5.4.1 ROOF STRUCTURE .........................................................................................38
5.4.2 ROOF COVERING ............................................................................................38
5.4.3 CHIMNEYS ......................................................................................................38
5.4.4 GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS .......................................................................40
5.5 EXTERIOR CLADDING ................................................................................................40
5.6 WINDOWS .................................................................................................................42
5.7 DOORS ......................................................................................................................49
5.8 VERANDAHS ..............................................................................................................52
5.8.1 SIDE ENTRY VERANDAH .................................................................................52
5.8.2 FRONT VERANDAH .........................................................................................52
5.8.3 BALCONY .......................................................................................................52
5.9 ADDITION ..................................................................................................................52
5.10 EXTERIOR COLOURS...............................................................................................58
5.10.1 EXTERIOR WALL COLOUR ............................................................................58
5.10.2 EXTERIOR TRIM COLOUR .............................................................................59
5.10.3 EXTERIOR WINDOW SASH COLOUR .............................................................59
5.10.4 EXTERIOR PAINT FINISH ................................................................................59
5.10.5 PAINT SCHEDULE .........................................................................................60
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
6. INTERIOR CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................62
6.1 GENERAL INTERIOR CONSERVATION........................................................................62
6.1.1 CONTINUED RESTORATION ............................................................................62
6.1.2 COMPATIBLE LIGHT SWITCHES ......................................................................62
6.1.3 INTERIOR WOOD FINISH .................................................................................63
6.1.4 INTERIOR COLOUR TREATMENT .....................................................................63
6.1.5 WALLPAPER ....................................................................................................63
6.1.6 WEAR-AND-TEAR ............................................................................................63
6.2 MAIN FLOOR ROOMS ................................................................................................64
6.2.1 KITCHEN .........................................................................................................65
6.2.2 OFFICE ............................................................................................................68
6.2.3 WASHROOM ...................................................................................................68
6.2.4 ANTEROOM ....................................................................................................70
6.2.5 PARLOUR ........................................................................................................71
6.2.6 DINING ROOM .................................................................................................73
6.2.7 STAIRCASE .....................................................................................................75
6.3 UPPER FLOOR ROOMS .............................................................................................76
6.3.1 UPPER HALL ...................................................................................................77
6.3.2 MASTER BEDROOM ........................................................................................79
6.3.3 GIRL’S ROOM ..................................................................................................81
6.3.4 BOY’S / PRIEST’S ROOM ................................................................................83
6.3.5 WASHROOM ...................................................................................................85
7. MAINTENANCE PLAN .......................................................................................................86
7.1 MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES .....................................................................................86
7.2 PERMITTING ..............................................................................................................86
7.3 ROUTINE CYCLICAL AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE CLEANING ........................................86
7.4 REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF DETERIORATED MATERIALS ................................87
7.5 INSPECTIONS ............................................................................................................87
7.6 INFORMATION FILE ....................................................................................................87
7.7 EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE .........................................................................................88
7.7.1 INSPECTION CHECKLIST ................................................................................88
7.7.2 INSPECTION CYCLE ........................................................................................89
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................90 APPENDIX A: CHRONOLOGY ...............................................................................................91
APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW WITH MAY GENGE ........................................................................92
APPENDIX C: INTERVIEW WITH RITA HANEY ........................................................................93
APPENDIX D: HANEY FAMILY ................................................................................................95
APPENDIX E: HANEY HOUSE ROOMS ..................................................................................98
APPENDIX F: RESEARCH SUMMARY ..................................................................................101
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The Haney House in 2015
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HISTORIC NAME: Haney House
OTHER NAMES: Thomas Haney House / Hawley House
NEIGHBOURHOOD: Port Haney
ADDRESS: 11612 224th Street
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION: 1883
BUILDERS: Thomas Haney, Daniel Callaghan Jr. and Samuel Edge
HERITAGE STATUS: Protected by Municipal Designation Bylaw HCA 2631-1979 (February 19, 1979)
1. INTRODUCTION
This gracious family home was built on the brow of
a hill overlooking the Fraser River by pioneer Thomas
Haney for his wife, Anne, and their family. Thomas
Haney, born in 1841 and raised in Paris, Ontario,
came west in about 1876 with his father-in-law Daniel
Callaghan and his two brothers-in-law by way of the
California goldfields. Like many others, they came
to British Columbia looking for better opportunities.
Thomas Haney decided to settle in Maple Ridge,
and purchased 145 acres of the Wickwire Estate
in 1879. One of the attractions was the local clay
deposits, which Haney intended to use as the basis
for establishing a local brickyard. The remainder of
the family arrived later and by 1882 part of their land
was used for the establishment of Port Haney. Haney
House was built in 1883, and in 1889 the Haneys
subdivided part of their land for townsite lots. Thomas
Haney became a central figure in the new settlement.
He served as Municipal Councillor (1878, 1888 and
1890) and Assessor (1877), and was generous in
donating his time and land to the community.
Members of the Haney family lived in the home until
1979 when it was donated to the District of Maple
Ridge. Remarkably, the House had survived for a
century in a relatively intact, and restorable condition.
Rehabilitated with cost-shared funding from a B.C.
Heritage Trust grant, Haney House has been open to
the public since 1981 as a museum, complete with its
post-1911 cottonwood wainscoting, and some of the
Haney family’s original furnishings and possessions.
This acre of land contains the most significant group
of plantings in the area. The two Big Leaf Maples
may predate the Haney’s settlement. The cedar
grove behind the house is approximately 80 to 100
years old; remnants of the orchard planted between
1898 and 1902 also still exist. These resources are
extremely significant, as they provide an authentic
setting for Haney House, and are a very important
part of its historic character. Visitors touring this
remarkable house today can capture a glimpse of
British Columbia’s pioneer lifestyle.
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1.1 HISTORIC CONTEXT: PORT HANEY
Those of our readers who have passed up and down
the Fraser will doubtless have noted, in an elbow of
the river nearly opposite Derby, a pretty spot, the
old time homestead of a pioneer named Wickwire.
This is now Port Haney, and it is destined to become
an important railway settlement and centre for
the rich settlements on both sides of the river in
the near future. It takes its name from Mr. Thomas
Haney, who is already besieged with applicants for
town lots. Important as the initial point of railway
construction both up and down, it will always be a
centre at which the trade of the settlements shall tap
the railway.
[Victoria Daily Colonist, April 20, 1882, page 2.]
The official history of Maple Ridge begins with its
incorporation on September 12, 1874. Prior to that
time, there was significant First Nations occupation
of the area, which continues to the present. At the
time of Incorporation, Europeans only sparsely settled
the District; the assessment records of the next year
list only 62 different property owners. Gradually,
land was cleared and developed for farming, served
by ship traffic along the Fraser River. In 1880 a large
section of land on John Howison’s land – District Lot
397, located to the west of Haney’s land – slid into the
Fraser River, and caused a tidal wave sixty feet high.
This slide made travel between the early settlements
of Haney and Hammond more difficult - localizing
services in the two areas.
Port Haney, circa 1900 [BCA C-08003]
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Thomas Haney, originally from Cape Breton, and
later from Ontario, came to Maple Ridge in about
1876. He had learned the brickmaking trade in the
east, and had been part owner of a brickyard in
Ontario. He searched both sides of the Fraser River for
suitable clay to establish a brickmaking business, and
in 1879 bought 145 acres of District Lot 398, prime
waterfront land that soon became known as “Haney’s
Landing.” Haney set up many of the early services
in the area, including the waterworks, donated land
for churches, and held public office. Construction
of the Canadian Pacific Railway line began in 1882,
opening up the area for further settlement. By 1882,
Thomas Haney’s land became known as Port Haney
when a strong wharf was built there, and within a few
years the settlement’s first businesses were established
and churches built – initiatives undertaken by, or
supported and encouraged by, Thomas Haney.
The Municipality of Maple Ridge is situated on
the right bank of the Fraser river opposite to the
municipality of Langley, in the electoral district
of New Westminster… On account of its any
advantages and its healthy climate, the municipality
has become a place of importance.
Port Haney Subdivision Plan 155, May 8, 1889, deposited May 15, 1889
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Port Haney is the place chosen for the railway
station, and will soon it is expected become a
village of some importance. All the steamboats in
going up and down the river generally stop here. A
number of steamers are now running to and from
Yale besides the regular mail steamer which runs up
and down twice a week. Two of these are through
boats to and from Victoria. At Port Haney there is
already a licensed hotel, built and kept by Mr. Ross,
where board and lodging may be obtained. Below
Port Haney is a public wharf where the mails to and
from Victoria are delivered and received twice a
week. At the mail landing are two stores for general
merchandise. There is also a boarding house at
which good board and lodging can be obtained, and
it is expected that ere long other business places will
be established.
[British Columbia Directory 1882-83, pages 253-54.]
From this modest start, Port Haney started to develop.
In the 1883 Municipal Assessment Records, Haney’s
Lot 398 holdings drop from 140 acres to 138; in 1884
the first registered taxpayer for land in Port Haney,
aside from Thomas Haney, was his brother-in-law
Jeremiah Callaghan who owned a two-acre “village
lot” and a home. In 1884 the first Haney Post Office
was opened, with Daniel Docksteader as postmaster.
In 1887 the train began to stop in Port Haney, after
which the development of Port Haney proceeded
rapidly. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was built in
1888 on land donated by Thomas Haney.
In the 1889 Assessment Records, Haney’s Lot
398 holdings drop from 138 acres to 110, which
corresponds to the 1889 subdivision of the Port Haney
townsite lots, and also when he was donating land for
churches. The town’s streets were named by Haney,
and included family members – “Calligan” [sic] Street
for Annie Haney’s father, Daniel Callaghan, Thomas
Street and Haney Street. Howison Street was the
western border, and Ontario Street was named after
Thomas Haney’s birthplace. The Haneys were devout
Catholics, and St. Anne’s Street was named after
Annie’s patron saint.
MAPLE RIDGE MUNICIPALITY
This is the only rural municipality in British Columbia
through which the Canadian Pacific Railway passes.
It extends from Pitt River to Stave River, a distance of
sixteen miles on the right bank of the Fraser River. It
has three railway stations, viz: Hammond, Haney and
Warnock [sic]. Haney’s chief industry is brickmaking.
It also has a salmon freezing establishment.
British Columbia Directory 1887, Page 238
Port Haney continued to develop and grow over time.
In 1893 that a freight station was built, located on the
riverside of the tracks. The later history of Port Haney
included an evolving reliance on road traffic that
challenged the primacy of the railway, including the
further development of Dewdney Truck and Lougheed
Highway as regional arterial roads. Throughout this
later development, Haney House remained on its
original site, and was inhabited by Haney family
members until 1979.
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Port Haney Subdivision Plan, December 1907, likely drawn when Haney added the small
lots on the waterfront, one of which he later sold to Abernethy & Lougheed.
[Maple Ridge Museum & Community Archives]
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2.1 THE WICKWIRE PRE-EMPTION 1860
Pre-emption was a method of selling Crown land
that had not been fully surveyed, designed to quickly
provide temporary title or permission to occupy
land to incoming settlers, for purposes of building a
homestead and commencing agriculture. The earliest
pre-emptions in British Columbia began in 1859.
Under this process, individuals (as well as companies
and partnerships) could purchase land, but grants to
this land were not issued until specified improvements
and residency requirements had been completed, and
the land had been fully surveyed. Although details
of the pre-emption process varied over the years, it
generally consisted of the following steps:
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1. A rectangular block of vacant, non-reserved
Crown land was selected (usually up to 160
acres, the equivalent of a quarter section);
2. The land was staked and a written application
was submitted;
3. A Certificate of Pre-emption was issued in
triplicate (copies to the pre-emptor, the local
office, and the Department in Victoria);
4. After improvements, residency qualification, and
land surveying, a Certificate of Improvement was
issued and the land purchased at a discount rate
or at no further charge;
5. A Crown Grant was issued and ownership of the
land passed into private hands; and
6. Responsibility for keeping records of the land
now passed to the Land Registry Office of
the Attorney General, unless the new owner
defaulted on taxes, in which case it reverted to
the Crown.
Survey Map [retrieved from Land Titles Office]
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UNDERSTANDING HANEY HOUSE
District Lot 398, which fronted on the Fraser River
and became the location of Haney House and Port
Haney, was pre-empted by James Wickwire on May
3, 1860. This was also known as the “Saw Mill Lot”
as it was the location of a sawmill. “In the vicinity of
Port Haney a sawmill operated by Land and Griffiths
was used as a landmark from which distance was
computed.” [Laing, page 3]. On May 21, 1862 D.
Griffiths signed a statement of sale for $500 for his
holdings and improvements on the pre-empted land
to James Wickwire.
James Wickwire was a member of a family of farmers
from Ontario; he died in New Westminster on
November 22, 1872. In his will, he mentioned his
brothers Thomas and John and his sister Margaret, all
living in Ontario. John Wickwire, who probably never
lived in Maple Ridge, submitted a pre-emption claim
on Lot 247, but he died in Ontario a year after James.
There is no indication that Wickwire ever lived on Lot
398 and it does not appear to have been improved;
after he died in 1872 Lot 398 became part of his estate.
William Justus Howison and William Clarkson were
executors of the James Wickwire estate. In addition to
bequests to his siblings, Wickwire left “the other half
of the net proceeds so resulting from all my real and
personal estate, goods and chattels of what nature
or kind soever belonging to me in British Columbia
to the Trustees of the Weslayan Methodist Church in
New Westminster whose names are duly recorded in
the Trustee Book of said Church or their successors in
office, from love and affection of the said Church and
for the purpose of church extension, and as they or
their successors in office, from time may deem most
deserving and ordering one hundred dollars (beside
my subscription) to be paid to the Trustees of the
Weslayan Methodist Church of Maple Ridge to aid in
payment of the late erection of said edifice.”
Matthew Baillie Begbie, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of British Columbia, probated James Wickwire’s
Will on December 23, 1872. In the probate “the
personal estate effects and credits of the deceased
hath been and ifs hereby granted to William Clarkson
and William J. Howison the executors in the said Will
and Testament named being first sworn to faithfully
execute the said Will by paying the debts and legacies
of the deceased so far as the property will extend and
the law binds.”
On June 6, 1879, Lot 398, consisting of 145 acres, was
bestowed by Crown grant on William Justus Howison
and William Clarkson. They sold it to Thomas Haney
two months later. Haney subdivided land to the west
of his home in 1889; parts of the acreage were sold
off and by the 1920s, the Haney House site was down
to the one-acre site that remains today.
James Wickwire also pre-empted the lot to the east,
District Lot 397. His brother, John Wickwire, pre-
empted District Lot 247 (160 acres), farther to the
west, on October 15, 1860. Lot 397 passed from
James Wickwire to William Justus Howison; this was
the lot where the slide occurred in 1880.
2.2 THE BUILDING OF HANEY HOUSE
1883
On August 8, 1879, Lot 398 was sold to Thomas Haney.
There are references to Thomas Haney building a small
log cabin, and Annie helped him with the site after she
arrived. It is consistently claimed that she travelled
with her brother John who came later than his father
and brother who arrived with Thomas; it appears that
Annie would have arrived around, or after, the time
that the property was purchased. It was reported by
James Sinclair that Mrs. Haney witnessed the slide of
1880 from “her back porch.” Notably, Haney House
does not have a back porch, and if it did, it would
have been small and the river would not have been
seen from it. The following reference indicates that
the existing Haney House was constructed in 1883:
Mr. Thomas Haney, one of the pioneers, has during
the year erected a commodious dwelling-house
which adds very materially to the importance of
Port Haney. Mr. Haney is engaged in the butcher
business and is doing well. Mr. Callaghan [Dan Jr.]
is also building a house which is almost ready for
occupation.
[Weekly Columbian, October 31, 1883, page 3.]
The house was built with the assistance of Samuel
Edge and Daniel Callaghan Jr. Family photographs
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suggest that the house was patterned after the more
elaborate brick and wrought iron structure of the
William Haney family home in Princeton, Ontario.
The scroll work and turned wooden posts of Haney
House show the Late Victorian era sense of aesthetic
value the Haneys brought with them. However,
the economic and social constraints of the frontier
dictated a simpler, wooden version structure.
2.3 THE HANEY FAMILY
It took several years for Thomas Haney to acquire his
land and permanently settle his family in their family
home. Shortly after his arrival in Maple Ridge from
Ontario, in about 1876, Haney first lived across the
Fraser in Derby in an old house and then moved to a
cabin they built – a log cabin some say – on the future
Port Haney land, District Lot 398; Thomas Haney and
his family may have lived on that land even before he
held the title, as the turn-around time for registration
of the purchase after the Crown Grant occurred was
only two months. In addition to their holdings on Lot
398, on February 13, 1879 Thomas Haney and his
wife Anne were granted the southwest quarter or 160
acres of Section 21. On March 9th 1885, Anne Haney
received a grant for the adjacent southeast quarter of
Section 21. At five dollars each this was an excellent
investment.
From 1886 onward, the demand for bricks for the
building of the new city of Vancouver soared, and
overnight brick making became a lucrative business.
That year, Henry Robert Beckett (a contractor from
Quebec) and his son, Ernest William Beckett, were
already producing bricks in Port Haney and others
quickly followed their example. “Messrs. Beckett &
Son, of Port Hammond, have made over 700,000
Haney house with Thomas and Annie Haney with 4 kids on the lawn [MRM&CA P01046]
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bricks at their yard this season. They have made a bid
for the new C.P.R. hotel at Vancouver, which will take
1,000,000 bricks.” [British Columbian, September 4,
1886]. These small seasonal operations soon became
more sophisticated, employing a number of mainly
Chinese workers, and the bricks were soon being
mechanically shaped.
