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Brighouse Lacrosse Box

7840 Granville Avenue, Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2003/05/26

Exterior view of the Brighouse Lacrosse Box, 2001; Julie MacDonald Heritage Consulting.
view from the south
Exterior view of the Brighouse Lacrosse Box with Richmond Senior B Lacrosse Team, 1947; Richmond Archives Photograph No. 1977 7 9.
View inside Lacrosse Box
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Other Name(s)

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Construction Date(s)

1920/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2005/02/23

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The currently existing Brighouse Lacrosse Box is a rectangular sports structure with a concrete floor. It is surrounded by a low concrete wall, concrete floor, and wooden bleachers. Its setting in Brighouse Park consists of a park pavilion, mature trees, and formal landscaping.

Heritage Value

The primary heritage value of the Lacrosse Box is its representation of and association with the first lacrosse teams organized in Richmond, possibly as early as 1910. This significant community tradition was emphasized by the fact that the land, construction materials and necessary funding for the original lacrosse box were donated by various community organizations.

The sport of lacrosse has been a popular and important activity in Richmond since the beginning of the twentieth century, and the City retains its role as a major centre of box lacrosse in British Columbia. Many of Richmond's early pioneers played lacrosse at the Brighouse Box.

Source: City of Richmond Clerk's Department File #4200-02

Character-Defining Elements

Character-defining elements of the Brighouse Lacrosse Box include:
- The symbolism and associations related to the history and importance of lacrosse in Richmond
- Its location in Brighouse Park, where a lacrosse box has stood for almost a century, and its relationship to the surrounding park and neighourhood

Recognition

Jurisdiction

British Columbia

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (BC)

Recognition Statute

Local Government Act, s.954

Recognition Type

Community Heritage Register

Recognition Date

2003/05/26

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Sports and Leisure

Function - Category and Type

Current

Leisure
Sports Facility or Site

Historic

Architect / Designer

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Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

City of Richmond Clerk's Department File #4200-02

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

DgRs-49

Status

Published

Related Places

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