Viewing Object

Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2023.008.015

Title

Mary Simpson's house, later Simpson Private Hospital, 1936.

Date

1936.

Description

One black and white photograph taken in landscape orientation. Image captures the front of Mary Simpson's house, later Simpson Private Hospital. Metal gate and fence run parallel to Glover Road and a paved pathway leads to four steps. Photograph has been captured off Glover Rd in Fort Langley. Image is dated 1936.

People/Subject

Simpson, Mary Josephine (nee Thompson)

Mary Josephine Simpson (nee Thompson) was born in about 1871 in Ontario. She married Richard Charles Simpson, who worked for the CN Railway, and came to Fort Langley in 1918. Mary died in July 1950, and is buried in the Fort Langley Cemetery. She left her property to Rod Hawkins, who helped her around the house and looked after her in the years after her husband passed.

Simpsons Private Hospital

SEE Simpson Manor
The hospital is named for Mrs. Mary Josephine Simpson (nee Thompson), the owner of the original farmhouse (1898) that occupied this site. Mrs. Simpson offered room and board in the house, sometimes free of charge. Receiving a nursing home license in 1954 (one of BC’s first licenses), the facility has seen several changes. The manor was completely reconstructed in 2005. The manor is located at 8838 Glover Road.

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