Trethewey House

About

Trethewey House Heritage Site is operated by the Heritage Abbotsford Society (formerly the Matsqui-Sumas-Abbotsford (MSA) Museum Society). We are located in the City of Abbotsford.

Website: www.tretheweyhouse.ca
Twitter:https://twitter.com/TretheweyHouse

Story

The Abbotsford Lumber & Mining Company Inc. built this "arts and crafts" style bungalow in 1920 for B.C. timber baron J.O. Trethewey. The house has been restored to c.1925 and furnished through donations from a number of local families

Mission

Trethewey House Heritage Site is operated by the Heritage Abbotsford Society (formerly the Matsqui-Sumas-Abbotsford (MSA) Museum Society. The mission of the Society is to be the memory of the community through the preservation and interpretation of the history of the City of Abbotsford.

"Trethewey House Heritage Site is a 1920s Craftsman-style heritage house and museum located near the former site of the Abbotsford Lumber Company mill. Built by Joseph Ogle "J.O." Trethewey, president of the lumber company during the boom years of the 1920s, the house is constructed primarily of local materials, making it a unique representation of Abbotsford's early industries.The site includes the Sylvia Pincott Heritage Habitat Garden, the relocated historic Upper Sumas BC Electric Railway station, and a heritage gallery featuring the award-winning exhibit "The River People and the Land: Living within S’ólh Téméxw"."