Some Notable Architects & Builders In Victoria History
Francis Mawson Rattenbury
Francis Rattenbury is one of the most important architects in Victoria history. His projects include the Empress Hotel and the Provincial legislature.
Here are some videos on Francis Rattenbury. The first short video was produced by the now defunct Provincial Capitol Commission.
This is a Canadian documentary about Francis Rattenbury which also features Rattenbury biographer, the late Terry Reksten:
https://youtu.be/3GB_GW_zM-M
Here are the Francis Rattenbury projects we have included on the site so far:
- 1200 Government Street, (now the Irish Times Pub), built in 1897 for the Bank of Montreal
- 1737 Rockland Avenue, built in 1902 for Archibald Galletly
- Empress Hotel, built between 1904 and 1908 for the Canadian Pacific Railway
- 1225 Douglas Street, (now the Bank of Montreal) built in 1907 for the Merchants Bank of Canada
- 1701 Beach Drive, now Glenlyon-Norfolk School, built by Rattenbury as his own residence
- BC Steamship Terminal, 390-470 Belleville Street, (with Percy Leonard James)
- Crystal Garden, 701-711 Douglas Street, (with Percy Leonard James)
For More Information on Francis Rattenbury We Recommend The Following Books
Book cover, Rattenbury by Terry Reksten.
For those readers in Victoria, this book is available through local bookstores like Munro’s Books. For those readers outside Victoria, it is available through Amazon.ca or Amazon.com
Book cover, Building The West: Early Architects of British Columbia, edited by Donald Luxton
For those readers in Victoria, this book is available through local bookstores like Munro’s Books. For those readers outside Victoria, it is available through Amazon.ca or Amazon.com
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