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Page 8 West Vancouver Historical Society September 2001 MUSEUM & DISTRICT PAGE West Vancouver jl^ QP The Museum:A Time of Change Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes.....Andrew Hildred, Education Assistant, who along with Susan S! Sirovyak develop and deliver school programs, has left to pursue a masters degree in history at Museum&Archives Simon Eraser University. Replacing Andrew is Greg Robinson. Greg has been working as a museum educator for a number of years and assisted the WVMA last year with the Reflections of Place program which drew a record number of students to the museum. Darrin Martens, the Assistant Curator, is also leaving for a position in Capilano College working in the community relations department and will be starting at the college in September. Andrew and Darrin have enjoyed their time with the WVMA and working with the Historical Society and community members on a variety of projects and we wish them the best of luck. The last few months have also seen a great deal of changes to the Gertrude Lawson house and grounds - re-pointing and new landscaping have greatly enhanced the building and the grounds. The completion of the project is slated for the fall of 2001. Last chance to see Point Atkinson Lighthouse - this popular exhibition has been extended until September 15. 2001. Opening on September 29 from 2-4 p.m. will be tlie West Vancouver Legion: Celebrating 75 Years, lliis exliibi-tion will celebrate the Legion's contribution to West Vancouver as well as honour those veterans who have served in the Great Wars. This exhibition will run until December 15, 2001. January 2002 will see the opening ot Toys: 1900-1950. Toys chronicle the history and development of children's toys during the early part of the last century. As tool of play, toys have become part of the fabric of many Canadian homes and can serve as a measurement of the evolution of a society. Erom playing cards to jacks to video games, these objects have come to signify the changes in the Canadian family and tlie way in which youth play themselves and interact with one another. The WVMA would like to include personal collections of toys from West Vancouver residents tliat date back to this period. If any Historical Society members would like to participate please call the musuem at 604.925.7295. The staff at the museum would like to thank the Historical Society for their support and look forward to working together with members on projects over the next year. (Ed. Note: I shall personally miss both Andrew and Darrin very much. They have always been most helpful in supplying information, meeting deadlines and generally helping with finding photographs and information for the newsletter issues. Good luck to you both in your future endeavours.) Hewitt House, Radcliffe Avenue This is the first in Joel Lawson's series of West Vancouver's Heritage Houses This charming residence was the first home of George and Lucinda Hewitt, and is listed as a Primary Ohghest level) heritage resource in the West Vancouver Heritage Inventory. George Hewitt's family business, the George H. Hewitt Co. Ltd., Rubber Stamps, is still in businsss. The house was constructed in 1923, and was one of the first permanent residences built in the West Bay area. It is a good example of the Craftsman style of architecture and is in very good, original condition other than a more recent Colonial style entry on the east side. Traditional landscaping features on the property include an arbour gate at the entry with climbing roses; a rubble stone wall along the front of the lot, clematis vines, and fruit trees.The property consists of two legal lots. Municipal Council recently approved an application to move the house onto one of the properties. The second lot would be sold for a new dwelling, but the heritage house and the rubble wall would be retained in close to the original location. For further information on this house or other heritage properties in West Vancouver, please contact the West Vancouver Planning Deparunent at 604.925.7236. PHOTO: W.V Planning Dept. The Hewitt House