Here [Port Haney] are situated three large brick
yards, owned respectively by Messrs. Becket & Co.,
Sinclair, and Purdy. About 150 men (principally
Chinamen) are employed here. Large sheds have
been erected, under which brick are manufactured,
burned and stored… These bricks are all made by
machinery, some being pressed and cut out by wire,
other being machine moulded.
[William’s B.C. Directory, 1891.]
Thomas Haney was a skilled brick maker; in his
Ontario marriage certificate dated October 14, 1873
his profession is recorded as “brick maker.” Although
he may have made his own bricks when he settled
in Maple Ridge, his profession is usually shown as
“farmer.” Only in some directories from 1888 to 1895
and in the Canada Census of 1891 does his profession
appear as a brickmaker or brick manufacturer. Haney’s
name is missing from the regular reports on the Port
Haney brickyards in contemporary newspapers,
but even if there is no evidence that he operated a
brickyard of his own, he was probably still a key player
in the brickmaking industry in Port Haney. There is a
hint (Williams’ B.C. Directory 1889: “Harvey [sic],
Thos., brick maker, Beckett & Co.” of him being
associated with the Beckett brickyard, the earliest
in Port Haney. Thomas Haney’s reluctance to enter
business under his own name could be explained by
the fact that the brickyard he had started in Ontario
had been a financial failure — he had been declared
insolvent before moving west. (Notice in Woodstock
Review dated August 10th 1874. “In the matter of
Patrick Haney and Thomas Haney, Insolvents.” Patrick
Haney was a younger brother of Thomas Haney.)
The Haneys were devout Catholics and until 1881
Roman Catholic Services were held in Haney’s
original log house. After the first church was built,
on land donated by the Haneys, their log house,
and later Haney House, continued to receive many
visiting priests.
This home remained the residence of Haney
descendants until the house and contents were
donated to the Municipality of Maple Ridge on
January 25th, 1979, by Mary Hawley, her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hawley (née Haney) and her brothers
Joseph and Bernard Hawley.
Since 1883 the house has undergone surprisingly
few changes. The south-facing gable had been
extended over the second floor balcony, and the
original columns and balustrades had been replaced.
The upstairs bathroom replaced a bedroom, another
bathroom replaced a downstairs pantry and double
windows were put into the kitchen and dining rooms.
In the early 1900s, the staircase was also changed
from a position of dividing the living room and dining
room areas, to the north wall of the dining room.
The balcony of the master bedroom was enclosed to
care for a daughter, Birdie Haney, with tuberculosis
and remained enclosed until the restoration. Outside
there was, at one time, a long milk room attached to
the north side of the kitchen.
As the milk room would suggest, Haney House was
originally built as a farmhouse. Thomas Haney cleared
and farmed his original acreage. Thomas gradually
decreased the size of his holdings through donations
of land for churches and by selling property to private
parties. The property was eventually reduced to a size
where it was no longer a viable farm.
The Haney family posed on the front porch of their house
[MRM&CA P08738]
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2.4 RESTORATION AND
REHABILITATION OF HANEY HOUSE
In 1979 the Haney family donated their home to the
District of Maple Ridge for use as a museum, following
over a decade of lobbying to secure its preservation.
From 1979-80, Haney House was rehabilitated by
the District of Maple Ridge, in partnership with the
Maple Ridge Historical Society, the B.C. Heritage
Conservation Branch and the B.C. Heritage Trust.
This was the result of a community-driven effort to
conserve Haney House as a historic site. Mary Hawley
Isaac, the last Haney descendant to live in the house
was well known for opening her home to tours and
visitors, long before she donated the land, building
and its contents to the Municipality of Maple Ridge.
On February 19, 1979, Haney House was designated
as a Heritage Site under By-Law No. 2631-1979. On
August 16, 1979, an application was made to the
newly-established B.C. Heritage Trust for funding to
restore Haney House. Haney House was renovated
to restore its appearance to an earlier era, based on
archival images.
Subject: Haney House, 11612 224th Street, Maple
Ridge, B.C.
To Parks Superintendent from Chief Building
Inspector, January 7, 1980
This house was repaired from the foundation through
to the brick chimneys; repainted, revarnished or
restained both inside and out. The wallpaper was
matched as closely as possible to one of the initial
layers removed from the walls.
The house was completely insulated – walls, ceiling
and crawlspace. The windows were replaced with
double glazed and of the same design as shown in
the pictures of the house taken at the turn of the
century. This also applied to the chimneys which
were redone to match those same pictures.
The verandahs were completely removed to
replace the foundations. When the verandahs were
reinstalled, all materials which were reusable were
used, all new material was reshaped to match the
existing. All verandah railings and turnings were
renewed.
The original foundations of mostly wood and uneven
concrete block, was replaced with 10” concrete
walls, 18” below grade. These walls enclose a
crawlspace of some 24” in depth.
The house was completely rewired including a new
100 amp service. The old electrical panel and meter
were left in place but de-energized.
The old plumbing fixtures were reused, however new
piping for water and sewer was installed including
new sewer lines, storm and sanitary to the street.
The dwelling has had two smoke detectors installed
in it.
The interior and exterior have been restored in
keeping with pictures of the house taken at the turn
of the century.
M.E. Tuckwood, Chief Building Inspector.
[British Columbia Archives GR-1548-15-6]
In a letter to the Heritage Conservation Branch dated
January 8, 1980, J.F. Godfrey, Parks and Recreation
Director for the District of Maple Ridge, reported the
following:
A. The later addition to the building – this has now
been removed and the exterior of the building
has been restored in accordance with the earlier
photographs.
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B. Fire and other security considerations – a
smoke detector system is now installed, and the
house will be occupied as of January 8, 1980
by one member of the Haney family, following
completion of the restoration construction.
C. Public access to the building – the house will not
be open to the public during the life tenancy by
the Haney family, which based on their present
health, is not expected to be a lengthy time. Once
the Haney family has released all claims to the
house, the house and original pioneer family
furniture and belongings will be displayed in the
family house for public viewing. At that time it is
intended that a caretaker will live on the site.
The attached memorandum of January 7, 1980
from the Municipal Chief Building Inspector details
the restoration work that has been accomplished to
date, and shows that the costs incurred to date by the
Municipality exceed $50,000, the original estimate
for the project was $32,500. As the restoration work
progressed, unforeseen complications caused the
budget over-run.
[British Columbia Archives GR-1548-15-6]
The December 14, 1979 report of the Architect from
the Consulting Services Division to the Heritage
Conservation Branch displays a somewhat more
critical version of the work undertaken:
A good standard of workmanship was noted in the
quality of the renovations and stabilization work,
however the lack of knowledge of restoration
methods was noticeable and left one wishing
that the Branch had had a greater influence on
restoration technique. No plans were prepared and
some of the interior finishes do not really conform
too well to period detail; for example, the kitchen
cabinets and panelling of the ‘cold porch’ on the
north-west corner of the ground floor. However,
the overall effect and use of colour gives a pleasant
feeling of warmth to the house.
The restoration of the exterior shows much promise
and is a great improvement over what was there
before, with the new turned wood posts and railings
providing original atmosphere. Although they have
been painted to match the exterior wood trim, one
has to question the use of aluminum instead of wood
gutters. The access door and ventilation grills to the
crawl space are also rather out of character, as is
the stark entrance walkway which might have been
done in a more sensitive manner with either brick,
stone or gravel. Finally, a note about the landscape.
The butchery of the two maple trees on the south
boundary of the sight [sic] is a disgrace and does
not seem to have the mark of an experienced tree
surgeon.
David W. Lichtensteiger
Architect
Consulting Services Division
[British Columbia Archives GR-1548-15-6]
In 1988, a north wing was added to the house as a
two-bedroom Caretaker apartment, with funding
provided by the Municipality, the B.C. Heritage Trust
and the Maple Ridge Historical Society. Significant
labour and materials were provided by volunteers. The
addition was designed to recall the original northern
addition to the house, which included a milk room,
woodshed and additional sleeping quarters.
The site and gardens underwent restoration in
1993 and 1994 after much research by the Curator/
Caretaker. Other plants and flowers, mentioned in
archival records, which would have been locally
available in the early 1900s were added to the existing
apple orchard, and moss and climbing roses.
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2.5 HANEY HOUSE AS A MUSEUM
The official opening of Haney House was held
on September 6, 1980. In 1981, Haney House
was officially opened to the public with a live-in
Curator/Caretaker, who was hired on contract by
the Municipality of Maple Ridge. This arrangement
proved to be difficult for both the Curator/Caretaker
and the artifacts.
In 1996, the Curator/Caretaker positions were
separated and the curatorial, programming and
museum services were taken over by the Maple
Ridge Historical Society through a fee-for-service
agreement. The District of Maple Ridge is responsible
for maintenance of the site.
The already rich slate of heritage programming has
continually been added to over the years. Haney
House Museum continues to manage several different
activities over the year, including hosting thousands
of tourists, residents and school children each year.
Dining room at Haney House after restoration, circa 1982 [BCA I-07798]
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Visitors are guided though the kitchen, parlour, dining
room, bathroom and bedrooms, filled with items used
by the family during its time there. Aside from a few
donated items, about 95% of the furnishings in the
home came from the Haneys and Hawleys. Features of
Haney House, 1982 [BCA I-07799]
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the main floor are a farm kitchen, family portraits
and furnishings in the parlour and dining room.
Upstairs is a fully furnished master bedroom, little
girl’s room, priest’s room and a bathroom.
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The Haney family posed on the front porch of their house [MRM&CA P08738]
1900:
2.6 EVOLUTION OF THE HANEY HOUSE
The following images depict the changes over time to
the Haney House. Though the house was originally
built in 1883, the earliest archival photograph is
from 1900. This means that the house was already
seventeen years old by the time first photographic
record was made, and it is possible that changes had
already taken place.
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Annie Haney and two daughters on the front porch at
Haney House [MRM&CA P04308]
c. 1910:
Haney House with Thomas and Annie Haney with four kids on the lawn
[MRM&CA P01046]
1902:
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Photograph of the Haney House showing woodshed, stable, and addition to the north side of the house.
Taken facing east from Ontario Street. [MRM&CA P00323]
c. 1920:
Sitting on porch steps. From left to right: Annie Beatrice, Elizabeth, Francis (Bunny)
Morrison, Mr. Martin. On back: “Birdie Haney Elizabeth Hawley with
Bunny Morrison Mr. Martin” [MRM&CA P08846]
1910:
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Unidentified people. Three children and three adults on the front porch of Haney House.
[MRM&CA P08801]
c. 1925:
View of the front of Haney House from the southwest corner of the front yard. Taken
while house still occupied by Haney family but date unknown. [MRM&CA P01620]
Pre-1940s:
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James Hawley digging with a shovel in
yard behind Haney House and down
the slope where the walkway to 116th
is now [MRM&CA P08882]
1941:
Mary isaac standing at Haney House gate
on 224th [MRM&CA P08875]
1945:
James Hawley on the grass in front of Haney House. This was
during the closed-in porch phase. [MRM&CA P08735]
1962:
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Side view of Haney House when it was still a residence and did not have caretakers quarters on back
[MRM&CA P05124]
c. 1970
Haney House with solid filled in balcony and porch edgings - no spindles [MRM&CA P08858]
1968:
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Haney House side view. Yard is rather overgrown. [MRM&CA P02499]
1972:
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The west side of Haney House, similar to other view in P08896 [MRM&CA P08897]
1974:
The west side of Haney House [MRM&CA P08896]
1974:
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North side of the Haney House showing the building before the dairy was re-built. A small
lean-to addition at the back door. [MRM&CA P06922]
1978:
View of Haney House when porches were solid sided. Upper balcony is roofed and
screened in. [MRM&CA P08903]
1977:
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The south side of Haney House. Upper floor shows closed in porch. [MRM&CA P00422]
Pre-1980:
Haney House in 1922. Small child at base of stairs is Mary Hawley.
[MRM&CA P08845]
Pre-1980:
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People lined up to tour Haney House after its Grand Opening [MRM&CA P06387]
1980:
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Huge crowd at Haney House during the heritage river walk opening
[MRM&CA P05614]
1980:
South side of the Haney House taken in the winter [MRM&CA P00421]
Post-1980
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Side view of Haney House showing caretaker residence [MRM&CA P09978]
1993:
Haney House during 1981 - probably during Mountain Festival. Costumed people can be
seen on the porch but are too small to identify. [MRM&CA P13244]
1981:
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Kids in heritage costume sitting on front porch of Haney House eating ice cream [MRM&CA P06514]
1993:
View of Haney House from the sidewalk of the heritage walk all ready for Canada Day
[MRM&CA P05542]
1995:
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3. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
Retrieved from Maple Ridge Community
Heritage Register
Updated November 2008
[Revised November 2015]
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
Haney House is a two-storey, vernacular wood frame
farmhouse with a compound-gabled roof. It is located
on its original site on 0.39 hectares. Situated on a
prominent rise on the north bank of the Fraser River,
the house overlooks the historic Port Haney townsite
and the Canadian Pacific Railway. It retains many
original features and interior furnishings, and since
1981 has been operated as a municipal museum.
HERITAGE VALUE OF HISTORIC PLACE
Haney House is an excellent example of an early
pioneering settler’s house in the District of Maple
Ridge, and is valued for its association with Thomas
Haney, who was largely responsible for the founding
and growth of Port Haney. It also demonstrates the
value of the railway to burgeoning towns along
the Fraser River in the late 1800s, and the desire of
entrepreneurial pioneers to settle near the railway.
Thomas Haney purchased 58.7 hectares of land, and
local contractors Daniel Callaghan Jr. and Samuel
Edge helped build this house for Thomas and his
wife, Annie Haney in 1883. Haney House is a
modest farmhouse that has become a symbol of the
pioneering spirit and accompanying traditions that
founded Maple Ridge; its effigy is located atop the
Maple Ridge Coat of Arms (1999).
As the settlement developed, Haney subdivided
much of his original acreage and thereby facilitated
the growth of Port Haney and the surrounding areas.
In 1887, the CPR began regular stops in Port Haney,
prompting Haney to subdivide the southwest corner
of District Lot 398 to create the townsite of Port Haney,
which today is part of downtown Maple Ridge. The
subdivision allowed for increased population and
amenities near Haney House, and Port Haney became
a major hub of commerce and transport along the
Fraser River.
The early settlement of Port Haney was centred on
the Fraser River, which provided the earliest access
before the development of roads through the area.
Over time, significant commercial and residential
activity occurred and Port Haney became a regional
historic transportation hub. Decline set in after the
Great Depression and a devastating fire in 1932
that destroyed much of the business centre, causing
commercial activity to relocate to the north along
the newly opened Lougheed Highway, a make-work
project that connected the Fraser Valley communities
by road. Port Haney remains as a heritage precinct
and a reminder of the early history of the District
of Maple Ridge and the development of its original
small town centres.
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STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
Haney House is important as an indicator of the
modest beginnings of the area and because it was
the location of many community functions in the
budding days of Port Haney. The house is also
significant because it provides insight to the domestic
life of a family in the late 1800s and demonstrates its
consequent evolution until the 1970s. For over one
hundred years, three generations of Haneys lived in
Haney House and preserved it in its original form,
including the daughter of the Haneys, Elizabeth
(Haney) Hawley, and her daughter, Mary Hawley
Isaac.
The house, contents, and what remained of the
original property were donated in 1979 by the Haney
family to the District of Maple Ridge to be operated
as a museum. The house, contents, and property,
including landscape elements such as the historic
plantings and the garden design, remain intact.
A further value associated with the donation of Haney
House in 1979, its rehabilitation and subsequent
opening as a museum was that this was the founding
epicentre of the local heritage preservation movement
in Maple Ridge. Haney House was the first site in the
District of Maple Ridge to receive municipal heritage
designation.
CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
The house remains on its original site on a prominent
rise facing south towards the Fraser River, and remnants
of mature and historic plantings, contemporaneous to
the Haney’s occupation, still exist on site.
Key elements that define the heritage character of
Haney House include its:
• location on a prominent rise above Port Haney;
• residential form, scale and massing, with an
irregular floor plan, a compound-gabled roofline
and projecting south-facing verandahs and an
upper-floor balcony;
• original cedar drop siding;
• replicated double-hung 1-over-1 and 2-over-2
wooden-sash windows;
• verandahs and second floor balcony with
reconstructed lathe-turned columns, decorative
balustrades and porch brackets;
• replica dairy ‘shed’ attached to the original house;
• circa 1908-1911 machine-planed wooden
flooring and post 1911 cottonwood wainscoting
in the dining room and parlour;
• circa 1883 hand-planed wood flooring on second
storey; and
• a wide variety of mature plantings including Cedar
Trees (Thuja plicata); an apple (Malus domestica)
orchard, climbing roses (Rosa sp.) on the
veranda, holly (Ilex aquifolium), rhododendrons
(Rhododendron sp.), a mature magnolia
(Magnolia soulangeana) tree west of the house,
Broad Leafed Maples (Acer macrophyllum) along
the property bordering 224 Avenue, and the ‘moss
rose’ (Rosa centifolia) planted in the garden at the
front of the house.
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4. CONSERVATION STANDARDS
4.1 STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
The Haney House is an important historic resource
in Maple Ridge. The Parks Canada Standards and
Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places
in Canada (2010) is the source used to assess the
appropriate level of conservation and intervention.
