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CA RRU 025-002-1-1-97 · Item · 1913-1937
Part of K. McCann

The upper Japanese garden at Hatley Park was designed by Japanese landscape architect Isaburo Kashida. The garden was installed in 1909 and developed by Tadashi Noda from 1913-1927.

Interior, Hatley Park
CA RRU 025-002-1-1-100 · Item · 1913-1937
Part of K. McCann

Hatley Castle was designed by renowned British Columbia architect Samuel Maclure for James Dunsmuir. Using only the finest materials, builders, stonemasons and detail carpenters only took 18 months to construct the building from 1908 until 1910.
This image of a room inside Hatley Castle is likely the bedroom suite on the third floor of the central tower. Initially intended for James Dunsmuir Jr., this large suite was inhabited by Elinor Dunsmuir in the 1930s.

CA RRU 025-002-1-1-102 · Item · 1913-1937
Part of K. McCann

The Italian garden and croquet lawn to the west of the castle was added as part of extensive development of the Hatley Park estate by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall from 1912-1914. The lawn is laid out for croquet.

CA RRU 025-002-1-1-123 · Item · 1913-1937
Part of K. McCann

The Italian garden to the west of the castle was added as part of extensive development of the Hatley Park estate by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall from 1912-1914.

Italian garden from south
CA RRU 025-002-1-1-127 · Item · 1913-1937
Part of K. McCann

The Italian garden to the west of the castle was added as part of extensive development of the Hatley Park estate by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall from 1912-1914.

CA RRU 025-002-1-1-131 · Item · 1913-1937
Part of K. McCann

The rose garden to the west of the Japanese garden was added as part of extensive development of the estate by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall from 1912-1914. The original plans show a small pond or reservoir in the centre of the garden but this was replaced with a sundial.

Rose garden, Hatley Park
CA RRU 025-002-1-1-147 · Item · 1913-1937
Part of K. McCann

The rose garden to the west of the Japanese garden was added as part of extensive development of the estate by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall from 1912-1914. The original plans show a small pond or reservoir in the centre of the garden but this was replaced with a sundial.

CA RRU 025-002-1-1-152 · Item · 1913-1937
Part of K. McCann

The Neptune Steps and Fountain Court to the north of the castle were added as part of extensive development of the Hatley Park estate by Boston based landscape architects, Brett and Hall from 1912-1914.

Okanagan orchard or vineyard
CA RRU 025-002-1-1-172 · Item · 1905-1909
Part of K. McCann

Dunsmuir daughter, Sarah Byrd (Byrdie), and her husband Guy Audain bought some property on the shore of Okanagan Lake. At the time it was known as Short's Point and Guy Audain intended to establish an orchard there with the name Byrd's Island. Their plans changed and the property was sold to James Dunwaters in 1909. It later became known as Fintry.

Okanagan orchard or vineyard
CA RRU 025-002-1-1-174 · Item · 1905-1909
Part of K. McCann

Dunsmuir daughter, Sarah Byrd (Byrdie), and her husband Guy Audain bought some property on the shore of Okanagan Lake. At the time it was known as Short's Point and Guy Audain intended to establish an orchard there with the name Byrd's Island. Their plans changed and the property was sold to James Dunwaters in 1909. It later became known as Fintry.