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

Shop/Warehouse

Built 1883

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

1. Shop/Warehouse Marker

Inscription. This two-story brick building in the Italianate style was one of several shop/warehouses in Victoria’s warehouse district. Originally occupied by W.J. Jeffree, pioneer clothier, the building later housed F.R. Stewart & Co. Provisioners.

The historic photograph shows boxes and local produce waiting on the sidewalk for delivery by F.R. Stewart’s horse-drawn delivery wagon.

Splendid cast iron columns, made at the Albion Iron Works in Victoria support the building and are dated on their bases. The neighbouring building at 564 Yates once had matching columns, a fact explained by common ownership by the Watkins family of Portland, Oregon.

Erected by British Columbia Heritage Trust.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 48° 25.612′ N, 123° 22.119′ W. Marker is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. It is in Downtown. It is on Yates Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 562 Yates Street, Victoria BC V8W 2Z6, 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: The Oriental Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Majestic Theatre (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Thomas Earle Warehouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Leiser Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Waddington Alley (within shouting distance of this marker); S.J. Pitts, Importer (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Salvation Army (about 90 meters away); Victoria, B.C. (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Detail from the Shop/Warehouse Marker image. Click for full size.

2. Detail from the Shop/Warehouse Marker

[Photograph credit] BCARS HP97356 British Columbia Heritage Trust

Shop/Warehouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

3. Shop/Warehouse

The marker is on the left, below the hanging flower basket.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.