Under the Guidelines, the work proposed for the
Haney House includes aspects of preservation,
rehabilitation and restoration.
STANDARDS
Standards relating to all Conservation Projects
1. Conserve the heritage value of a historic place.
Do not remove, replace, or substantially alter its
intact or repairable character-defining elements.
Do not move a part of a historic place if its current
location is a character-defining element.
2. Conserve changes to a historic place, which over
time, have become character-defining elements
in their own right.
3. Conserve heritage value by adopting an approach
calling for minimal intervention.
4. Recognize each historic place as a physical
record of its time, place and use. Do not create
a false sense of historical development by adding
elements from other historic places or other
properties or by combining features of the same
property that never coexisted.
5. Find a use for a historic place that requires
minimal or no change to its character defining
elements.
6. Protect and, if necessary, stabilize a historic place
until any subsequent intervention is undertaken.
Protect and preserve archaeological resources in
place. Where there is potential for disturbance
of archaeological resources, take mitigation
measures to limit damage and loss of information.
7. Evaluate the existing condition of character-
defining element to determine the appropriate
intervention needed. Use the gentlest means
possible for any intervention. Respect heritage
value when undertaking an intervention.
8. Maintain character-defining elements on an
ongoing basis. Repair character-defining element
by reinforcing the materials using recognized
conservation methods. Replace in kind any
extensively deteriorated or missing parts of
character-defining elements, where there are
surviving prototypes.
9. Make any intervention needed to preserve
character-defining elements physically and
visually compatible with the historic place and
identifiable upon close inspection. Document
any intervention for future reference.
Preservation: the action or process of
protecting, maintaining, and/or stabilizing
the existing materials, form, and integrity
of a historic place or of an individual
component, while protecting its heritage
value.
Restoration: the action or process of
accurately revealing, recovering or
representing the state of a historic place or
of an individual component, as it appeared
at a particular period in its history, while
protecting its heritage value.
Rehabilitation: the action or process
of making possible a continuing or
compatible contemporary use of a historic
place or an individual component, through
repair, alterations, and/or additions, while
protecting its heritage value.
Interventions to the Haney House should be based
upon the Standards outlined in the Standards and
Guidelines, which are conservation principles of best
practice. The following General Standards should be
followed when carrying out any work to an historic
property.
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CONSERVATION STANDARDS
Additional Standards relating to Rehabilitation
10. Repair rather than replace character-defining
elements. Where character-defining elements are
too severely deteriorated to repair, and where
sufficient physical evidence exists, replace
them with new elements that match the forms,
materials and detailing of sound versions of
the same elements. Where there is insufficient
physical evidence, make the form, material and
detailing of the new elements compatible with
the character of the historic place.
11. Conserve the heritage value and character-
defining elements when creating any new
additions to a historic place and any related new
construction. Make the new work physically and
visually compatible with, subordinate to and
distinguishable from the historic place.
12. Create any new additions or related new
construction so that the essential form and
integrity of a historic place will not be impaired if
the new work is removed in the future.
Additional Standards relating to Restoration
13. Repair rather than replace character-defining
elements from the restoration period. Where
character-defining elements are too severely
deteriorated to repair and where sufficient
physical evidence exists, replace them with new
elements that match the forms, materials and
detailing of sound versions of the same elements.
14. Replace missing features from the restoration
period with new features whose forms, materials
and detailing are based on sufficient physical,
documentary and/or oral evidence.
4.2 CONSERVATION REFERENCES
The following conservation resources should be
referred to:
Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of
Historic Places in Canada, Parks Canada, 2010:
http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/pages/standards-
normes/document.aspx
National Park Service, Technical Preservation
Services Preservation Briefs:
http://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs.htm
Applicable Preservation Briefs:
• Preservation Brief 4: Roofing for Historic Buildings
• Preservation Brief 6: Dangers of Abrasive Cleaning
to Historic Buildings
• Preservation Brief 18: Rehabilitating Interiors in
Historic Buildings: Identifying and Preserving
Character-Defining Elements
• Preservation Brief 19: The Repair and Replacement
of Historic Wooden Shingle Roofs
• Preservation Brief 21: Repairing Historic Flat
Plaster Walls and Ceilings
• Preservation Brief 24: Heating, Ventilating,
and Cooling Historic Buildings—Problems and
Recommended Approaches
• Preservation Brief 28: Painting Historic Interiors
• Preservation Brief 35: Understanding Old
Buildings:
• The Process of Architectural Investigation
• Preservation Brief 45: Preserving Historic Wood
Porches
• Preservation Brief 47: Maintaining the Exterior of
Small and Medium Size Historic Buildings
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4.3 GENERAL CONSERVATION
STRATEGY
The general conservation strategy for the Haney
House is for a long-term restoration of the exterior and
interior of the historic residence. The goal of the long-
term restoration is to create an accurate depiction of
the residence during a specific time period. Due to
the changes in the layout of rooms over time, multiple
time periods will be depicted as the ‘restoration
period’ on the interior of the house.
4.4 SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
Sustainability is most commonly defined as “meeting
the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
[Common Future, The Bruntland Commission]. The
four-pillar model of sustainability by the City of
Norwood Payneham and St. Peters identifies four
interlinked dimensions: environmental, economic,
social and cultural sustainability, the latter including
the built heritage environment. Current research links
sustainability considerations with the conservation of
our built and natural environments. A competitive,
sustainable economy requires the conservation of
heritage buildings as an important component of a
high quality urban environment.
“We need to use our cities, our cultural resources, and
our memories in such a way that they are available for
future generations to use as well. Historic preservation
makes cities viable, makes cities liveable, makes
cities equitable.” (Economic Benefits of Preservation,
Sustainability and Historic Preservation)
Heritage conservation and sustainable development
can go hand in hand with the mutual effort of all
stakeholders. In a practical context, the conservation
and re-use of historic and existing structures
contributes to environmental sustainability by:
• Reducing solid waste disposal (reduced impact
on landfills and their expansions);
• Saving embodied energy (defined as the total
expenditure of energy involved in the creation of
the building and its constituent materials);
• Conserving historic materials that are
significantly less consumptive of energy than
many new replacement materials (often local
and regional materials, e.g. timber, brick,
concrete, plaster, can be preserved and reduce
the carbon footprint of manufacturing and
transporting new materials).
During the 1979-80 rehabilitation, the Haney House
was fully insulated, which contributes greatly to
the sustainability strategy of the historic residence.
Further measures to be undertaken during the ongoing
restoration should be weighed against the Standards
and Guidelines.
Four Pillars of Sustainability [CityPlan 2030
- City of Norwood Payneham & St. Peters]
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4.5 ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE
4.5.1 BRITISH COLUMBIA BUILDING CODE
Building Code upgrading ensures life safety and long-
term protection for historic resources. It is important to
consider heritage buildings on a case-by-case basis, as
the blanket application of Code requirements do not
recognize the individual requirements and inherent
strengths of each building. Over the past few years,
a number of equivalencies have been developed and
adopted in the British Columbia Building Code (2012)
that enable more sensitive and appropriate heritage
building upgrades. For example, the use of sprinklers
in a heritage structure helps to satisfy fire separation
and exiting requirements. Table A-1.1.1.1., found in
Appendix A of the Code, outlines the “Alternative
Compliance Methods for Heritage Buildings.”
Given that Code compliance is such a significant
factor in the conservation of heritage buildings, the
most important consideration is to provide viable
economic methods of achieving building upgrades.
In addition to the equivalencies offered under the
current Code, the District can also accept the report
of a Building Code Engineer as to acceptable levels of
code performance.
4.5.2 ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACT
The provincial Energy Efficiency Act (Energy
Efficiency Standards Regulation) was amended in
2009 to exempt buildings protected through heritage
designation or listed on a community heritage
register from compliance with the regulations. Energy
Efficiency standards therefore do not apply to windows,
glazing products, door slabs or products installed in
heritage buildings. This means that exemptions can
be allowed to energy upgrading measures that would
destroy heritage character-defining elements such as
original windows and doors.
These provisions do not preclude that heritage
buildings must be made more energy efficient, but
they do allow a more sensitive approach of alternate
compliance to individual situations and a higher
degree of retained integrity.
4.6 IMPLEMENTATION
At the time that Haney Hose was rehabilitated in 1979-
80, there were many decisions made at the time that
would not meet current Standards and Guidelines,
nor would they follow recommended conservation
practice. Although this is understandable given the
inception of the heritage conservation movement at
the time, this means that Haney House has existed
in an state of inadequate conservation and amateur
appearance and interpretation since 1980.
It is recommended that a phased restoration and re-
interpretation program be instituted, based on the
following phased approach:
1. Prepare of a full set of exterior and interior as-
found drawings, which would document the
existing conditions and provide a base level of
documentation on which to begin the restoration
procedures.
2. Undertake a complete physical investigation of
the exterior and interior to determine the extent
of original and significant physical fabric.
3. Determine, through this evaluation, appropriate
target dates for the interior and exterior
treatments of the house.
4. Develop a full Restoration Plan for Haney
House, including detailed drawings and
specifications.
5. For the exterior restoration, determine the
phasing for the restoration of elements such
as windows, doors, balustrades and columns.
Consult with a qualified window restoration
contractor as required. Repaint in restoration
colours at each stage.
6. For the interior restoration and interpretation,
determine on a room-by-room basis the
appropriate finishes and treatments. Carefully
examine any original or significant surviving
finishes, including wallpaper fragments.
7. Conduct further investigation into appropriate
wallpapers for each period of restoration and
interpretation; consult with wallpaper experts as
required.
8. Review existing interpretation for accuracy and
consistency. Develop an Interpretation Plan for
Haney House.
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The exterior of the Haney House underwent multiple
changes during its century of use as a residence.
During the 1979-80 rehabilitation, the exterior was
returned to a general historic appearance, however
many details remain that have not been truly and
accurately restored to their original appearance.
The following section describes these changes,
as well as the materials, physical condition and
recommended conservation strategy for the Haney
House based on Parks Canada’s Standard and
Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in
Canada (2010).
5. EXTERIOR
CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1.2 HANEY HOUSE GARDENS
The gardens outside contain plants which were
planted by the Haneys and continue to grow, including
the moss rose bush and the apple trees which are
over 140 years old. Other plants have been chosen
and added either because they were mentioned in
memoirs about the house and family, or because they
were popular in this area at the turn of the century.
The Heritage Walk winds through part of the garden
and remnants of the orchard behind Haney House.
The two Big Leaf Maples may actually predate the
original settlement. The cedar grove behind the house
is approximately 80 to 100 years old; remnants of the
orchard planted between 1898 and 1902 also still
exist.
Conservation Strategy: Preservation
• Preserve the moss rose bush, apple trees, and
other plants added based on archival evidence
or historic precedent.
• Preserve the Big Leaf Maples, cedar grove, and
remnants of the orchard.
5.1 SITE
5.1.1 LOCATION
The Haney House sits in the centre of a large lot
within its original site, and has never been relocated.
The house is accessed from 224 Street via a concrete
paver driveway that splits into multiple pathways.
There is a small shed on the site that replicates the
historic character of the house.
Conservation Strategy: Preservation
• Preserve the Haney House’s original location on
the site.
• Preserve the access point to the site from 224
Street, and the garden area in front of the house.
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Clockwise from top left: a) Apple tree; b) Saucer magnolia; c) Shed; d) Holly
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5.2 FORM, SCALE AND MASSING
Other than multiple major rear additions, the overall
form, scale and massing of the Haney House has not
been significantly altered.
Conservation Strategy: Preservation
• Preserve the form, scale and massing of the
Haney House, including the most recent rear
addition.
5.3 FOUNDATION
The foundation of the historic house was rehabilitated
during the 1979 renovation work.
Conservation Strategy: Review by Engineer
• A qualified Structural Engineer should review
the foundations to ensure that they are suitable,
including but not limited to a structural and
seismic review. This review should include the
anchoring of the house to the foundation.
Primary façade of Haney House in 2015
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Top: Rear view of Haney House with addition
Bottom: Read addition
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5.4 ROOF
5.4.1 ROOF STRUCTURE
The roof structure of the Haney House was not
reviewed, but consists of wooden structural members.
It is unknown if the roof was rehabilitated during the
1979 renovations.
Conservation Strategy: Rehabilitation
• The roof structure should be reviewed by a
qualified structural engineer, and reinforced if
necessary.
• The exterior appearance of the roof should
not be altered in any way by repairs or
reinforcement of the roof structure.
5.4.2 ROOF COVERING
At the time of the 1979-80 renovation, the roof was
clad in duroid. Prior to 1993, the currently split cedar
shakes were installed. There is mild staining on the
shakes at roof penetrations, and there is organic
buildup on parts of the roof over the rear addition.
The current roof covering is likely near the end of
its useful life, and a new roof covering should be
considered.
The original roof covering was sawn cedar shingles.
This is the appropriate material, and should be used
when the roof is replaced.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• The existing cedar shake roof covering should be
replaced with an appropriate sawn cedar shingle
roof covering.
5.4.3 CHIMNEYS
The Haney House features two internal unpainted
brick chimneys, both of which were rebuilt during
the 1979-80 rehabilitation. The chimneys are in poor
condition and in need of repair.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Clean the rebuilt internal unpainted brick
chimneys using the gentlest means possible,
and without chemicals (see Section 6.3 for more
detail).
• Undertake repairs to the bricks only as
necessary, and utilizing the principle of
minimum intervention. Use an appropriate
restoration mortar for small areas of brick
damage or deterioration. For larger areas
of damage where whole bricks need to be
removed, replace with new brick(s) that match
the existing in appearance and performance.
• Repoint only as necessary, and with a mortar
that matches the original in colour, material
and strength. Repairs should match the original
mortar joint profile.
• The existing flashing on both chimneys should
be replaced with new flashing in a neutral
colour that does not stand out from the roof.
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5.4.4 GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS
Early archival images do not show a gutter system
installed on Haney House. It is acceptable to install
an appropriate system for rainwater control, but it
should reflect an authentic historic appearance. On
many buildings contemporary with Haney House,
wooden gutters were introduced to control the flow of
rainwater run-off. These were a manufactured product,
and were generally painted to match the trim boards
they were attached to. Downspouts would generally
have been unpainted round galvanized pipes.
Conservation Strategy: Rehabilitation
• Replace existing gutters and downspouts with
historically accurate elements.
5.5 EXTERIOR CLADDING
The Haney House is clad in original horizontal wood
drop siding with cornerboards, and later vertical
tongue-and-groove cladding around parts of the
foundation level. The original cladding is generally
seven inches to the weather, with a five and one half
inch flat profile, a quarter inch angled return and a
one and one quarter inch flat rabbeted face. Overall
the exterior wood cladding appears to be in good
condition.
Conservation Strategy: Preservation
• Preserve the original horizontal wood drop siding
and cornerboards in-situ.
• The later vertical tongue-and-groove cladding
should be replaced with new vertical wood
cladding to match the original width.
• Periodically clean all exterior wood cladding
using the gentlest means possible (see Section 6.3
for more detail).
• The concrete foundation should not be visible.
Profile of wooden gutter from Standard Building Supplies Round galvanized downspout from City Sheet Metal Co. Ltd.
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Vertical tongue-and-groove cladding and exposed poured-in-place concrete foundation below
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5.6 WINDOWS
Windows and doors are among the most conspicuous
feature of any building. In addition to their function
— providing light, views, fresh air and access to
the building — their arrangement and design is
fundamental to the building’s appearance and
heritage value. Each element of fenestration is, in itself,
a complex assembly whose function and operation
must be considered as part of its conservation. –
Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of
Historic Places in Canada (2010).
Almost all of the original windows have been replaced
on the Haney House, however the original window
openings remain in most locations.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore original appearance of the windows
based on archival evidence, and with new,
single-glazed wood windows that replicate the
original exactly.
• Heritage Consultant should review window
shop drawings and mock-ups for new windows.
Ensure window manufacturer is aware of
recommended sash paint colour prior to final
order.
• Prime and paint all windows as required, and
in appropriate colours based on the colour
schedule devised by the Heritage Consultant.
• Exterior wood should be brush-painted and not
spray-painted.
• All windows on the historic house to have clear
glass.
MRM&CA P01046
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Number Qty Operation Treatment Comments
S101 1 Paired Double-
Hung
Restore Restore as paired two-
over-two double-hung
assembly
S201 S202
S203
S101 S102
D201
D101 D102
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SOUTH ELEVATION
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Number Qty Operation Treatment Comments
S102 1 Fixed Restore Replace with
appropriate replica fixed
four-pane window
S201 1 Double-Hung Restore
Restore to an
appropriate two-over-
two double-hung
assembly
S202 1 Double-Hung Restore
Restore to an
appropriate two-over-
two double-hung
assembly
S203 1 Double-Hung Restore
Restore to an
appropriate two-over-
two double-hung
assembly
E101 1 Fixed Restore
Restore to an
appropriate two-over-
two double-hung
assembly
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E201
E101 E102
Number Qty Operation Treatment Comments
E102 1 Fixed Restore Restore to an
appropriate paired six-
over-six double-hung
assembly
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Number Qty Operation Treatment Comments
E201 1 Fixed Restore Restore to an
appropriate six-over-six
double-hung assembly
N101 1 Fixed Restore Replace with
appropriate replica fixed
four-pane window
N201 1 Double-Hung Restore
Restore to an
appropriate two-over-
two double-hung
assembly
N202 1 Double-Hung Restore
Restore to an
appropriate two-over-
two double-hung
assembly
W102 1 Double-Hung Restore
Restore to an
appropriate two-over-
two double-hung
assembly
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Number Qty Operation Treatment Comments
W201 1 Fixed Restore
Restore to an
appropriate two-over-
two double-hung
assembly at original
height
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NORTH ELEVATION
N201 N202
N101
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W201
D103 W102
WEST ELEVATION
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5.7 DOORS
The two front doors have been replaced over time,
and at some point in time the door opening onto the
kitchen received a later wood storm door. The existing
rear door located on the north wing is not original.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the original front doors based on
archival evidence.
