Deer Lake History - Baldwin House Traditional Cache
Deer Lake History - Baldwin House
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This is a very unusual modernistic styled home, completely different from any other home in the Deer Lake area.
The Deer Lake History caches will take you on a tour of Burnaby’s most unique heritage area. The area between Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake was the first settlement in Burnaby in 1861 along the Douglas Road stagecoach road to New Westminster. In 1956 the City Hall was relocated to the area because it was the geographical centre of the city (finally ending the north/south debate). Since that time there has been an active process to acquire the lake and adjacent lands for the enjoyment of the community. All the properties in the tour are owned by the City of Burnaby. Some have public use, some are leased to organizations, one is a private residence. There is fascinating history behind some of these buildings. A City of Burnaby walking tour brochure can be found HERE.
Some of the caches can be drive up and each can be found on their own, but to catch the true flavour of the Deer Lake area, I would suggest parking at Deer Lake Beach and doing the caches in the the following order, taking the roadway on the way out and returning to your car along the lakeshore trail:
Baldwin House
Eagle's Estate
Avalon
Altnadene
Fairacres
Deerholme
You may also wish to take some time to visit the Burnaby Village Museum which you will encounter on your way built on the Elworth grounds – another heritage property. It has a number of important historical buildings moved to the site as well as replica buildings of the1920's setting. It also houses two restoration projects spearheaded and completed by volunteers - the 1912 era 1223 Interurban tram car, and the beautiful 1912 C W Parker carousel formerly located at Playland at the PNE. The museum has free admission for 2012 while carousel rides are available for $2.30. The facility is open Victoria Day to Labour Day, then over the Christmas season.
About this Cache:
Deer Lake from the house, 1966
Baldwin House from Deer Lake
The Baldwin House is the last piece of lakefront property acquired by the City of Burnaby in 2009. Dr. William and Ruth Baldwin purchased this site in 1959 and lived in a small cottage on the hill above. In 1964 they decided to build a modern home on the lakeshore. They gave their good friend Arthur Erickson (who had recently completed the design of SFU) free reign over the project. The house is built with rough cedar, glass and concrete blending into the surrounding landscape and is almost transparent. It demonstrates Erickson’s vision of “site, light, and cadence”. It is important as it remains in its original condition down to the custom built in furniture. The house is leased to The Land Conservancy as a guest house that may be rented for overnight stays and small gatherings. For more information about the house click HERE
NOTE: This is considered private property, you may only view the home from the road or via paddling by on the lake (or by renting it for a geocaching event).
The cache is located on the road almost directly across from the house. It can be a very high muggle area so the micro cache is hidden to be quickly found and returned.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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