Mud Bay School
4382 King George Highway, Surrey, Colombie-Britannique, V3S, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1998/11/02
Autre nom(s)
Mud Bay School
Mud Bay School House
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1883/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2009/02/26
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Mud Bay School is a one-storey wood-frame building with a rectangular plan and hipped roof located in the Mud Bay neighbourhood, adjacent to the King George Highway, between the Nicomekl and Serpentine Rivers. The building, originally a one-room school, is now a residence.
Valeur patrimoniale
Mud Bay School is valued as the second oldest extant school in Surrey, and as an indication of the important role of education in Surrey’s early settlement. Built in 1883 by John Murchison on land donated by early residents John and Margaret Chantrell, the school was strategically located close to the Semiahmoo Trail, halfway between the settlements of Woodward Hill to the north and Elgin and Crescent Beach to the south. With shifting demographics in the area, and more settlement to the south, Mud Bay School was closed permanently in 1920.
The building is further valued for its changes in function and use through time. Initially built as a school at the centre of the community, the building had an important multi-functional role in the Mud Bay area. For example, it also served as a church until Elgin United Church was built across the road in 1887. The building also functioned as a manual training centre from 1929-1931, after which it became a private residence. Mud Bay School remains in its original location.
Mud Bay School is also valued as an example of the standardized design for schools during this period, as reflected in the symmetrical rectangular plan with hipped roof and banks of fenestration. Although the building has been drastically modified from its original design, the basic form, scale and massing have been retained.
Source: City of Surrey Planning Department
Éléments caractéristiques
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Mud Bay School include its:
- location on its original lot, situated east of and facing King George Highway in Mud Bay
- siting on flat agricultural land close to the Nikomekl and Serpentine Rivers
- vernacular institutional form, such as regular rectangular plan, hipped roof and fenestration
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (C.-B.)
Loi habilitante
Local Government Act, art.954
Type de reconnaissance
Répertoire du patrimoine communautaire
Date de reconnaissance
1998/11/02
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- L'éducation et le bien-être de la société
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
- Éducation
- Établissement de formation spécialisée ou centre de formation
- Éducation
- École à classe unique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
John Murchison
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
City of Surrey Planning Department
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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
DgRq-79
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o