• The later wood storm door may be replaced
with a wood storm door based on the first
documented storm door in that location.
• The later rear doors located on the north wing
should be replaced with new wood doors that
are appropriate to the historic character of the
house.
• All restored doors to have appropriate hinges
and hardware.
D101
D102
D104
D201
Archival image of door at D102
MAIN FLOOR SECOND FLOOR
Archival image of door at D101
D1
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Existing front verandah door
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Clockwise from top left: a) Early wood storm door at D101; b) Existing door with original transom at D102; c)Existing door
at D101 with existing storm door; d) Existing door at D201; e) Archival image of door at D201
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5.8 VERANDAHS
5.8.1 SIDE ENTRY VERANDAH
The later side entry verandah has been replaced
almost entirely, and there is no documentation of its
original configuration.
Conservation Strategy: Rehabilitation
• Rebuild the side entry verandah with details
appropriate to the historic character of the
house.
5.8.2 FRONT VERANDAH
The front verandah was rebuilt during the 1979-80
rehabilitation, but was not restored to its original
details. The balustrade, columns, and scroll cut
brackets are notably different than the original, while
other details including the tongue-and-groove decking
and soffit are not historically accurate. The roof over
the front verandah was likely originally bellcast.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the front verandah to its original
detailing.
• Replace the balustrade, columns and scroll
cut brackets based on archival evidence.
The Heritage Consultant should review shop
drawings prior for these elements.
• Reinstate appropriate tongue-and-groove wood
decking and soffit.
• Paint all porch elements, including the soffit,
according to the colour schedule devised by the
Heritage Consultant.
5.8.3 BALCONY
At some point in time the roof over the balcony was
extended, and then the balcony enclosed. During
the 1979-80 rehabilitation the balcony was opened
up, with an early picket design reintroduced. These
pickets are generally a match to the early pickets,
but not close enough to be considered an accurate
representation.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the balcony to an accurate depiction
of the restoration era, including the height,
detailing, and two-tone colour scheme of the
balustrade pickets.
5.9 ADDITION
Over the course of time there have been multiple
additions to the rear of the house. Currently there
is a replica of the ‘dairy shed’ form attached to the
rear of the original house, which serves as part of the
two bedroom caretaker apartment that was added in
1988.
Conservation Strategy: Preservation
• Preserve the later rear addition which replicates
the ‘dairy shed’ form attached to the rear of the
original house.
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Clockwise from top left: a) inaccurately unpainted wood soffit; b) existing tongue-and-groove decking; c) existing front verandah stairs
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Archival images showing the earliest recorded appearance of the front verandah and balcony. Note the difference in balustrade height
and details, as well as the column profile and colours.
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Existing front verandah and balcony
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Top: Later rear addition
Bottom: Original rear massing
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Top: Side entry porch
Bottom: Side view of rear addition
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5.10 EXTERIOR COLOURS
In a Restoration project, replacement, as a rule,
should be done in kind. Recreating earlier forms,
materials, textures, finishes, colours and detailing,
and patterns and relationships, can help recover
or represent an historic place as it appeared at a
particular period in its history. Success is largely
a question of accuracy. This requires scrupulous
attention to the physical, documentary and oral
evidence, and careful monitoring of the replication
process. The replacement work is normally
distinguishable only on close inspection or as part of
the project documentation.
[Standards and Guidelines, page 43]
In Restoration, reinstating the historic paint colours
from the restoration period should be based on
physical or documentary evidence such as on-site
paint analysis and colour photographs.
[Standards and Guidelines, page 161]
The final colour treatment for Haney House should
relate both to the authenticity of visual appearance
as well as appropriate historical interpretation. It
is therefore crucial to understand the chronology
of the paint history, original and subsequent
appearance (including placement and finish) as well
as the technology used at each interval. The selected
treatment can then be chosen based on period of
interpretation as well as authentic evolution.
By the time Haney House was constructed in 1883,
lead-based paint, which included a mixture of linseed
oil, binders and pigments was available, From late
Victorian times until the 1920s, white was a colour
that was not used in urban environments; white as
a body colour for houses was generally seen in
agricultural and industrial situations, and would be
appropriate in a farm setting.
Lead paint was generally mixed in bulk onsite with
a combination of lead, linseed oil, binders and
organic pigments, and was the equivalent of a gloss
alkyd enamel. Given the changes over time in paint
technology, what is currently considered “white”
today does not exactly match the historic appearance
of “white.” Historic paint has a very different
formulation and appearance. White lead paint had
a slightly “warm white” appearance. Modern white
paint is generally latex acrylic paint with chemical
pigments and “blockers” that give it a slight bluish-
white tint. It therefore has a “cool” tone as opposed
to the “warm” tone of historic lead paint. This is a
very subtle difference, but the use of modern white
paint alters the historic appearance and results in a
glaring look, especially in the weak, grey northern
light common in the B.C. coastal context.
It is unlikely that the original cedar shingle roof was
treated with a coloured stain; this was a common
treatment in urban situations but does not appear to
have occurred in remote locations.
Therefore, the use of white on the exterior of Haney
House, with coloured trim, is an appropriate
expression of its original, agricultural character, and
corresponds to the house’s appearance in archival
images. This also matches the evidence found through
sampling of the exterior surfaces and microscopic
analysis.
5.10.1 EXTERIOR WALL COLOUR
Through comparison of samples and trial mixing,
it was determined that the following formula
would result in a reasonable approximation of the
appearance of historic white lead paint:
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General Paint
Per 3.7 litre container of white paint, add:
• 1 drop B pigment
• 5 drops L pigment
• 3 drops C pigment
Samples of this formula should be tested on-site to
ensure correct hue and appearance once applied.
This warm white can be referred to as “Haney House
White” and is appropriate for exterior use.
5.10.2 EXTERIOR TRIM COLOUR
It appears that the Haney House exterior trim was
always painted in a dark green, in various shades that
changed over the years. The original paint evidence
is very fragmentary, and much original material has
been removed, but the archival images always show
a high contrast with the lighter walls. There is no
evidence of any trim colour other than dark green.
The original trim colour that can be determined may
be matched to Benjamin Moore Paint Vancouver
True Colours Green VC-20; later layers correspond
to BMVTC Comox Green VC-19. The current green
colour is fading and exhibits a duller and more yellow
appearance than would have been original.
5.10.3 EXTERIOR WINDOW SASH COLOUR
The earliest archival images of Haney House show the
windows to be painted a lighter colour that appears to
match the wall colour. As all of the original windows
have been removed, it can be assumed that they were
also painted in “Haney House White.”
5.10.4 EXTERIOR PAINT FINISH
The finish of the original lead white paint was high-
gloss – the equivalent of a modern alkyd enamel
paint.
It is not desirable, for a number of reasons, to try and
remove all original paint, rather it is prudent to retain
any paint that is firmly adhered to the surface. Proper
surface preparation should be undertaken to remove
any paint that is not adhered, and to spot-prime any
areas of bare wood before repainting.
The introduction of latex acrylic paints has
revolutionized the painting industry, and they are now
almost universally used. Application and clean-up
are simplified and the use of solvents is not required,
which is preferred from an environmental point of
view. The performance of modern latex acrylics has
improved to the point where they are considered
at least as long-lasting as alkyd enamels. The use of
latex acrylic paint is considered industry standard,
and provides the best balance between historic
appearance and ease of maintenance. Latex acrylic
paint is therefore considered acceptable on all wall
surfaces at Haney House.
Exterior wall surfaces should be prepared as thoroughly
as possible for repainting, then thoroughly prepped
and primed, and repainted with the restoration colour
in a semi-gloss finish.
Trim surfaces and window sash should be prepared as
thoroughly as possible for repainting, then thoroughly
prepped and primed, and painted with in a high gloss
finish.
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5.10.5 PAINT SCHEDULE
COLOUR TABLE
Element Colour*Code Sample Finish
Drop Siding,
Window Sash,
Porch Balusters,
Soffits
Haney House
White --Semi-Gloss
Window Sash Haney House
White --Gloss
Cornerboards,
Window and
Door Trim,
Window Frame,
Balcony and Porch
Railings, Porch
Corner Posts,
Fascia, Gutters
Vancouver Green VC-20 Gloss
Doors Mix of White and
Green --Gloss
Porch Decking,
Stairs, Balcony
Decking
Edwardian Porch
Grey VC-26 Gloss
Porch Columns Mix of White and
Green --Gloss
Balcony Balustrade Mix of White and
Green --Gloss
Downspouts Unpainted or
White ---
Roofing Unstained Sawn
Cedar Shingles ---
Chimneys Unpainted ---
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Vancouver Green
Haney House White
Vancouver Green
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6. INTERIOR
CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS
After being willed to Maple Ridge in 1979, the house
underwent renovations that included the removal
of historic materials in some locations. Significant
interventions were undertaken during this renovation
to the interior. Interior plaster and finishes were gutted,
the house was fully insulated, and the windows were
replaced with double-glazed units.
Mrs. Mutas and Mrs. Sumner peeled off the wallpaper
down to the original and have found a wallpaper as
close to the original as possible.
[The News, September 10, 1980, page 3.]
The general conservation strategy for the interior
is a long-term restoration as new information and
funds become available. In addition to this, ongoing
preservation will be implemented through continued
and preventative maintenance programs (see Section
7 for more detail on maintenance).
This section describes the interior spaces of the
residence, as well as the current condition and ongoing
conservation strategy for the historic materials. The
goal of the following recommendations is to achieve,
over time, the most accurate representation of the
interior of the Haney House as it existed during the
time period(s) chosen for the restoration.
6.1 GENERAL INTERIOR CONSERVATION
6.1.1 CONTINUED RESTORATION
Long-term restoration involves continued research
into the restoration era, as well as ongoing
maintenance to slow down the deterioration of
preserved original materials, or previously completed
accurate restoration work.
Recommendations:
• Continue research and restoration work as
necessary.
• Ongoing maintenance should be undertaken on
a consistent basis in order to preserve original
and accurately restored materials.
• Do not damage or alter character-defining
elements at any time.
6.1.2 COMPATIBLE LIGHT SWITCHES
Sometimes small details can have a large impact
on the historic character of a room. For example,
restoring historically appropriate light switches. This
small change plays an important part in the accurate
representation of the Haney House’s interior rooms.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Replace all contemporary and later light
switches and plates with historically appropriate
push-button switches and coverings. An
acceptable product would be the single pole or
3-way switch from Rejuvenation [http://www.
rejuvenation.com/] with oil-rubbed bronze
switchplates.
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6.1.3 INTERIOR WOOD FINISH
Over time, the interior wood features have
accumulated imperfections due to wear-and-tear,
and the high-gloss varnish finish has become worn in
several places.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Repairs to interior wood finishes should be
undertaken only as required, and utilize the
principles of in-kind replacement and minimum
intervention.
• New repairs and/or worn finishes should be
painted, re-painted, stained or re-stained as
necessary, and in a colour and finish that
matches the original.
• In order to restore the original appearance, all
painted or stained wood surfaces should be
given a high-gloss finish.
6.1.4 INTERIOR COLOUR TREATMENT
The final colour treatment for the interior relates both
to the authenticity of visual appearance as well as
appropriate historical interpretation. It is therefore
crucial to understand the chronology of the paint
history where it can be determined, including original
and subsequent appearance (placement and finish) as
well as the technology used at each interval.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• The appropriate colour treatment for the interior
painted surfaces should be determined through
onsite examination.
6.1.5 WALLPAPER
During the 1979-80 rehabilitation work, nearly
all of the wallpaper was removed, along with the
original plaster. None of the original wallpaper was
documented or preserved. As part of the ongoing
restoration work, any surviving wallpaper should be
ananlyzed in order to find appropriate wallpapers.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Replace the existing inappropriate wallpaper
with wallpaper based on historic precedent.
6.1.6 WEAR-AND-TEAR
As a result of increased traffic from museum use,
the historic interior materials will deteriorate at an
accelerated rate. In addition to ongoing maintenance
(outlined in Section 7), there are multiple preventative
measures that can be implemented in the Haney
House:
• The pattern of traffic through the house should
be addressed so that the area subjected to
accelerated deterioration is minimized.
• Protective pathway coverings can be utilized in
high-traffic areas, if desired.
• Visually and physically minimal barriers can
be installed to prevent access to delicate or
important areas of the house which should not be
accessed by visitors.
Push-button switch from Rejuvenation
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VERANDAH
PARLOUR
DINING ROOM
KITCHEN
VERANDAH
OFFICE
W/C
ANTEROOM
6.2 MAIN FLOOR ROOMS
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6.2.1 KITCHEN
This is the most altered room in the house. Because
the Hawley family lived here until 1979, new
technologies were continually brought in here, more
than anywhere else in the house. What still exists has
largely been donated, and represents a mixture of a
century of kitchen technology. There are some butter
churns on display, as well as a butter mold made of
wood with an oak leaf design. This mold belonged to
Anne Haney and was for the butter to cool in after it
was churned.
The stove is the earliest model put out by General
Electric, circa 1927. The stove has both the
temperatures and ‘hot/warm/’ etc. on it to accompany
the degrees. This is because when people were first
converting from a wood-burning stove to a gas stove,
they did not know the degrees, but they did know
what a ‘hot’ stove was. The irons on display show
phases in technology; there is a sad iron and an early
electric iron. Wooden channels containing wires
cross over the ceiling, which shows that electricity
was not added until 1922, more than fifty years after
the original construction. Another point of interest
are the bullet holes in the ceiling from when Daniel
Haney’s gun fired while he was cleaning it.
The ceiling is clad with flush planks and appear to be
original. The wall surfaces and flooring date from the
1979-80 renovations.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
KITCHEN
Floor. Keep original linoleum.
Walls. Cream Paint. Cloverdale 3-197, high-gloss.
Ceiling. Cream Paint. Cloverdale 3-197, high-gloss.
Woodwork. (doors, baseboard, window trim, etc.)
Dark stain.
Cupboards. Vertical tongue and groove doors and
upper fascia. Wood with varnish.
Notes. Keep bullet hole in ceiling. Replace former
door to pantry (now downstairs bathroom.)
Further Notes: Flooring. Kitchen. Tarkett Acoustiflor
– 301 (beige). [foam-backed sheet vinyl]
For the renovations, the vertical cedar in the kitchen
was donated by B.C. Forest Products.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the kitchen to a decided restoration era.
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve the bullet holes in the ceiling.
• Preserve any original furnishings in the room,
and continue to display the kitchen with
appropriate artifacts and as an accurate example
of the restoration era.
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6.2.2 OFFICE
This was originally a bedroom, and was also known
as the “Sick Room” for convalescents. The interior
surfaces include a wooden floor of 3 ½” wide tongue-
and-groove fir, 2 ½ wide tongue-and-groove painted
walls, and painted drop siding on the ceiling.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM
Floor. Varnished wood.
Walls. Cream Paint, as kitchen.
Ceiling. Cream Paint, as kitchen.
Woodwork. Dark stain.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the office to a decided restoration era.
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve any original furnishings in the
office, and continue to display the room with
appropriate artifacts and as an accurate example
of the restoration era.
6.2.3 WASHROOM
The main floor washroom has been rehabilitated for
use by museum visitors. This room will continue to be
used as a functioning washroom in the museum, and
should not be restored. The washroom has a mixture
of surfaces. There is sheet linoleum on the floor, some
walls have been drywalled, and a large opening to the
Office has been closed off. The plank ceiling is the
same as in the Kitchen.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM (former pantry)
Floor.
Walls. Cream Paint, as kitchen.
Ceiling. Cream Paint, as kitchen.
Any Cupboards. Cream Paint, as kitchen.
Woodwork. Dark stain.
Conservation Strategy: Rehabilitation
• Rehabilitate the washroom based on
contemporary use and code requirements.
Washroom door
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6.2.4 ANTEROOM
This is a functional room that is not open to the
public. It displays a variety of modern finishes and a
sheet linoleum floor. The door trim displays the same
angled tops that would likely have dated from the
time of the Dining Room and Parlour renovations.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
UTILITY ROOM (with laundry tubs, north of
kitchen).
Floor. Keep existing red floor.
Walls. Cream Paint, as kitchen. Vertical tongue and
groove boards.
Ceiling. Cream Paint, as kitchen. Vertical tongue and
groove boards.
Woodwork. Dark stain.
Notes. Replacement wall finish, vertical board, as
noted above.
Further Notes: Flooring. Utility Room. Tarkett
Acoustiflor – 301 (beige). [foam-backed sheet vinyl]
Conservation Strategy: Preservation
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve any original furnishings in the room.
Anteroom
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6.2.5 PARLOUR
The wood wainscot panelling is of cottonwood, 64”
high and up to 32” wide with battens covering the
joints, and was imported from Washington State.
Today cottonwood is only used for pulp and paper. It
is believed that it was added to the house post 1911.
The angled top trim of the door and window openings
would have been more typical of this period than the
original construction of the house. The wallpaper
above was added in the 1979-80 renovations.
The wooden floor is 2 ½” wide, machine-planed
tongue-and-groove fir with a dark stained finish. It has
been refinished and is scuffed, but appears to be in
reasonable condition.
