Heritage + character
Murrayville — Heritage + Character
A focused reference on heritage + character in Murrayville, drawn from the broader Murrayville area page — pulled out as its own page so it’s scannable on its own.
Murrayville was the political centre of the Township of Langley until municipal hall moved to the City of Langley in 1955. It was settled in 1874–75 by Paul Murray’s family, on crown grants of 160 acres at each corner of the old Yale Road / Fort Langley Trail crossing, and the post office formalised the name in 1925.
Two heritage buildings still hold the corner. The Murrayville Community Memorial Hall at 21667 48 Avenue was rebuilt in 1928 after the 1924 hall burned, on land P.Y. Porter deeded for $1 in 1944. The Traveller’s Hotel — built 1885–89 by Billy Murray, Paul’s son — is the oldest standing structure in the village and sits on the federal historic places register.
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