Eversley House (Gibson House)Historical Map Story Title

Built in 1913 by Teddy Hare, Curly Carter and Jim Gleed, it was built for George Gibson, who lived there until the 1940's when Ernie Broome of Vancouver bought it. Ernie was an M.P. in Vancouver South with Diefenbaker in 1957-1960 and a Vancouver Alderman for years. He ran Eversley as a summers children camp and called it Camp Kopje after the hill located behind it. Spion Kopje, pronounced "copy", was named after a battle in the Boer War,though it is not known by whom. There were little bunk houses cabins built around the house in the Broomes time. Mr. Gibson picked up all sorts of arrow heads and artifacts on the site, suggesting it was an Indian gathering ground. Mr. Gibson gave them to Gilbert Arnold of Winfield after her husbands death. Eversley was named after the place in England where Gibson came from.