Furnishings and Artifacts
The bookcase was made for the Haneys by a local
craftsman circa 1930, and it is excellently constructed
as the shelves have not bowed at all. Books inside the
case all belonged to the Haneys and you can see a
plethora of different genres, from history to sociology
to fiction. The upright grand piano arrived via
steamship circa 1900 from New Westminster, and the
violin was played by Elizabeth Mary Hawley’s (née
Haney) son, James. It was restored for the house by a
member of the Haney Old Time Fiddlers who played
it for visitors when the house opened as a museum in
1981. There are many portraits of the family in this
room. The large photos over the piano are of Thomas
and Anne, taken in 1910. The oval photograph is
of Thomas’ Mother, Bridget, who was widowed in
1849 with seven children, with Thomas the eldest at
age eight. The large portrait on the wall is of Mary
Florence who died of diphtheria at the age of 11 in
1886. This was painted of Mary after she died, and
photos of her helped the painting to be completed.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
Further Notes: Wallpaper Order. Sitting-room (next
to porch). Sanderson – Elegance 10134 Treviso.
[this may have been reversed with the Dining-room
paper]
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the parlour to a decided restoration era.
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve any original furnishings in the
parlour, and continue to display the room with
appropriate artifacts and as an accurate example
of the restoration era.
• The existing wallpaper is not appropriate to the
historic character of the house, and should be
replaced with another, appropriate wallpaper.
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6.2.6 DINING ROOM
The wood wainscot panelling is of cottonwood, 64”
high and up to 32” wide with battens covering the
joints and a plate rail above, and was imported from
Washington State. Today cottonwood is only used for
pulp and paper. It is believed that it was added to
the house post 1911. The angled top trim of the door
and window openings would have been more typical
of this period than the original construction of the
house. The wallpaper above was added in the 1979-
80 renovations.
The wooden floor is 2 ½” wide, machine-planed
tongue-and-groove fir with a dark stained finish. It has
been refinished and is scuffed, but appears to be in
reasonable condition.
Furnishings and Artifacts
Wedding gifts to James and Elizabeth Hawley (née
Haney) include the “House Blessing” in the doorway
to the kitchen, the crystal pitcher on the buffet, and
the porcelain hand-painted jardinière on the hutch.
Jardinière is a French word, from the feminine form of
“gardener.” A jardinière is a large stand or receptacle
upon which, or into which, plants may be placed.
Jardinières tend to be highly decorative. They are often
used for large flowering plants or for the cultivation of
a small herb garden. The embroidery work inside the
frame was done by Elizabeth for her wedding.
The floorboards were installed in the 1920s and were
machine planed. They are quite different from the hand
planed boards upstairs. The staircase was once the
divider between the living room and the dining room
and the present staircase did not exist before. You can
see the spot upstairs where the flooring is different,
with the big panels being original and the smaller
ones being the new ones. Another upstairs bedroom
most likely existed where the current staircase is.
In the 1978-80 renovations, a structural post in the
dining room was moved [“Structural Requirements
for moving the post in the dining room,” Frank Sleigh,
Architect, October 10, 1979].
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
DINING ROOM (off-stairs)
Floor. Varnished wood.
Walls. Keep existing panelling in dark stain, also
plate shelf. Wallpaper above it from Sanderson’s
Elegance book 10134 Treviso. Cut border from striped
wallpaper Nor-wall C334.
Ceiling. Wallpaper from Birge Medallion 43655.
Doors, trim, archway. Dark stain.
Further Notes: Wallpaper Order. Dining-room (off
stairs). Sanderson – Chintz 69002 Popsy. [this may
have been reversed with the Sitting-room paper]
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the dining room to a decided restoration
era.
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve any original furnishings in the room,
and continue to display the dining room with
appropriate artifacts and as an accurate example
of the restoration era.
• The existing wallpaper is not appropriate to the
historic character of the house, and should be
replaced with another, appropriate wallpaper.
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6.2.7 STAIRCASE
The surviving original features of the staircase (after
it was relocated) include: wood risers and runners;
wood balustrade and newel post; and cottonwood
panelling. The woodwork was touched up with a
dark stain during the 1979 renovations, and light
floral wallpaper (“Treviso” 10134 from Sanderson’s
Elegance book) was placed above the wood panelling.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
STAIRS
Floor.
Walls. Keep existing panelling in dark stain; paper
above it, using same wallpaper as dining-room, with
same wallpaper border.
Hand rail. Dark brown.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Preserve the wood risers and runners, wood
balustrade and newel post, and wood
paneling, and repair/restore based on the
recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• The existing wallpaper is not appropriate to the
historic character of the house, and should be
replaced with another, appropriate wallpaper.
Staircase
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6.3 UPPER FLOOR ROOMS
BALCONY
MASTER
BEDROOM
UPPER HALL
W/C
GIRL’S
ROOM BOYS /
PRIEST’S
ROOM
SECOND FLOOR
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6.3.1 UPPER HALL
The wooden floor is 5 ½” wide, hand-planed fir,
running in two directions and much of it likely dates
from the original 1883 construction. It looks scuffed,
but appears to be in reasonable condition. The
walls and ceilings were wallpapered in the 1979-80
renovations. The window on the east wall appears to
have been shortened from its original height, from the
bottom.
During the 1979-80 rehabilitation the “wiring was
done by Bob Boileau, who secured the old fixtures for
the upstairs hall and stairwell.” [The News, September
10, 1980, page 3.]
Furnishings and Artifacts
The paintings were done by Mrs. Hadgkiss, and
purchased by Elizabeth Mary Hawley (née Haney)
for Mary Isaac’s (nee Hawley) birthday. The “Moss
Rose” grows outside, and it is over 100 years old. The
basketry on display was sold to Anne Haney by Coast
Salish women who sold them door to door. Some of
the shapes and motifs suggest that they were made
with European tastes in mind, such as the tray that
features a Christian symbol, was copied from early
sailing vessels.
The painting of Lower Port Haney, River Road is from
a 1930 photo, and the painting of Ontario Street was
done for the Celebration of a Century in 1974. The
boy shown is Dr. Hugh Morse as a child. His father,
Dr. Garnet Morse was the first Doctor in Maple Ridge,
and arrived in 1912. Son Hugh was a WWII flying ace,
who became a dentist after the war with a practice in
Haney. A map of the town site, which was laid out by
Thomas Haney, was drawn up in 1907.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
BEDROOM CORRIDOR
Floor. Varnished wood, exposing line of original
stairway, which is of historical interest. No wall-to-
wall carpet.
Walls. Wallpaper above it from Sanderson’s Chintz
book 69106 Tina.
Ceiling. Wallpaper above it from Sanderson’s Chintz
book 69106 Tina.
Doors, window trim, baseboard. Dark stain.
Further Notes: Wallpaper Order. Corridor (upstairs).
Sanderson – Chintz 69106 Tina.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the upper hall to a decided restoration
era.
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve the bullet holes in the floor, as well as
indications of original staircase location.
• Preserve any original furnishings in the upper
hall, and continue to display the room with
appropriate artifacts and as an accurate example
of the restoration era.
• The existing wallpaper is not appropriate to the
historic character of the house, and should be
replaced with another, appropriate wallpaper.
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6.3.2 MASTER BEDROOM
At one point, the balcony was enclosed as an
open-air room in an attempt to cure Birdie Haney’s
tuberculosis, and she stayed in that area while she
was dying. She could see down into the heart of Port
Haney, where the Billy Miner pub is now located, and
watch what was going on. She would be able to see
the trains and ships go by, which were vital to the
early settlement of this area.
The 5 ½” plank ceiling in this room is original, but
has been painted. The wooden floor is 5 ½” wide,
hand-planed fir, and likely dates from the original
1883 construction. It looks scuffed, but appears to be
in reasonable condition. The walls and ceilings were
wallpapered in the 1979-80 renovations.
Wallpaper and newspaper were used to insulate the
houses during earlier times, so these walls would
have originally had numerous layers of wallpaper;
some remnants remain in the warming closet under
the hanging chimney. This warming closet would
have been used to warm clothing before putting them
on, in an era when there was no central heating.
Furnishings and Artifacts
The coal oil lamp was a gift to Daniel Thomas Haney,
and his new wife May, in 1911 from Anne Haney.
Anne left the lamp burning in the window to greet
them when they returned from their wedding as a way
to welcome May to the family.
Other notable items in the room include a cedar chest
purchased in Vancouver in 1928; a decorative hat
pin, made of bronze, belonging to Elizabeth Hawley;
a French ivory vanity set belonging to Anne Haney,
and a quilt made by Anne.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
SOUTH BEDROOM (off balcony).
Floor. Varnished wood.
Walls. Wallpaper above it from Sanderson’s Chintz
book, 69023 – Floreate. Use wallpaper border from
same book: Border companion – 97006.
Ceiling. Varnished board.
Woodwork. Dark stain.
Note. Door on chimney to be dark stain. Leave
brickwork exposed.
Further Notes: Wallpaper Order. South bedroom
(off balcony). Sanderson – Chintz 69203 Floreate.
Sanderson – Chintz 97006 Border companion.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the master bedroom to a decided
restoration era.
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve any original furnishings in the master
bedroom, and continue to display the room with
appropriate artifacts and as an accurate example
of the restoration era.
• The existing wallpaper is not appropriate to the
historic character of the house, and should be
replaced with another, appropriate wallpaper.
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6.3.3 GIRL’S ROOM
Girl’s Room or “Mary’s Room”
This room was last lived in by Mary Isaac (nee Hawley)
and is often referred to as “Mary’s Room.”
The wooden floor is 5 ½” wide, hand-planed fir,
and likely dates from the original 1883 construction.
It looks scuffed, but appears to be in reasonable
condition. The walls and ceilings were wallpapered
in the 1979-80 renovations. A ceiling hatch has been
installed to allow access to the attic space above.
Furnishings and Artifacts
Display items that were gifts to Mary include the doll
in 1927, the handmade “Sunbonnet Sue” quilt in
1930, and the brush and mirror vanity set in 1945.
The statue of St. Anne on display belonged to Anne
Haney. St. Anne is the mother of the Virgin Mary. She
is the patron saint of women in labour and miners.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
SMALL BEDROOM (also on south side).
Floor. Varnished wood.
Walls. Wallpaper from Sanderson’s Elegance book:
10222 – June. Use wallpaper border from Chintz
book: 97006 – Birder companion (as above).
Ceiling. Wallpaper above it from Sanderson’s Chintz
book: 69051 – Bella (yell.-green.)
Woodwork. Dark stain.
Further Notes: Wallpaper Order. Small bedroom
(also on south). Sanderson – Elegance 10222 June.
Sanderson – Chintz 97006 Border companion.
Sanderson – Chintz 69051 (green) Bella.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the girl’s room to a decided restoration
era.
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve any original furnishings in the
room, and continue to display the room with
appropriate artifacts and as an accurate example
of the restoration era.
• The existing wallpaper is not appropriate to the
historic character of the house, and should be
replaced with another, appropriate wallpaper.
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6.3.4 BOY’S / PRIEST’S BEDROOM
This room was actually the boy’s room, but it was
used by visiting priests when they came to perform
Sunday mass. While the priest stayed in this room, the
boys would stay in the dairy, or milk room, which is
now the location of the residence of the Haney House
caretakers.
The wooden floor is 5 ½” wide, hand-planed fir,
and likely dates from the original 1883 construction.
It looks scuffed, but appears to be in reasonable
condition. The walls and ceilings were wallpapered
in the 1979-80 renovations. The window on the west
wall appears to have been shortened from its original
height, from the bottom.
Wallpaper and newspaper were used to insulate the
houses during earlier times, so these walls would
have originally had numerous layers of wallpaper;
some remnants remain in the warming closet under
the hanging chimney. This warming closet would
have been used to warm clothing before putting them
on, in an era when there was no central heating.
Furnishings and Artifacts
The bed was purchased by James and Elizabeth
Hawley in 1917, the year they were married, and the
dark wood dresser and washstand were purchased by
Thomas Haney in 1917. The Crucifix is from the first
Catholic Church on River Road (St. Patrick’s). It was
originally donated to the Church by Thomas Haney
and is believed to be well over 100 years old. The
wooden rosary beads were given to Anne Haney by
a local soldier of WWI who had found them overseas
in a church that had been bombed. The wooden
trunk was brought across the country from Ontario
by Annie Haney when she came to Port Haney in
the late 1870s. Have a look at the curved surface of
the trunk, which shows that the Haneys had a higher
socioeconomic status, perhaps upper middle class.
Because the surface is curved, it must go on top of all
the other trunks as they would not be able to balance
on this surface. This ensured that this trunk would
not get crushed, would be the last one put on the
ship, and the first one off. Anne went by train from
San Francisco, up the coast to New Westminster by
ship, and from there to Port Haney on one of Captain
William Irving’s ships.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
WEST BEDROOM (with central chimney).
Floor. Varnished wood.
Walls. Wallpaper from Sanderson’s Chintz book:
69043 – Rosalind. Use wallpaper border: Chintz
book: 97003 – Border companion.
Ceiling. Wallpaper above it from Sanderson’s Chintz
book: 69050 – Bella (pink).
Woodwork. Dark stain.
Note. Door on chimney – dark stain. Expose brickwork
on upper part of chimney.
Further Notes: Wallpaper Order. West bedroom
(with chimney). Sanderson – Chintz 69043 Rosalind.
Sanderson – Chintz 97003 Border companion.
Sanderson – Chintz 69050 (pink) Bella.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the boys / priest’s room to a decided
restoration era.
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve any original furnishings in the boys /
priest’s room, and continue to display the room
with appropriate artifacts and as an accurate
example of the restoration era.
• The existing wallpaper is not appropriate to the
historic character of the house, and should be
replaced with another, appropriate wallpaper.
INTERIOR CONSERVATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
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6.3.5 WASHROOM
Once a bedroom, this room became a bathroom
post-1911, when electricity and plumbing were
added to the house. The Haneys were able to get
electricity quite early on because a family member,
daughter Elizabeth’s husband James Hawley, worked
for the electric company.In a 1979 interview, Rita
Haney stated: “She thinks Mrs. Hawley would still
have some accurate memories. Rita had asked Mrs.
Hawley about the bathroom wallpaper. Mrs. Hawley
remembered the blue and white sailboats and Rita
immediately pictured the sailboats. She thinks this
would have been from the 1920s. The bathroom was
always blue and white.” (See Appendix C).
Furnishings and Artifacts
The plumbing fixtures were bought locally at
MacKenzie’s hardware. The pitcher and basin
set belonged to Thomas Haney. These pieces are
extremely old, and may have been brought with the
family from Nova Scotia. The chair came from the first
Haney Hotel on River Road.
1979-80 Renovations: Recommendations of the
Historical Society:
UPSTAIRS BATHROOM
Floor. Congoleum.
Walls. Wallpaper from [crossed out]. Use wallpaper
border cut from Birge – Florals and Stripes book:
34152 – Homestead. (choosing the solid colour
stripe).
Ceiling. Off-white paint to match background of
wallpaper.
Woodwork. Dark stain.
Further Notes: Flooring. Upstairs Bathroom. Tarkett
Multiflor – 391 (grey). [sheet vinyl]
Further Notes: Wallpaper Order. Upstairs Bathroom.
Cut border from a striped wallpaper: Birge, Florals
and Stripes, Vol.21 Homestead 34152 (blue). Use the
solid blue portion, not the floral part; there are three
repeats in each width, so one single roll would be
plenty.
Conservation Strategy: Restoration
• Restore the washroom to a decided restoration
era.
• Preserve and restore original wood elements
based on the recommendations in Section 6.1.1.
• Preserve any historic fixtures or furnishings in
the room, including the early sink, toilet and
bathtub, and continue to display the washroom
with appropriate artifacts and as an accurate
example of the restoration era.
• The existing wallpaper is not appropriate to the
historic character of the house, and should be
replaced with another, appropriate wallpaper.
Washroom
INTERIOR CONSERVATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
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7. MAINTENANCE PLAN
A Maintenance Plan should be adopted by the
property owner, who is responsible for the long-term
protection of the heritage features of the historic
building. The Maintenance Plan should include
provisions for:
• Copies of the Maintenance Plan and
Conservation Plan to be incorporated into the
terms of reference for the management and
maintenance contract for the building;
• Cyclical maintenance procedures to be adopted
as outlined below;
• Record drawings and photos of the building
to be kept by the management / maintenance
contractor; and
• Records of all maintenance procedures to be
kept by the owner.
A thorough Maintenance Plan will ensure that the
integrity of the historic fabric is preserved. If existing
materials are regularly maintained and deterioration
is significantly reduced or prevented, the integrity
of materials and workmanship of the building will
be protected. Proper maintenance is the most cost
effective method of extending the life of a building,
and preserving its character-defining elements. The
survival of historic buildings in good condition is
primarily due to regular upkeep and the preservation
of historic materials.
7.1 MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES
A maintenance schedule should be formulated that
adheres to the Standards and Guidelines for the
Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (2010). In
the Standards and Guidelines, maintenance is defined
as being:
Routine, cyclical, non-destructive actions necessary
to slow the deterioration of a historic place. It entails
periodic inspection; routine, cyclical, non-destructive
cleaning; minor repair and refinishing operations;
replacement of damaged or deteriorated materials
that are impractical to save.
The assumption that newly renovated buildings
become immune to deterioration and require less
maintenance is a falsehood. Rather, newly renovated
buildings require heightened vigilance to spot
errors in construction where previous problems had
not occurred, and where deterioration may gain a
foothold.
