?<\/span>The first Municipal Hall was constructed at the time of incorporation in 1914. After the first world war, the community was supplied with a field gun that local pranksters mounted on the roof of the building in the late 1920's. In 1930 the structure was rebuilt after the first hall burned down in 1929. The building still stands and is located on the east side of Harris Road at McMyn Road and is now named the Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Pitt Meadows' original Municipal Hall was a single story structure built shortly after incorporation in 1914 on land purchased from Frank Harris, an early Pitt Meadows settler. A small recreation hall annex was added to the rear of the building in the early 1920's. This original Hall was destroyed by a fire that started in its kitchen area On December 17, 1930. Only the building's vault was left standing, its contents intact. As well, one office chair survived the fire and is now housed at the Pitt Meadows Museum. One interesting feature visible in photographs of the building from the 1920's is a W.W. I field gun that was mounted on the roof over the front entrance to the structure. In 1967 Edith McDermott wrote in her history of Pitt Meadows: “After World War I the Department of National Defence gave field guns to each municipality and asked that they be suitably mounted. The Rev. David Donaldson paid many visits to the city fathers urging to have this done but nothing happened. On Hallowe'en night [1929c.] two war veterans, Ted Herbert and William McDermott, under cover of darkness, dragged the guns to the roof and proceeded to wire them into position. While so doing they were bombarded with stones from the road. There were plenty then, as that was long before the days of pavement and Robert Sharpe, who was passing by and wondered what the commotion was, threw them with zest. In the morning there were the guns really mounted.” ?<\/span><\/p>","SEO_LINK":"heritage-hall","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"1536256428_main_1heritage-hall.jpg","IMG2":"1536256429_main_2heritage-hall.jpg","IMG3":"1536256429_main_3heritage-hall.jpg","IMG4":"","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"","IMG2_THUMB":"","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X The first Municipal Hall was constructed at the time of incorporation in 1914. After the first world war, the community was supplied with a field gun that local pranksters mounted on the roof of the building in the late 1920's. In 1930 the structure was rebuilt after the first hall burned down in 1929. The building still stands and is located on the east side of Harris Road at McMyn Road and is now named the Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall. Pitt Meadows' original Municipal Hall was a single story structure built shortly after incorporation in 1914 on land purchased from Frank Harris, an early Pitt Meadows settler. A small recreation hall annex was added to the rear of the building in the early 1920's. This original Hall was destroyed by a fire that started in its kitchen area On December 17, 1930. Only the building's vault was left standing, its contents intact. As well, one office chair survived the fire and is now housed at the Pitt Meadows Museum. One interesting feature visible in photographs of the building from the 1920's is a W.W. I field gun that was mounted on the roof over the front entrance to the structure. In 1967 Edith McDermott wrote in her history of Pitt Meadows: “After World War I the Department of National Defence gave field guns to each municipality and asked that they be suitably mounted. The Rev. David Donaldson paid many visits to the city fathers urging to have this done but nothing happened. On Hallowe'en night [1929c.] two war veterans, Ted Herbert and William McDermott, under cover of darkness, dragged the guns to the roof and proceeded to wire them into position. While so doing they were bombarded with stones from the road. There were plenty then, as that was long before the days of pavement and Robert Sharpe, who was passing by and wondered what the commotion was, threw them with zest. In the morning there were the guns really mounted.” Details: Latitude: 49.2289168795514 Longitude: -122.68876381949 Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/heritage-hall
The structure that occupies the site today is the second municipal\/community hall. It was constructed in 1931 and underwent significant upgrading in 1977. Up until 1948 the Women's Institute was in charge of the community hall but they were replaced that year with a Hall Committee of which the Women's Institute was a part. Today the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services department looks after the Hall. Prior to the arrival of water mains to Pitt Meadows in 1948, the community water pump was located on the hall's front lawn. Resident's without good well water would use the pump to acquire their weekly water. During the 1930's dances were held in the hall to raise funds to acquire a furnace and other equipment for the building, and, starting in 1938, the Pitt Meadows Athletic Association held dances to raise funds to build and equip Harris Road Athletic Park (located behind the hall) with a playground as well as with a pool and a lacrosse box.
In the early 1970's the municipal hall moved to a location further south on Harris Road and public works functions were later relocated to a site at the foot of Harris Road. In 2001 many of the community's recreation functions, including the senior's lounge, were relocated to the new family recreation centre located behind the new municipal hall. However, the old hall, which was officially renamed the \"Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall\" in 2004, still stands and is heavily booked for community functions. In 2006 the building was given a spot on the community’s register of heritage buildings.<\/p>\r\nHeritage Hall
The structure that occupies the site today is the second municipal/community hall. It was constructed in 1931 and underwent significant upgrading in 1977. Up until 1948 the Women's Institute was in charge of the community hall but they were replaced that year with a Hall Committee of which the Women's Institute was a part. Today the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Parks and Leisure Services department looks after the Hall. Prior to the arrival of water mains to Pitt Meadows in 1948, the community water pump was located on the hall's front lawn. Resident's without good well water would use the pump to acquire their weekly water. During the 1930's dances were held in the hall to raise funds to acquire a furnace and other equipment for the building, and, starting in 1938, the Pitt Meadows Athletic Association held dances to raise funds to build and equip Harris Road Athletic Park (located behind the hall) with a playground as well as with a pool and a lacrosse box.
In the early 1970's the municipal hall moved to a location further south on Harris Road and public works functions were later relocated to a site at the foot of Harris Road. In 2001 many of the community's recreation functions, including the senior's lounge, were relocated to the new family recreation centre located behind the new municipal hall. However, the old hall, which was officially renamed the "Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall" in 2004, still stands and is heavily booked for community functions. In 2006 the building was given a spot on the community’s register of heritage buildings.
