The New Westminster Heritage Homes Tour — the country’s longest-running event of its kind and the inspiration for other Metro Vancouver home tours — is once again opening the door on history.…
It was 40 years ago that a group of concerned Royal City residents got together to hatch a plan: How to save the beautiful heritage homes of New Westminster that were increasingly falling to the wrecking ball.
So why not show the public, and politicians, what the town was losing, by giving public tours of the most venerable and stately historical gems? This year, 11 homes and their owners will welcome visitors on May 26, and the lineup includes classic Edwardians, story-book Queen Annes, a shingle-style cottage, industrial-style lofts and mid-century moderns. Two city landmarks — the 1865 Irving House and the 1902 Holy Trinity Cathedral — are also on the tour.
The Ballet House, and its resurrection, is just one example of how awareness and education around heritage and its civic value have changed attitudes about vintage homes in New Westminster.
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