The Abbotsford Lumber Company 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.
Abbotsford's most important early industries are represented in Trethewey House: it was built with the finest fir lumber produced at the mill on Mill Lake. The mill was operated by the Abbotsford Lumber Company, which was owned by J.O. and his brothers. The bricks used in the chimneys and fireplaces were made with clay mined on nearby Sumas Mountain and processed at Clayburn Village, B.C.'s first company town.
Trethewey House was designated as a heritage site in 1983, and is now operated by the MSA Museum Society.
Heritage Gallery and the MSA Museum Office are located in the Carriage House, a reproduction of the original building used to house the Tretheweys' automobiles and Joey's pony and motorcycle. See an interpretation of Mill Lake and brief history of the company and its connections to the oldest extant Sikh Temple in Canada where Abbotsford Lumber donated building materials for its construction in 1911.
Joey's Playhouse - Joey Trethewey had the smallest family bedroom but compensation for this included the space for his pony and motorcycle in the Carriage House and his two room playhouse, now used as a pioneer classroom for school programs and venue for summer day camp.
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