Fire insurance--British Columbia--Maps

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BC Archives fire insurance plan collection

  • PR-2268
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  • 1885-1970

The BC Archives fire insurance plan collection consists of plans of British Columbia communities acquired from various sources over the years. The plans have been arranged alphabetically by community by Archives staff. While most of the plans are large format, coloured sheets, there are also black and white photographic negatives (with diazo fiche copies for reference) and 35 mm colour slides for many of them. The photographic negatives and colour slides are not necessarily duplicates of the printed sheets in the BC Archives collection. A detailed list, arranged by community, gives details for holdings in each format. Fire insurance plans were published by various companies including the Sanborn company, the Charles E. Goad company, the Underwriters' Survey Bureau Limited, the Canadian Underwriters' Association and the British Columbia Underwriters Association. Fire Insurance plans and atlases are large-scale (high resolution) urban maps which grew out of the need of fire insurance underwriters to understand the physical characteristics of a structure to be insured. These maps show with detail colour drawings and symbols, the character of the outside and inside construction of buildings, passages, probable fire cut-offs, fire walls, openings in walls, height and occupancy or use of individual buildings or groups of buildings. Street widths, street addresses, property lines, water pipes or mains, fire hydrants and fire alarm boxes are also located on the maps. Although fire insurance plans stopped being produced in the 1970's and have long outlived their primary function, they continue to act as important source material.

Fire insurance slides

Series consists of 35 mm colour slide images of fire insurance plans of various municipalities in British Columbia from 1885 to 1968. Many, though not all, are duplicates of hard copy plans held by B.C. Archives. The slides were produced by B.C. Archives to provide researchers with an easier to use alternative to the large format, often fragile, hard copy plans. Records are arranged alphabetically by name of the area covered, divided by date and publisher.

Insurance plan No. 14 : Hedley

Item consists of one bound album measuring 55 x 37 cm. It contains four fire insurance plans for the former mining town of Hedley, BC, "situated on the Great Northern Railway, 250 m. east of Vancouver". Maps were surveyed by the British Columbia Fire Underwriters' Association in June 1937. Two paper labels adhered to the inside front cover include a "Key of signs" dated January 1940 and note "Plan no. 14" and that the plan was loaned to "Jack Dyck Agencies" in 1946. Sheet 1 provides brief fire protection details and two key (location) plans. It notes the Kelowna Exploration Co. Ltd. and depicts a variety of mining buildings, Hedley Creek, tramway lines, and topographical details. Sheets 2-4 provide larger-scale plans which include street names and depict mining and domestic buildings.

Fire Insurance plans and atlases are large-scale (high resolution) urban maps which grew out of the need of fire insurance underwriters to understand the physical characteristics of a structure to be insured. These maps show, with detailed colour drawings and symbols, the character of the construction of buildings, passages, probable fire cut-offs, fire walls, openings in walls, height and occupancy or use of individual buildings or groups of buildings. Street widths, street addresses, property lines, water pipes or mains, and fire hydrants are also typically located on the maps. Although fire insurance plans stopped being produced in the 1970s and have long outlived their primary function, they continue to act as important source material.

Insurance plan No. 3 : Port Hammond

Item consists of one bound album measuring 36 x 54.5 cm. It contains four fire insurance plans for Port Hammond, BC. Maps were surveyed in August 1928, reprinted and extended in October 1937, and revised in December 1941 by the British Columbia Fire Underwriters' Association. Maps represent the community of Port Hammond (commonly known as Hammond), "situated on the Canadian Pacific Railway about 24 miles east of Vancouver", within the borders of what is now the city of Maple Ridge. The community's population is listed as approximately 950 and it is noted that the town has "no fire protection ". A paper label adhered to the inside front cover lists "Plan no. 3" and that the plan was loaned to "Mr. J.A. McIver". A paper label adhered to the inside back cover provides a "Key of signs" as adopted May 1, 1927.

Fire Insurance plans and atlases are large-scale (high resolution) urban maps which grew out of the need of fire insurance underwriters to understand the physical characteristics of a structure to be insured. These maps show, with detailed colour drawings and symbols, the character of the construction of buildings, passages, probable fire cut-offs, fire walls, openings in walls, height and occupancy or use of individual buildings or groups of buildings. Street widths, street addresses, property lines, water pipes or mains, and fire hydrants are also typically located on the maps. Although fire insurance plans stopped being produced in the 1970s and have long outlived their primary function, they continue to act as important source material.

Insurance plan No. 5 : New Denver

Item consists of one bound album measuring 33 x 55 cm. It contains three fire insurance plans for New Denver, BC. Maps represent the community of New Denver "situated at north end Slocan Lake (east shore)". They were created by the British Columbia Fire Underwriters' Association and are dated April 1928. Two paper labels adhered to the inside front cover include a "Key of signs" as adopted May 1, 1927 and note "Plan no. 5" and that the plan was loaned to "Mr. Hugh Nelson".

Fire Insurance plans and atlases are large-scale (high resolution) urban maps which grew out of the need of fire insurance underwriters to understand the physical characteristics of a structure to be insured. These maps show, with detailed colour drawings and symbols, the character of the construction of buildings, passages, probable fire cut-offs, fire walls, openings in walls, height and occupancy or use of individual buildings or groups of buildings. Street widths, street addresses, property lines, water pipes or mains, and fire hydrants are also typically located on the maps. Although fire insurance plans stopped being produced in the 1970s and have long outlived their primary function, they continue to act as important source material.

Insurance plans : Britannia Beach

Item consists of one bound atlas measuring 55 x 34 cm. It contains three fire insurance plans for the former mining town of Britannia Beach, BC. Maps were surveyed by the British Columbia Fire Underwriters' Association in March 1923. A stamp on the back of Sheet 1 states: "received Oct 12 1923". Sheet 1 provides brief fire protection details and notes the Britannia Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. and a variety of mining and domestic buildings, bodies of water, railway lines, and topographical details. Sheet 1 provides an overview of the area and includes an inset location map and a section map through mill building AA. Sheet 2 includes three detail sections of Tunnel Mine. Sheet 3 includes details for Head of Incline, Victoria Camp, Empress Camp, and Barbara Camp. Maps have been annotated in pencil and ink with buildings being added and removed. Sheets 1 and 3 have fold out additions to depict expansion to the site.

Fire Insurance plans and atlases are large-scale (high resolution) urban maps which grew out of the need of fire insurance underwriters to understand the physical characteristics of a structure to be insured. These maps show, with detailed colour drawings and symbols, the character of the construction of buildings, passages, probable fire cut-offs, fire walls, openings in walls, height and occupancy or use of individual buildings or groups of buildings. Street widths, street addresses, property lines, water pipes or mains, and fire hydrants are also typically located on the maps. Although fire insurance plans stopped being produced in the 1970s and have long outlived their primary function, they continue to act as important source material.