James Bay in Victoria in Capital, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Log Cabin to Victorian Parlour

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

1. Log Cabin to Victorian Parlour Marker

Inscription.
As the Helmcken family grew, so did this house. You can see three stages in the structure.

[Right section]
The original 1852 log cabin was built in a fur trade post-in-sill style with hand hewn squared logs and cedar shingles. Hearths in three rooms join into a single chimney.

[Middle section]
This house’s middle section, containing a dining room and upstairs bedrooms, was added in 1856.

[Left section]
In 1883 Dr. Helmcken added a framed wing with a second story and front porch. Later a glass sunroom extension was added inside the picket fence, with its own door into the house. It was removed in the 1940s.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 48° 25.173′ N, 123° 22.014′ W. Marker is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. It is in James Bay. It can be reached from the intersection of Douglas Street and Belleville Street. The marker is located in Thunderbird Park, next to the Helmcken House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Victoria BC V8W 1A1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. Globally, it is in North America, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Doctor John Sebastian Helmcken (here, next to this marker); Cecilia Helmcken (here, next to this marker); Dr John Sebastian Helmcken

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(a few steps from this marker); The Children’s Graves (a few steps from this marker); St. Ann’s Schoolhouse (a few steps from this marker); Elliot Street Square (a few steps from this marker); The Sisters of St. Ann (a few steps from this marker); The Old Man’s Garden (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

2. Log Cabin to Victorian Parlour Marker

Of the three markers, the Log Cabin to Victorian Parlour marker is the one in the middle.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 876 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.