BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH FREEMASONS IN GREATER VICTORIA

18-26 Bastion Square was built in 1888 for hotelier Thomas Burnes. It was designed and built by architect John Teague, a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1.

In its day, this building was one of Victoria’s best hotels. It backed onto another hotel Thomas Burnes owned on Yates Street, on the present site of the Pither & Leiser Building at 535 Yates Street.

Burnes House at 18-26 Bastion Square in downtown Victoria was built in 1888 by architect John Teague for Thomas Burnes, who used it as a hotel. [photo: Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2 Historian]
Burnes House at 18-26 Bastion Square in downtown Victoria was built in 1888 by architect John Teague for Thomas Burnes, who used it as a hotel. [photo: Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2 Historian]
Burnes House at 18-26 Bastion Square in downtown Victoria was built in 1888 by architect John Teague for Thomas Burnes, who used it as a hotel. [photo: Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2 Historian]
Burnes House at 18-26 Bastion Square in downtown Victoria was built in 1888 by architect John Teague for Thomas Burnes, who used it as a hotel. [photo: Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2 Historian]
Here is a map showing the location of 18-26 Bastion Square:

 

A Brief History of 18-26 Bastion Square

Here are links to some historic photographs of 18-26 Bastion Square:

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