Routine maintenance keeps water out of the building,
which is the single most damaging element to a
heritage building. Maintenance also prevents damage
by sun, wind, snow, frost and all weather; prevents
damage by insects and vermin; and aids in protecting
all parts of the building against deterioration. The effort
and expense expended on an aggressive maintenance
will not only lead to a higher degree of preservation,
but also over time potentially save large amount of
money otherwise required for later repairs.
7.2 PERMITTING
Once the project is completed, any repair activities,
such as simple in-kind repair of materials, should
be exempt from requiring municipal permits. Other,
more intensive activities will require the issuance of a
Heritage Alteration Permit.
7.3 ROUTINE CYCLICAL AND NON-
DESTRUCTIVE CLEANING
Following the Standards and Guidelines for the
Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, be
mindful of the principle that recommends “using the
gentlest means possible.” Any cleaning procedures
should be undertaken on a routine basis and should
use non-destructive methods. Exterior elements are
usually easily cleaned, simply with a soft, natural
bristle brush, without water, to remove dirt and other
material. If a more intensive cleaning is required, this
can be accomplished with warm water, mild detergent
and a soft bristle brush. High-pressure washing,
sandblasting or other abrasive cleaning should not be
undertaken under any circumstances.
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7.4 REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT OF
DETERIORATED MATERIALS
Interventions such as repairs and replacements
must conform to the Standards and Guidelines
for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.
The building’s character-defining elements –
characteristics of the building that contribute to its
heritage value (and identified in the Statement of
Significance) such as materials, form, configuration,
etc. - must be conserved, referencing the following
principles to guide interventions:
• An approach of minimal intervention must be
adopted - where intervention is carried out it
will be by the least intrusive & gentlest means
possible.
• Repair rather than replace character-defining
elements.
• Repair character-defining elements using
recognized conservation methods.
• Replace ‘in kind’ extensively deteriorated or
missing parts of character-defining elements.
• Make interventions physically and visually
compatible with the historic place.
7.5 INSPECTIONS
Inspections are a key element in the maintenance
plan, and should be carried out by a qualified person
or firm, preferably with experience in the assessment
of heritage buildings. These inspections should be
conducted on a regular and timely schedule. The
inspection should address all aspects of the building
including exterior, interior and site conditions.
It makes good sense to inspect a building in wet
weather, as well as in dry, in order to see how water
runs off – or through – a building.
From this inspection, an inspection report should
be compiled that will include notes, sketches and
observations. It is helpful for the inspector to have
copies of the building’s elevation drawings on which
to mark areas of concern such as cracks, staining and
rot. These observations can then be included in the
report. The report need not be overly complicated
or formal, but must be thorough, clear and concise.
Issues of concern, taken from the report should then
be entered in a log book so that corrective action can
be documented and tracked.
An appropriate schedule for regular, periodic
inspections would be twice a year, preferably during
spring and fall. The spring inspection should be more
rigorous since in spring moisture-related deterioration
is most visible, and because needed work, such as
painting, can be completed during the good weather
in summer. The fall inspection should focus on
seasonal issues such as weather-sealants, mechanical
(heating) systems and drainage issues. Comprehensive
inspections should occur at five-year periods,
comparing records from previous inspections and the
original work, particularly in monitoring structural
movement and durability of utilities. Inspections
should also occur after major storms.
7.6 INFORMATION FILE
The building should have its own information file
where an inspection report can be filed. This file should
also contain the log book that itemizes problems and
corrective action. Additionally, this file should contain
building plans, building permits, heritage reports,
photographs and other relevant documentation so
that a complete understanding of the building and
its evolution is readily available, which will aid in
determining appropriate interventions when needed.
The file should also contain a list outlining the finishes
and materials used, and information detailing where
they are available (store, supplier). The building
owner should keep on hand a stock of spare materials
for minor repairs.
LOG BOOK
The maintenance log book is an important
maintenance tool that should be kept to record all
maintenance activities, recurring problems and
building observations and will assist in the overall
maintenance planning of the building. Routine
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maintenance work should be noted in the maintenance
log to keep track of past and plan future activities. All
items noted on the maintenance log should indicate
the date, problem, type of repair, location and all
other observations and information pertaining to
each specific maintenance activity. Each log should
include the full list of recommended maintenance
and inspection areas noted in this Maintenance Plan,
to ensure a record of all activities is maintained. A full
record of these activities will help in planning future
repairs and provide valuable building information
for all parties involved in the overall maintenance
and operation of the building, and will provide
essential information for long term programming and
determining of future budgets. It will also serve as a
reminded to amend the maintenance and inspection
activities should new issues be discovered or previous
recommendations prove inaccurate. The log book will
also indicate unexpectedly repeated repairs, which
may help in solving more serious problems that may
arise in the historic building. The log book is a living
document that will require constant adding to, and
should be kept in the information file along with other
documentation noted in section 6.6 Information File.
7.7 EXTERIOR MAINTENANCE
Water, in all its forms and sources (rain, snow, frost,
rising ground water, leaking pipes, back-splash,
etc.) is the single most damaging element to historic
buildings. The most common place for water to enter
a building is through the roof. Keeping roofs repaired
or renewed is the most cost-effective maintenance
option. Evidence of a small interior leak should be
viewed as a warning for a much larger and worrisome
water damage problem elsewhere and should be
fixed immediately.
7.7.1 INSPECTION CHECKLIST
The following checklist considers a wide range of
potential problems specific to the project, such as
water/moisture penetration, material deterioration
and structural deterioration.
EXTERIOR INSPECTION
Site Inspection:
Is the lot well drained? Is there pooling of water?
Does water drain away from foundation?
Foundation:
Moisture: Is rising damp present?
Is there back splashing from ground to structure?
Is any moisture problem general or local?
Is uneven foundation settlement evident?
Do foundation openings (doors and windows) show:
rust; rot; insect attack; paint failure; soil build-up?
Wood Elements:
Are there moisture problems present?
Is there insect or fungal attack present? Where and
probable source?
Are there any other forms of biological attack?
(Moss, birds, etc.) Where and probable source?
Is any wood surface damaged from UV radiation?
(bleached surface, loose surface fibres)
Is any wood warped, cupped or twisted?
Is any wood split? Are there loose knots?
Are nails pulling loose or rusted?
Is there any staining of wood elements? Source?
Condition of Exterior Painted Materials:
Paint shows: blistering, sagging or wrinkling,
alligatoring, peeling. Cause?
Paint has the following stains: rust, bleeding knots,
mildew, etc. Cause?
Paint cleanliness, especially at air vents?
Porches:
Are steps safe? Handrails secure?
Attachment – are porches, steps, etc. securely
connected to the building?
Windows:
Is there glass cracked or missing?
Is there condensation or water damage to the paint?
Are the sashes easy to operate? If hinged, do they
swing freely?
Is the frame free from distortion?
Do sills show weathering or deterioration?
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Doors:
Do the doors create a good seal when closed?
Are the hinges sprung? In need of lubrication?
Do locks and latches work freely?
Are door frames wicking up water? Where? Why?
Are door frames caulked at the cladding? Is the
caulking in good condition?
What is the condition of the sill?
Gutters and Downspouts:
Are downspouts leaking? Clogged? Are there holes
or corrosion? (Water against structure)
Are downspouts complete without any missing
sections? Are they properly connected?
Is the water being effectively carried away from the
downspout by a drainage system?
Do downspouts drain completely away?
Roof:
Are there water blockage points?
Is the leading edge of the roof wet?
Is there evidence of biological attack? (Fungus, moss,
birds, insects)
Are the nails sound? Are there loose or missing
shingles?
Are joints and seams sound?
If there is a lightening protection system are the
cables properly connected and grounded?
Does the soffit show any signs of water damage?
Insect or bird infestation?
Is there organic debris build-up on the roof?
Are there blisters or slits in the membrane?
Are the drain pipes plugged or standing proud?
Are flashings well positioned and sealed?
Is water ponding present?
INTERIOR INSPECTION
Basement (Storage Level):
Are there signs of moisture damage to the walls? Is
masonry cracked, discoloured, spalling?
Are there signs of past flooding, or leaks from the
floor above? Is the floor damp?
Are walls even or buckling or cracked? Is the floor
cracked or heaved?
7.7.2 INSPECTION CYCLE:
Daily
• Observations noted during cleaning (cracks;
damp, dripping pipes; malfunctioning hardware;
etc.) to be noted in log book or building file.
Semi-annually
• Semi-annual inspection and report with special
focus on seasonal issues.
• Thorough cleaning of drainage system to cope
with winter rains and summer storms
• Check condition of weather sealants (Fall).
• Clean the exterior using a soft bristle broom/
brush.
Annually (Spring)
• Inspect foundation for cracks, deterioration.
• Inspect metal elements, especially in areas that
may trap water.
• Inspect windows for material failures, corrosion
and wood decay and proper operation.
• Complete annual inspection and report.
• Clean out of all rainwater systems.
• Touch up worn paint on the building’s exterior.
• Check for plant, insect or animal infestation.
• Routine cleaning, as required.
Five-Year Cycle
• A full inspection report should be undertaken
every five years comparing records from
previous inspections and the original work,
particularly monitoring structural movement and
durability of utilities.
• Repaint windows every five to fifteen years.
Ten-Year Cycle
• Check condition of roof every ten years after last
replacement.
Twenty-Year Cycle
• Confirm condition of roof and estimate effective
lifespan. Replace when required.
Major Maintenance Work (as required)
• Replacement of deteriorated building materials
as required.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Haney House Conservation Plan was undertaken by Donald Luxton & Associates Inc. in 2015; the
project team consisted of: Donald Luxton, Principal; Adam Hatch, Conservation Technologist; and Dorothy
Mindenhall, Senior Historian. We are indebted to Fred Braches and Val Patenaude for additional research
material and their ongoing assistance.
We would also like to extend our sincerest thanks to:
• Michael Millward, Facility Operations Manager, Parks and Facilities, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Parks
and Leisure Services, City of Maple Ridge
• Lisa Zosiak, Planner, City of Maple Ridge
• Val Patenaude, Museum Director, Maple Ridge Museum & Community Archives
• Stephanie Riley, Records Management Coordinator
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APPENDIX A: CHRONOLOGY
1841 Thomas Haney was born to Dennis and Bridget Haney (Irish settlers) in the Aspy Valley of Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia. Thomas is the eldest of four sons and three daughters.
1846 Anne Haney (née Callaghan) is born in Paris, Ontario.
1849 Dennis Haney dies by falling through the ice driving livestock home over a frozen lake. His family
moves to Paris, Ontario.
1873 Thomas Haney and Anne Callaghan are married in Paris, Ontario.
1874 Maple Ridge is incorporated.
1875 Mary Florence Haney is born in Paris, Ontario.
1876 Thomas Haney arrives in Maple Ridge with his father-in-law, Daniel Callaghan, and two of his
sons. Anne Haney and Mary Florence Haney arrive soon after. Haney family take up residence
at Derby (right across the river from Port Haney) in the old Anglican Church manse.
1877 Thomas Haney is elected to the Town Council. Jeremiah Francis (Frank) Haney is born.
1879 Thomas Haney purchases the land from the Wickwire Estate. The Haney family moves to a cabin
at their land at the Wickwire Estate, later to be known as Haney Landing. Daniel Thomas Haney is
born.
1881 Annie Beatrice (Birdie) Haney is born Thomas Haney donated land for the first Catholic Church
in the district, and helped to raise the money to build the structure. Until 1881, Catholic
services were held in the Haney home, and visiting priests were welcomed to stay
at the house. The church was named St. Patrick’s, after the patron saint of the Haney family.
1883. Haney House is built. Elizabeth Mary Haney is born.
1886 Mary Florence Haney dies of diphtheria at age 11. Margaret Maude Haney is born.
1888 Thomas and Anne donate land for the Presbyterian Church on Callaghan Street.
1912 Annie Beatrice (Birdie) Haney dies of tuberculosis.
1916 Thomas Haney dies, and a school holiday is declared for the day of his funeral, and the flag at the
Municipal Hall is lowered.
1923 Plumbing and electricity was added to the house.
1927 Daniel Thomas Haney dies.
1931 Anne Haney dies.
1954 Jeremiah Francis (Frank) Haney dies.
1960 Margaret Maude Morrison (nee Haney) dies.
1931-79 Elizabeth Mary Hawley (nee Haney) lives in Haney House, later accompanied by her daughter,
Mary Isaac (nee Hawley).
1979 Mary Isaac (nee Hawley) dies of cancer. Elizabeth Mary Hawley (nee Haney) sells Haney House
to the District of Maple Ridge for $1, and moves to a nursing home.
1980 Haney House is opened as a Historic Site.
1981 Elizabeth Mary Hawley (née Haney) dies.
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APPENDIX B: INTERVIEW WITH MAY GENGE
SEPTEMBER 22, 1979
Mrs. Genge married Daniel Haney in 1911, was
widowed in 1926, and married Colin Genge in
1931. The questioning was re: the Haney House.
LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM
The walls were wallpapered. The paneling was
added after 1911, but she did not remember when.
The archway was there; both the archway and the
woodwork were stained a darker colour.
There were rugs in these rooms and carpeting on
the stairway going upstairs from the dining room.
She remembers a stove near the archway but in the
dining room rather than the living room.
Mrs. Genge remembers only three bedrooms upstairs
but she did not think the bathroom was there in
1911.
The balcony upstairs was added for Miss Annie
Haney who was always called Birdie because she
was so thin and frail. Annie had been in Kamloops
and was ill. The balcony, which was all canvassed in,
was for her to sleep in. She lived in the house until
she died. When questioned as to whether Annie had
T.B., Mrs. Genge said, “Oh, I don’t know; we never
talked about things like that.”
KITCHEN
Mrs. Genge always entered the house by the back
door, but first you went through the wood shed.
There was a plank walk along one side of the long
shed that was attached to the house on the north.
From the shed you went through a room where the
men washed their hands and then you entered the
back door of the house into the kitchen.
The kitchen walls were vertical boards painted a
light colour. In the room were the kitchen stove, a
square table with two hinged sections to make it
into a rectangular table, chairs, and by the window,
a lounge. The table was covered with an oilcloth
or a cloth. There were hooks on the wall for coats,
possibly behind the door. The door to the veranda
was always there. There was always an ‘oilcloth’ or
lino on the floor.
From the kitchen were two doors on the west wall –
one went into Dan Callaghan’s bedroom (Dan was
Mrs. Haney’s brother and lived with them until he
died), and one door entered the pantry where there
were the sink and cupboards for dishes and food
supplies. They had water in the Haney house as long
as Mrs. Genge can remember. It was a few years
before she had it up the hill in her house.
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APPENDIX C: INTERVIEW WITH RITA HANEY
Miss Rita Haney
467 Osprey Avenue
Kelowna, BC V1Y 5A3
762-2542
Phone interview with Miss Rita Haney
by Violet Bokstrom
September 23, 1979
Rita Haney was happy to answer what questions
she could. She was born in 1923 and remembered
from about the 1930s. She was a school teacher
and visited in her grandparents’ home often on
holidays. She thinks Mrs. Hawley would still have
some accurate memories. Rita had asked Mrs.
Hawley about the bathroom wallpaper. Mrs. Hawley
remembered the blue and white sailboats and Rita
immediately pictured the sailboats. She thinks this
would have been from the 1920s. The bathroom was
always blue and white. The upstairs was all papered
in florals. The woodwork in the dining and living
rooms was dark stained. She cannot remember
the floor coverings but remembers the leather and
wicker furniture in the living room. She did not know
when the panelling had been added. She could not
recall any stove in the living or dining room; upstairs
was unheated. The dining room was never a wood
shed.T.B., Mrs. Genge said, “Oh, I don’t know; we
never talked about things like that.”
The Kitchen
She can recall the stove in the kitchen; she thinks
there was a heater there even after the gas stove was
put in. From the kitchen there was one door to Dan
Callaghan’s bedroom (she did not know when he
died) and one door to the pantry. She remembers
washing dishes in the pantry. She thinks the kitchen
sink and cupboards were added in the 1930s. The
pantry was made into a bathroom about the same
time. She did not remember the lounge or coat
hooks in the kitchen (would these have been done
away with in the alterations?) but remembers the
wall phone and the clock on the south west well
(?). Maybe the clock went into the place of the
phone when it was removed -– she cannot recall.
She recalls coming through the long shed into the
kitchen – “I can remember the echo of your feet as
you came through there, there were long planks...”
The root cellar was off to the East (was it part of the
shed?) The bricks for the posts in front came from the
root cellar. There were also hens in the root cellar
area: the hen house was off to the East somewhere.
Was the lean-to added after the house was built?
Rita thinks it must have been because there is a
dogwood tree, a maple tree and a rose trellis on the
N.W. corner and the well is right there, by the rose
trellis. The well would not have been that close to
the house to start.
Rita will be in Haney for 5 or 6 days about October
24th for Mrs. Hawley’s birthday. She will talk to Mrs.
Hawley and also Bernard and Joe Hawley. Did she
approve of the house being given to the municipality?
“It was Mary’s dream.” Yes, she was glad it was being
preserved; it was her grandparents home.
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HANEY HOUSE:
INTERVIEW WITH MISS RITA HANEY
Interview with Daphne Sleigh. October 1979.
Interview took place at Haney House.
Rita Haney’s background
Her father was Frank Haney, son of Thomas and Ann.
Frank moved to Revelstoke about 1898 and worked
there as a railway despatcher.
