6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, B.C.
The Ceperley estate extended to Deer Lake Creek on the east, to the lake on the south side, and to Douglas Road on the north. In 1892, Burnaby was an agricultural centre, but soon transformed from a farming area into a residental one.

DATE OF CONSTRUCTION:
1909

ARCHITECT:
Robert Sterling Twizell

CONTRACTOR:
James Charles Allen

OWNER OF THE BUILDING
  PAST: 1910 Henry Tracy Ceperley
1919 Leased to Arthur P. Bogardus, Partner in Bogardus and Wilson, Glass Co. Ltd.
1922 Sold to Frederick Buscombe, Former mayor of Vancouver and President of the Buscombe-Wickens, China Co.
1935 Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Munro
1939 Community of Benedictine
1954 The Canadian Temple of the Universal Foundation of More Abundant Life.
1960's The Municipality of Burnaby purchased 10 acres of land, leaving 16 acres and the buildings.
1965 The Canadian Temple is still the owner. The building is rented to a fraternity from Simon Fraser University.
1966 Buildings and remaining 16 acres is bought by the Municipality of Burnaby and restoration begins.
1967 Burnaby Art Gallery officially opens.
  PRESENT: 1998 Burnaby Art Gallery

USE OF THE BUILDING
  PAST: From 1910 until the late 1920's, the building served as a home for various families. The original being Mr. and Mrs. Ceperley from 1910-1919, the family of Arthur P. Bogardus from 1919-1922, the family of Frederick Bucsombe from 1922-1927, and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Munro from 1935-1939. During this time, "Fairacres" was managed and cared for by the different families that lived there.
In 1939, a different group of people occupied the home. A community of Benedictine monks moved in, turning the building into a seminary to train young men for priesthood. In addition to occupying the mansion, the Benedictine constructed another building to house the gymnasium, recreation room, dining rooms, and kitchen.
Following the Benedictine, the Canadian Temple of the Universal Foundation of More Abundant Life became the new owners in 1954. They were a religious organization who believed in communal living. From the 1960s onward, the Municipality of Burnaby continued to purchase some acres of the estate. However, the building was still owned by the Canadian Temple and more tenants were to live in the mansion. In 1965, a fraternity from Simon Fraser University took residence in the buildings, but were evicted later in the year.
  PRESENT: Since 1967, the Burnaby Art Gallery has been located in the former Ceperley Mansion. The grounds surrounding the building are a Municipal park. While the original out-buildings of the estate, the stables; cottage; and carriage house, are used by the Parks Department for maintenance and storage purposes (Jim Nicholis. Ceperley Mansion.).