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The Brown house was a home at the corner of Mary Avenue and Church Street in Fort Langley. The home was half-finished when it was purchased by Dorothy (nee Wicken) and Russ Brown, as construction was begun and abandoned during the 1930s. The log cabin in the back of the house was built as a playhouse for the Brown children.

Russ Brown was born September 20, 1913, to parents William Harvey and Ann Elizabeth Brown (nee Medd). He worked as a logger on Vancouver Island for Lambs Lumber Co. He married Dorothy Denstone in the 1930s when he was employed by Lambs, as the couple received silverware in a large chest with the company name on it. The couple worked on the island as there was no work on the mainland at the time; Dorothy worked in the camp kitchen. When the couple came back to Fort Langley, Russell worked at Reid's Garage with Charlie's son, Don Reid, and also as a commercial fisherman. Russ and Dorothy lived at 9123 Church Street (house is still standing-2005). The couple adopted two girls in 1958, Linda (b.1956) and Denise (b.1958). Russ died August 21, 1994.
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-414/1170)

Rod C. Hawkins was a public works clerk at the City of Langley Municipal Hall in 1960.
Term Source: Photo No. 1297