The City of Burnaby has now officially recognized Patterson House as a heritage home.
Helen Lee, the City of Burnaby’s heritage planner, presented a plaque for the historic Edwardian Burnaby home on Thursday, Dec. 10.
"Patterson House is unique. It is the only home in Edmonds to receive Burnaby's heritage distinction plaque this year," said Lee.
The Patterson home is 105 years old and belonged to early pioneers Dugald and Frances Patterson. The two first settled on a plot of land that’s now part of Central Park. Patterson SkyTrain station is named after the family.
Patterson House is at 7016 18th Ave., in the Edmonds area. Current home owners David Myles and Luci Baja bought the home in the 1980s after it was used as a guest house during Expo 86.
The Pattersons’ great-grandson, Raymond Reitsma, was also at the plaque installation Thursday.
Correction: The earlier version of this post stated the couple bought the home during the '80s to use as a guest house during Expo 86, but they actually bought it after Expo 86. Apologies for the error!