Garden and yard area of Haney House
In the garden are two trellises, both put up by Mary
Isaac. There was a cement path to where the brick
pillars are. Beside the south verandah at the east end
is a moss rose, which is extremely old. The well was
on the north-west corner of the house, slightly down
the slope. According to Bernard Hawley, it is 75 feet
deep. The clothes-line was of an unusual type for
those days, being a revolving, umbrella-type, square
one. It was at the edge of the ravine near the present
trellis north-east of the house. It fascinated children
because it was so different.
Approach to house
You approached by a boardwalk from Mussallem’s
Garage, which was immediately north up the hill on
224 St. This boardwalk had the boards running east-
west, and it led to a long woodshed, which had the
planks running north-south. The woodshed had its
long side parallel to 224 St. and it was attached to
the house. Just by the door to the outer kitchen, the
woodshed had a door on the east side, which led to
a root cellar and to the clothes-line.
Interior of Haney House
Daniel Callaghan’ s bedroom was off the kitchen.
He never married and probably stayed there all the
time. Off the kitchen also was a pantry: she thinks
that the sink may have been under the window and
that there were probably open shelves. In the kitchen
there was a clock like a C.P.R. clock, and she thinks
it may have hung above the present kitchen sink.
The dining-room was never a woodshed area. It had
a telephone where the furnace now is; the phone
number was “24 L”.
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APPENDIX D: HANEY FAMILY
THOMAS HANEY (1841-1916)
Thomas Haney was born in the Aspy Valley of Cape
Breton Island, Nova Scotia in 1841 to Irish parents,
Bridget and Dennis Haney. (A photograph of Bridget
hangs in the living room in the large oval frame).
Thomas was the eldest of seven children, and had
three brothers and three sisters, all of whom lived
to adulthood (there is a photograph of their family
reunion in which they arc all seniors in the parlor).
Although Bridget was born in Cape Breton, her father
and the rest of her family had since moved to Paris,
Ontario. When Thomas’ father died in 1849, Bridget
and her children moved to Paris, in order to be near.
Bridget’s family. Thomas quit school at the age of 15
to work as a brick-maker and to help support the
family. He eventually owned a brick-making factory
with two of his brothers. In 1873, Thomas married
Anne Callaghan and decided to head out west
with her father and two of her brothers in 1876 in
search of new opportunities. They first went to San
Francisco, and ended up settling in Maple Ridge.
Anne and their daughter, Mary Florence, along with
Anne’s youngest brother later joined them in Maple
Ridge. Thomas Haney purchased 145 acres of the
Wickwire Estate in 1879, and became a leader in
the establishment of Maple Ridge. He passed away
in 1916, at the age of 74.
ANNE HANEY (née CALLAGHAN; 1846-1931)
Anne was born in 1846 in Paris, Ontario. She married
Thomas Haney in 1873. Anne was a dress maker by
profession, and after she was married, she made
and mended clothing for her family (and perhaps
for others). Unfortunately, very little is known about
Anne Haney. She appears to have been a kind and
generous woman, as the Haney’s opened their home
to visiting priests and fellow worshippers before a
Catholic Church was built. The Haney’s were also
known for providing lodging to newcomers in the
district. Stories of Anne’s generosity and kindness
include the story of her thoughtful gift of a lamp to
her new daughter-in-law, May (sec DANIEL HANEY).
Anne died in 1931 at the age of 85.
MARY FLORENCE HANEY (1875-1886)
Mary Florence was the eldest child of Thomas and
Anne Haney. She was the only Haney child to be born
in Paris, Ontario, in 1875, and she accompanied her
mother on the cross-continent trip to Maple Ridge.
They traveled across the USA by train, and up the
coast from San Francisco by steamship. They traveled
from New Westminster to Maple Ridge aboard the
Reliance, one of Captain Irving’s steamships. Mary
Florence passed away at the age of 11 in 1886 from
diphtheria during an outbreak of that disease. Her
parents had a painting commissioned to remember
her by, which hangs in the living room today. The
painting was taken from a tin-plate photograph,
and that photo is featured within the painting. This
painting is an example of a portrait technique known
as “death-mask portraiture”. Taking a likeness of the
deceased, especially when the dead was a child or
young adult, was very common during the Victorian
period. Photographs usually depicted the moment of
death as sleep, while paintings tried to make them
appear as they did in life. Symbolism within the
painting tell the viewer that she was dead when the
portrait was painted. In the picture of Mary Florence,
the symbolism is in the flowers at her throat, the
river behind her, and the tin-type photograph in her
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hand. Flowers symbolize re-birth and immortality.
Rivers symbolizes a voyage, and so could symbolize
both her voyage from this world to the next, and
the funerary voyage her coffin took from Port
Haney to Mission where she is buried. Unusually,
the artist made Mary Florence look more ill in the
painting than in the tin-type it was taken from. Mary
Florence’s coffin was taken up the Fraser River by
steamship, and her gravestone is still in place today
at the old St. Mary’s Mission Cemetery.
JEREMIAH FRANCIS (FRANK) HANEY (1877-1924)
Frank was born October 24, 1877 in Port Haney.
He was the first altar boy at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church, and as such he had to learn Latin in order to
understand the ceremonial commands. As a young
man, Frank was close to his family, most especially
his sister Birdie. As close as he was to his family,
most of his married life was spent away from them,
in the interior of BC. Frank worked most of his life
as a CPR dispatcher in Glacier and Revelstoke. He
married Mary Margaret McPhalen in Vancouver
in 1914, and together they moved away from Port
Haney soon afterwards. They had three children:
Ellen Margaret (1917-1986): Daniel Francis (1920-
1986), and Rita Josephine (born 1923). Frank died
in October, 1954 in Revelstoke when he was in his
77th year.
DANIEL THOMAS HANEY (1879-1927)
Daniel and his father put in the first system of
waterworks in Maple Ridge, which Daniel owned
for all of his life. Through his business dealings, it is
clear that he was an easygoing and generous man:
in the 1920s several families in the area were under
a financial strain, and Daniel made sure people still
got their water even if their bills were unpaid, though
this surely put a financial strain on his own family.
In 1911, Daniel married Margaret Elvira (May)
Knox in Vancouver. He met May through his sister
Birdie (see ANNIE BEATRICE). When Daniel and
May arrived home from their wedding, they found
a beautiful coal oil lamp burning in their window.
The lamp was a gift from Anne Haney to welcome
her new daughter-in-law into the family. The hand-
painted lamp is in the Master Bedroom. Daniel died
in 1927. He was on his way to New Westminster
when he had some kind of accident and drowned
in the Fraser River. The circumstances surrounding
his death are not clear, but it is believed that he
fell through a hole in the wharf and drowned. His
funeral was a community affair – flags were lowered,
schools were closed, and his obituary was on the
front page of the local paper. He is buried in the
Maple Ridge cemetery.
ANNIE BEATRICE (BIRDIE) HANEY (1881-1912)
Annie Beatrice, or Birdie as she was known,
seems to have been a intelligent, lively, and quick-
witted woman with a sunny disposition, and she
seems to have been a well-loved young woman
in the community. There is evidence of her many
friendships in the forms of an autograph book and gifts
throughout the house. A hand-painted porcelain dish
(HH 79-118) in the dining room was given to her by
her students at Hatzic Prairie School. Birdie and her
sister Elizabeth were members of the first women’s
basketball team in Maple Ridge, circa 1900 (photos
of the team are in the family albums, and a framed
photo of the team is on the bureau in the upstairs
hallway). She enjoyed playing the piano, and going
to the local dances with her sister Margaret Maude.
Birdie was a teacher, and graduated from teachers’
college in 1901, and taught at Hatzic Prairie School,
in Revelstoke, and perhaps in Port Haney. She never
married. When Birdie taught school in Revelstoke,
she met May Knox and she brought this young
woman home with her for visits. Anne Haney used
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to have to pound on the kitchen ceiling from below
the bedroom to stop the girls from giggling the night
away. They were also reprimanded by Anne Haney
for lifting up their skirts above their ankles to run up
Haney Hill. May eventually married Birdie’s brother
Daniel, who she met at a dance during one of her
visits. May first noticed Birdie’s failing health when it
became difficult for her to even walk up Haney Hill.
Birdie passed away in 1912 from tuberculosis. While
she was ill, a new railing and a tarpaulin covering
was installed on the upper balcony and she stayed
there for the last stages of her illness – open-air
treatment was thought to help cure her tuberculosis.
Birdie’s gravestone can still be seen in the cemetery
at 214th Street and Dewdney Trunk Road.
ELIZABETH MARY (LIZZIE) HANEY (1883-1981)
Elizabeth was a very devout Catholic, as is seen in
her Church and leisure activities. She played the
organ during church services, was a member of the
Women’s Institute from its inception in 1915, was
a member of the Ladies’ Alter Society, and was a
member of the Catholic Women’s League. Elizabeth
married James Hawley in 1917, and when they were
first married, they lived in a house at the corner
of Ontario (224th) Street and North -- where the
Haney Medical Center is today. Later, the two of
them, along with their three children, moved into
Haney House with Elizabeth’s mother, likely to help
Anne take care of the house after Thomas died.
James Hawley was head lineman for BC Electric and
hired Elizabeth’s brother, Daniel, when there was an
emergency that required additional staff. The house
underwent several renovations in the 1920s – such
as the relocation of the staircase, the installation of
electricity (in 1923), and the creation of a plumbed
bathroom – which were likely the result of Elizabeth
and her family moving into the house. Elizabeth lived
in the house until 1979 when she sold the house to
the District of Maple Ridge for $1, and moved into a
nursing home where she passed away in 1981. Many
of the items in the house today belonged to James
and Elizabeth, including the porcelain jardinière in
the hutch in the dining room, which was a wedding
gift to the couple in 1917.
MARGARET MAUDE HANEY (1886-1960)
Maude was the youngest child of Thomas and
Anne Haney. She was born in Port Haney on June
6, 1886, just three days before the death of Mary
Florence. She was a devout Catholic throughout her
life, and enjoyed playing the piano. She married
Alexander Morrison who was 20 years her senior,
when she was 19 years old. The couple had six sons
and one daughter. They first settled on an apple
orchard in Albion, then they purchased 100 acres
in Port Hammond, on the Pitt Meadows boundary
– near where the Twin Rinks Arena is today. There
they raised Jersey cattle and delivered milk to the
surrounding community. Alexander Ovid Morrison
was the son of another local pioneer family – his
father was Alex Morrison, a cooper (barrel maker)
at Fort Langley. Alex ran the dairy farm and
supplemented his income by seine-net salmon
fishing on the Fraser River. Alexander was a fun-
loving man who enjoyed Scottish and Highland
dancing, square dancing, and bicycleracing. He
never learned to drive, and he rode his bicycle until
he was well into his 80s. Alexander’s great ambition
was to live longer than his brother who died at the
age of 102. He did live until 1966, when he died
in his 100th year. Alexander and Maude enjoyed
company, and encouraged people to stay for dinner.
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APPENDIX E: HANEY HOUSE ROOMS
GARDENS
• The gardens outside contain plants that were planted by the Haneys and continue to grow, including
the apple trees, which are over 130 years old. Other plants have been chosen either because they were
mentioned in memoirs about the house and family, or because they were popular in this area at the turn
of the century.
KITCHEN
• This is the least original room in the house – because the family lived here until 1979, new technologies
were continually brought in (more so than anywhere else in the house) -- what is here has largely been
donated, and represents an amalgam of a century of kitchen technology.
• Bullet holes in the ceiling are from when Daniel Haney’s gun fired while he was cleaning it.
• Butter mold made of wood with an oak leaf design in the press, belonged to Anne Haney.
• Phone book of Haney and Hammond from 1944, only four pages long, including advertisements.
• Stove the earliest model put out by General Electric, circa 1927.
• Drying rack was an indoor clothes line.
• Wires appear over ceiling, showing that electricity was put in after the house was built.
• Irons show three phases in technology – sad iron, gas iron, and early electric iron.
LIVING ROOM/PARLOUR
• Large photos over the piano are of Thomas and Anne, and were taken in 1910.
• Mantel clock of black marble with lapis lazuli inlay was made circa 1820. It was purchased by the
family in 1935 from Charles Skelly, the owner of a ladies and men’s apparel shop which was across from
Haney House. It is French made and would chime on the hour and the half-hour if it worked.
• Upright grand piano arrived via steamship circa 1900 from New Westminster.
• Violin was played by Elizabeth Mary Hawley’s son, James. It was restored for the house by a member of
the Haney Old Time Fiddlers who played it for visitors when the house opened as a museum in 1980.
• Tiny love-seat was a child’s bed at one time, but was altered to create the child’s love-seat.
• Oval photograph is of Thomas’ mother, Bridget. She was widowed in 1849 with 7 children, with Thomas
as the eldest at age 8. Little is known about her or how she raised her family.
• Wood paneling is of cottonwood, and was imported from Washington state. Today cottonwood is only
used for pulp and paper. It is believed that it was added to the house after 1911.
• Portrait of Mary Florence Haney who died of diphtheria at age 11 in 1886 (see biography of Mary
Florence Haney for more details).
• Wicker armchairs were purchased in Haney circa 1917 by Elizabeth and James.
• Two spiral legged tables (barley twist legs) were purchased in 1917 by Elizabeth and James.
• Bookcase was made for the Haneys by a local craftsman circa 1930 – note its excellent construction -
the shelves have not bowed at all.
• Candle holders and snuffer on the piano are from 1958.
• Smoking table was purchased circa 1927.
• Plaster figure on top of the bookshelf was made in 1933 and was a favorite of the Hawley children.
• Cannonball under the table was found by James Hawley in 1917 on the north bank of the Fraser River
while he was a BC Electric employee digging a hole for a power pole.
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DINING ROOM
• “House Blessing” in the doorway to the kitchen was a wedding gift to James and Elizabeth Hawley in
1917.
• Divided plate on side desk was a gift to Birdie from her students at Hatzic Prairie School.
• Porcelain hand-painted jardinière on the hutch was a wedding gift to Elizabeth Mary Haney and James
Hawley in 1917.
• Crystal pitcher on the buffet was a wedding gift to Elizabeth and James.
• Hutch is from 1870s and is Irish in style.
• Dining suite is from 1918, and may be one of the additions brought by the Hawley family. It came from
Berlin, Ontario.
• Staircase was once the divider between the living room and dining room (you can see the spot upstairs
– the flooring is different), and the present staircase did not exist.
• Another upstairs bedroom likely existed where the current staircase is located.
• Floorboards were put in in the 1920s, and they are machine-planed. They are quite different from the
hand-planed boards upstairs.
• The embroidery work inside the frame was done by Elizabeth Mary Haney for her wedding in 1917.
• Carved wooden chair with Queen Anne style legs from circa 1900.
UPSTAIRS HALLWAY
• Paintings by Mrs. Hadgkiss were purchased by Elizabeth Mary Hawley (nee Haney) and Mary Isaac (née
Hawley). The “Moss Rose” grows outside, and it is over 100 years old -- the painting was a birthday gift
to Mary Isaac.
• Basketry was sold to Anne Haney by Coast Salish women who sold them door-to-door. Some of the
shapes and motifs suggest they were made with European tastes in mind, such as the tray which features
a Christian symbol which was copied from early sailing vessels.
• Desk bell and clock on the bureau belonged to Birdie.
• Sewing machine is from the turn of the century, and was restored in 1982 by the inmates at the Alouette
River Correctional Center.
• St. Patrick banishing the snakes from Ireland picture. The Catholic Church was named for St. Patrick, the
patron saint of the Haneys.
• Map of the town-site that was laid out by Thomas Haney, was drawn up in 1907.
• Small jewel chest (facing the stairs on the table) was won by Daniel Callaghan Jr. in a punch board at
Haney Pool Hall. He gave it to his great-niece, Mary Hawley.
• The painting of lower Port Haney / River Road is from a 1930 photo.
• The painting of Ontario Street was painted for the Celebration of a Century in 1974.
• The boy is Dr. Hugh Morse as a child.
BATHROOM
• Was once a bedroom, but became a bathroom when electricity and plumbing were installed in 1923.
• Plumbing fixtures were bought locally at MacKenzie’s hardware.
• Pitcher and basin set belonged to Thomas Haney, and are very old, and may have been brought from
Nova Scotia.
• Vaporizer: people would place water and medication on top of the instrument, then light the lamp
beneath it to create medicated vapor, which the patient breathed in for treatments to diseases such as
diphtheria, tuberculosis, and asthma -- from 1918.
• Chair came from the first Haney Hotel on River Road.
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MASTER BEDROOM
• Ceiling is original to the house -- it has been covered up elsewhere due to its poor condition.
• Coal oil lamp was a gift to Daniel Thomas Haney and his new wife, May, in 1911 on the occasion of their
wedding from Anne Haney. Anne left the lamp burning in the window to greet them when they returned
from the wedding as a way to welcome May to the family.
• Cedar chest was purchased in Vancouver in 1928.
• Warming closet would have been used to warm clothing before donning them, in an era when there was
no central heating.
• Decorative hat pin is made of bronze, and belonged to Elizabeth Hawley.
• French ivory vanity set belonged to Anne Haney.
• Quilt was made by Anne Haney.
• Balcony was enclosed as an open-air room in an attempt to cure Birdie Haney’s tuberculosis, and she
stayed in that area while she was dying -- she could see down into the heart of Port Haney (where the Billy
Miner Pub is now) and watch what was happening.
• Crimping iron was warmed over a stove or a hurricane lamp instead of being plugged in.
GIRLS ROOM
• This room was last lived in by Mary Hawley (Isaac), and is often referred to as “Mary’s Room”.
