BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH FREEMASONS IN GREATER VICTORIA

574-580 Johnson Street was designed and built in 1899 by architect Thomas Hooper for D.E. Campbell and Alexander Gilmore McCandless (1861-1939).

Alexander Gilmore McCandless was a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 in Victoria. He served as Mayor of Victoria in 1902-1903.

574-580 Johnson Street was built in 1899 by architect Thomas Hooper for D.E. Campbell and Alexander Gilmore McCandless, a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 [photo: Mark Anderson]
574-580 Johnson Street was built in 1899 by architect Thomas Hooper for D.E. Campbell and Alexander Gilmore McCandless, a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 [photo: Mark Anderson]
574-580 Johnson Street was built in 1899 by architect Thomas Hooper for D.E. Campbell and Alexander Gilmore McCandless, a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 [photo: Mark Anderson]
574-580 Johnson Street was built in 1899 by architect Thomas Hooper for D.E. Campbell and Alexander Gilmore McCandless, a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 [photo: Mark Anderson]
574-580 Johnson Street was built in 1899 by architect Thomas Hooper for D.E. Campbell and Alexander Gilmore McCandless, a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 [photo: Mark Anderson]
574-580 Johnson Street was built in 1899 by architect Thomas Hooper for D.E. Campbell and Alexander Gilmore McCandless, a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 [photo: Mark Anderson]

Alexander Gilmore McCandless (1861-1939) circa 1903. Alexander McCandless was a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 who served as Mayor of Victoria in 1902-1903. (photo courtesy of Ken McCandless)
Alexander Gilmore McCandless (1861-1939) circa 1903. Alexander McCandless was a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 who served as Mayor of Victoria in 1902-1903. (photo courtesy of Ken McCandless)

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Alexander Gilmore McCandless is also associated with 557-559 Johnson Street, where he operated a clothing business called Gilmore & McCandless with his uncle Alexander Gilmore (died 1910).

557-559 Johnson Street, Victoria, B.C. Built in 1875 for Henry Saunders, it became the location of Gilmore & McCandless in the 1880’s and 1890’s (photo: Mark Anderson)
557-559 Johnson Street, Victoria, B.C. Built in 1875 for Henry Saunders, it became the location of Gilmore & McCandless in the 1880’s and 1890’s (photo: Mark Anderson)

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