• Doll was a gift to Mary Hawley (Isaac) in 1927.
• Dresser may have been purchased in 1917.
• “Sunbonnet Sue” quilt is handmade, and was a gift to Mary Hawley (Isaac) in 1930.
• Statue of St. Anne belonged to Anne Haney.
• Brush and mirror vanity set was a gift to Mary Hawley (Isaac) in 1945.
PRIEST’S ROOM
• This room was actually the boy’s room, but it was used by visiting priests when they came to stay to say
Mass before the church was built.
• Bed was purchased by James and Elizabeth Hawley in 1917, the year they were married.
• Dark wood dresser and washstand were purchased by Thomas Haney in 1917.
• Crucifix is from the first Catholic Church on River Road (St. Patrick’s), and was originally donated to the
Church by Thomas Haney. It is believed to be over 100 years old.
• Wooden rosary beads were given to Anne Haney by a local soldier of WWI who had found them overseas
in a church that had been bombed.
• Wooden trunk was brought across the continent from Ontario by Anne Haney when she came to Port
Haney between 1876-78; she want by train to San Francisco, up the coast to New Westminster by ship, and
from there to Port Haney on one of Captain William Irving’s ships.
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APPENDIX F: RESEARCH SUMMARY
MAPLE RIDGE MUSEUM & COMMUNITY ARCHIVES
The collection includes numerous newspaper articles and archival images, as well as notes relating to the
1979-80 rehabilitation and the subsequent history of Haney House. Citations for this material are noted as
“MRM&CA.”
PUBLISHED SOURCES
• Codd, Lisa S. Restoring the Restorers: The Preservation of Thomas Haney House. Simon Fraser University,
MA Thesis, April 2000.
• Laing, F.W. Farm Settlers on the Mainland of British Columbia 1858-1871. Compiled 1939.
• Canadian Federation of University Women. Maple Ridge: A History of Settlement. Maple Ridge: 1972.
PROVINCIAL DIRECTORIES:
Guide to The Province of BC 1877-78
• Haney not listed
British Columbia Directory 1882-83, page 254
• Haney, Thomas, farmer, Port Haney
British Columbia Directory 1884-85, page 186
• Haney, Thos, farmer, P.H.
Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory 1889, page 345
• Port Haney: Haney, Thos., brick mfr
Williams British Columbia Directory 1891, page 92
• Port Haney: Haney, Thos, fmr and brick maker
Williams Official BC Directory 1891, page 157
• Port Haney: Haney, Thos, fmr and brick maker
Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory 1898, page 339
• Port Haney: Haney, Thos, farmer
Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory 1901, page 223
• Port Haney: Haney, Thos., farmer
Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory 1905, page 187
• Port Haney: Haney, Thos., farmer
Henderson’s BC Gazetteer and Directory 1910, page 561
• Port Haney: Haney Daniel farmer
• Port Haney: Haney Thos farmer
Wrigley’s BC Directory 1918, page 363
• Port Haney: Haney D poultry-farming
• Port Haney: Haney Thomas livery
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MAPLE RIDGE PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS
1877: (Tax Assessment Roll)
• Lot 178, 160 acres, value $160.00; Owner: Thomas Haney; 3 acres improved, value: $45.00; no
livestock; total: $205.00.
1878: (Tax Assessment Roll)
• SW ¼ Section 21; Owner: Thomas Haney; 160 acres, value $160.00; unimproved.
1879: (Tax Assessment Roll)
• Lot 398, 140 acres; Owner: Thomas Haney; Improvements: $25.00; 2 cattle; Personal property: $30.00;
Total value: $586.
1880: Missing
1881: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll June 4th, 1881)
• 140 acres; Lot 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; 3 Horned Cattle, value $45.00; Land Assessment: $300;
Improved Assessment: $500.
• 160 acres; SE ¼ Section 21; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $500
1882: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll 1882)
• 140 acres; Lot 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; 5 Horned Cattle, value $110.00; Land Assessment: $730;
Improved Assessment: $270.
• 160 acres; SE ¼ Section 21; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $320; Improved Assessment:
$90.
1883: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll April 1883)
• 138 acres; Lot 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; 2 Horned Cattle, value $30.00; Land Assessment: $575;
Improved Assessment: $150.
• 160 acres; SE ¼ Section 21; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $624; Improved Assessment:
$40.
1884: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll March 1884)
• 138 acres; Lot 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; 1 Horned Cattle, value $12.00; 1 Hog, value $4.00; Land
Assessment: $738; Improved Assessment: $150.
• 160 acres; SE ¼ Section 21; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $790; Improved Assessment:
$20.
1885: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll March 1885)
• 138 acres; Lot 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $996.
• 160 acres; SE ¼ Section 21; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $830.
1886: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll Revised May 1, 1886)
• #86: 138 acres; Lot 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $1,000.
• #87: 160 acres; SE ¼ Section 21; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $800.
1887: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll Revised June 4, 1887)
• 138 acres; Lot 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $800.
• 135 acres; SE ¼ Section 21; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $700.
1888: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll Revised May 5, 1888)
• 138 acres; Lot 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $750; Alterations at Court of Revision:
$700.
• 135 acres; E ½ of SE ¼ Section 21; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $600; Alterations at
Court of Revision: $300.
• W ½ of SE ¼ Section 21; Owner: Thomas Haney; Alterations at Court of Revision: $300.
• Town Lot, Lot 2 Block 2; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Alterations at Court of Revision: $50.
1889: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll March 30, 1889)
• 110 acres; Lot 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $1,000; Improved Assessment: $200;
Arrears: $1,200, “Charged to Mrs. Baillie and I.D. Ferguson”.
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• 135 acres (crossed out) 1 ½ (written in); E ½ of SE ¼ Section 21 (crossed out) Pl 398 (written in); Owner:
Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $800 (crossed out) $75 (written in); Arrears: $800 (crossed out)
$75 (written in).
1890: (Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Assessment Roll 1890)
• 110 acres; Pl 398; Owner: Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $1,000.
• 1 ½ acres; Pl 398; Owner: Mrs. Thomas Haney; Land Assessment: $100; Improved Assessment: $300.
1899: (Assessment Roll 1899)
• Ward 4; Pt Lot 398; Township 12; Owner: Thomas Haney; Improved 35 acres; Unimproved 70 acres;
Total 105 acres; Improvements: $3,000; Land: $1,575.
1900: (Assessment Roll 1900)
• Ward 4; Pt Lot 398; Township 12; Owner: Thomas Haney; Improved 35 acres; Unimproved 70 acres;
Total 105 acres; Improvements: $3,000; Land: $1,575.
1901: (Assessment Roll 1901)
• Ward 4; Pt Lot 398; Township 12; Owner: Thomas Haney; Improved 35 acres; Unimproved 70 acres;
Total 105 acres; Improvements: $3,000; Land: $1,575.
1902: (Assessment Roll 1902)
• Ward 4; Pt Lot 398; Township 12; Owner: Thomas Haney; Improved 35 acres; Unimproved 70 acres;
Total 105 acres; Improvements: $2,500; Land: $1,575.
1903: (Assessment Roll 1903)
• That part not sold of Lot 398; Township 12; Owner: Thomas Haney; Improved 35 acres; Unimproved 70
acres; Total 105 acres; Improvements: $2,500; Land: $1,575.
1904: (Assessment Roll 1904)
• Part of Lot 398; Township 12; Owner: Thomas Haney; Improved 35 acres; Unimproved 70 acres; Total
105 acres; Improvements: $2,500; Land: $1,575.
1905: (Assessment Roll 1905)
• Part of Lot 398; Township 12; Owner: Thomas Haney; Improved 35 acres; Unimproved 70 acres; Total
105 acres; Improvements: $2,500; Land: $1,575.
BRITISH COLUMBIA VITAL EVENTS
• Name: WICKWIRE, JAMES; Gender: Male; Age: 52; Date: November 22, 1872; Event Place: New
Westminster District; Registration Number: 1872-09-074799; Event Type: Death.
• Name: HOWISON, WILLIAM JUSTUS; Gender: Male; Age: 78; Date: April 11, 1890; Event Place: New
Westminster; Registration Number: 1890-09-077421; Event Type: Death.
• Name: CLARKSON, WILLIAM; Gender: Male; Age: 73; Date: December 3, 1893; Event Place: New
Westminster District; Registration Number: 1893-09-078700; Event Type: Death.
• Name: HANEY, MARGARET MAUD; Gender: Female; Date: September 5, 1886; Event Place: Vancouver;
Father Name: THOMAS; Mother Name: ANNIE CALLAGHAN; Event Type: Baptism.
• Groom Name: HANEY, DANIEL THOMAS; Bride Name: KNOX, MARGARET ELLEN; Date: December
28, 1911; Event Place: Vancouver; Registration Number: 1911-09-064535; Event Type: Marriage.
• Name: HANEY, ANNIE CALLAGHAN; Gender: Female; Age: 29; Date: September 18, 1912; Event
Place: Port Haney; Registration Number: 1912-09-087139; Event Type: Death.
• Name: HANEY, THOMAS; Gender: Male; Age: 74; Date: February 27, 1916; Event Place: Haney;
Registration Number: 1916-09-093084; Event Type: Death.
• Name: HANEY, DANIEL THOMAS; Gender: Male; Age: 44; Date: October 12, 1927; Event Place: New
Westminster; Registration Number: 1927-09-387271; Event Type: Death.
• Name: HANEY, ANNIE CALLAGHAN; Gender: Female; Age: 84; Date: March 8, 1931; Event Place: Port
Haney; Registration Number: 1931-09-459649; Event Type: Death.
• Name: HANEY, THOMAS ALLEN; Gender: Male; Age: 70; Date: January 28, 1964; Event Place: Port
Coquitlam; Registration Number: 1964-09-002310; Event Type: Death.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA ARCHIVES
• BCA GR-1548: British Columbia Heritage Conservation Branch, Heritage Restoration Project Files, Box
15, File 6: “Haney House - Maple Ridge: Original File #24-D1-03].
• BCA GR-0112: Crown Grant Pre-Emption Records: Volume 94 File 4: Pre-Emption Request No. 204:
Fraser River British Columbia, October 15, 1860: “I the undersigned do wish to pre-empt one hundred
and sixty acres of land below Fort Langley on Fraser River below the Saw-Mill on the west side of Wild
lot on said river. (sigd.) J. Wickwire” Registered this 15th day of October A.D. 1860 (sigd.) Warren K.
Spalding, J.P.” “I acknowledge to have received Land of the value of $217.00 of Certificate of Claim No.
14 viz. 34 acres situated on the north of Fraser River below Derby and to the west of John Nike’s land.
(sigd.) J. Wickwire (witness) Warren K. Spalding, J.P. etc.” “Executed in District Register as Lot 249 Gp.
1; see L.I. 266/78 and 267/78”
• BCA GR-0112: Crown Grant Pre-Emption Records: Volume 921 File 6: Pre-Emption Claim No. 204,
October 16, 1860: John Wickwire (Lot 249): Land below Fort Langley on Fraser River below the Saw
Mill on the west side of Nike lot on said river.
• BCA GR-3097: Crown land grants. Includes land grant registration forms and related documents. Each
volume covers registrations for the whole of the province, with grants arranged in registration number
order. All registrations are alphabetically indexed in GR-3096.
British Columbia Archives GR-0112: Crown Grant Pre-Emption
Records: Volume 94 File 4: Pre-Emption Request No. 204
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PRE-EMPTION CROWN GRANT
DL 247 Pre-Emption Request No. 193: John Howison,
October 15, 1860; 160 acres situated below Fort
Langley, below the sawmill, east of Nike’s lot.
Crown Grant No. 2687: 318 Acres
(Lots 245 & 247)
William Justus Howison; January 16,
1884
DL 248 Pre-Emption Request No. 296: John G. Nike,
October 7, 1861; Bounded on the east by Howison’s
claim and on the west by a creek on the north of the
Fraser River.
Crown Grant No. 1969: 165 Acres
William Nelson; January 14, 1879
[DL 248]
DL 249 Pre-Emption Request No. 204: John Wickwire,
October 15, 1860; 160 acres.
Crown Grant No. 2059: 174 Acres
Henry Dawson; April 25, 1879
DL 397 Pre-Emption Request No. 101: Tee, February 23,
1860. 160 acres. “Situated between the land of the
saw-mill and claim 100 on the north bank of the
Fraser River, said claim to have a frontage of 33
chains by 49 back.”
Pre-Emption Request No. 503: James Wickwire,
October 6, 1863. 160 acres. “Situated on the north
bank of the Fraser River between the mill lot and
D.H. Griffiths.”
Certificate of improvement: Clarkson
& Howison, Executors of Estate.
January 7, 1875.
Crown Grant No. 2143; 160 Acres
William Clarkson and William Justus
Howison; November 7, 1879
DL 398 Pre-Emption Request No. 156: J. (James) Wickwire,
May 3, 1860. 160 acres. “About ¼ mile on the
opposite side of the River from the town of Derby,
occupied by Messrs. Land and Griffiths as a sawmill
site, mill supposed to be in centre of said lot.”
May 21, 1862: Statement of sale for $500 by D.
Griffiths for his holdings and improvements on the
pre-empted land to James Wickwire.
Survey Receipt $10, December 17,
1878, to Howison & Clarkson, Ex. of
Estate of James Wickwire; $145.00
Certificate of purchase, Lot 398,
Howison & Clarkson, March 25,
1879.
Crown Grant No. 2079; 145 Acres;
William Justus Howison and William
Clarkson; June 6, 1879.
Conveyance to Thomas Haney
August 8, 1879.
&DONALD LUXTON
ASSOCIATES
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BRITISH COLUMBIA CROWN LAND REGISTRY
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NEWSPAPER REFERENCES
• The Gazette, September 10, 1980. Haney House Opens in Saturday Rains.
• The News, September 10, 1980, page 3. Function Means Haney House Official Part of Heritage.
• The Gazette, July 28, 1982. Another Honor for Home Haney Built.
• The News, July 28, 1982, page 3A. What Would Tom Say?
• The News Guide, Summer 1983, pages 27-8. History Preserved at Haney House.
• The Maple Ridge News, March 9, 1988, page 8. Nailing Down Cash.
• The Maple Ridge News, April 6, 1988, page A-16. ‘Renovated’ Haney House Worth a Visit.
• The Maple Ridge News, October 9, 1991. Haney House has Fresh Look.
• The Maple Ridge News, July 8, 1992, page 14. Restoration Brings Painting Back to Life.
• The Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows News, December 16, 1992, page A-24. Christmas Comes to Haney
House.
• The Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows News, June 30, 1993, page 19. Haney House the place to be when
Celebrating Canada Day.
• The Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows News, July 13, 1994. New Haney House Resident Takes Over a Busy
Position.
• Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows News, May 29, 1996, page 18. Curator’ Skills Brought to Haney.
• Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows News, October 22, 1997, page 23. Haney House has the Best Costumes.
• Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows News, December 17, 1997, page 8. Home becomes Museum.
• Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows News, October 25, 2000, page 7. Record is Set Straight at Last.
• Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Times, January 17, 2001. Haney Myths and Mysteries.
• The News, October 24, 2006, page 20. Forrest well qualified for Haney House Post.
• Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Times, November 14, 2006, page 24. Simple Steps Help Take Care of
History.
• The News, May 7, 2008, page 16. Tea with Mom at Haney House.
• The News, July 15, 2009, page 28. Weekends Time for Heritage Tea at Haney House.
• Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Times, May 30, 2008, page A07. Ridge Heritage Sites need Porch and
Roof.
Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission
Draft Heritage Marker Inventory Database Procedures
18 December 2015
Purpose
The Heritage Marker Inventory database allows tracking of the establishment and maintenance of markers, plaques
and signage in Maple Ridge.The database is a framework for all stakeholders involved with the creation,
installation, maintenance and appreciation of plaques and markers in Maple Ridge.The database supports access
to an important community asset.
Content
The database is a tool that clarifies ownership,and facilitates the definition of maintenance responsibility.Types of
markers in the database are varied, including:plaques, information panels, benches, mosaics, control box wraps,
murals and sculptures.Features include photographs and the history of markers, their locations,and their support
for the telling of the Maple Ridge Story.
Review
The Community Heritage Commission will review the database functions and uses annually in February.
Database Management Procedures
Access:
The City of Maple Ridge Committee Clerk has sole editing access to the Heritage Marker Inventory database,and
is responsible for making changes to the marker records and generating reports.
The CHC Staff Liaison will have view only access to the database for inquiry and report printing.
Note:Managing the database falls outside the job description of the Committee Clerk.and updating and reports will
be done as time permits within the existing schedule for the position.
Maintenance:
Requests for record updates will be submitted to the Committee Clerk. The Committee Clerk will receive
recommendations for data input and deletions. Changes will be scheduled to be completed quarterly in March,
June, September and December of each year.
Submissions may be filed on forms available in print or PDF for use by the Community Heritage Commission,City
staff and the community.The fillable PDF forms will be available on the CHC ______________page at
mapleridge.ca
The Committee Clerk will create and file a PDF report of the plaque record each time a record is changed.
Reports:
Marker records will be provided upon request to members of the Community Heritage Commission,City staff, and
the community.
Requests from the public,for uses other than personal interest, will be submitted by the Committee Clerk to the
Community Heritage Commission for consideration.
The public is invited to develop uses for the data (eg.walking tour, publication, etc.).If the data is to be applied for
commercial purposes, the Community Heritage Commission reserves the right to levy a royalty, payable to the
Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission.