Buildings Associated With Freemasons – Victoria

This City of Victoria Heritage House at 1005 St. Charles Street in Victoria’s Rockland district was designed and built in 1910-11 by architect Samuel Maclure for Simon Leiser (1851-1917), a member of Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2 in Victoria.

Simon Leiser's house at 1005 St. Charles Street, Victoria, B.C.
Simon Leiser‘s house at 1005 St. Charles Street, Victoria, B.C.

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Simon Leiser’s warehouse, built in 1896, is still standing at 524 Yates Street in downtown Victoria. It is listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

Simon Leiser's former warehouse at 524 Yates Street in Victoria was converted to condos in 2011.
Simon Leiser‘s former warehouse at 524 Yates Street in Victoria was converted to condos in 2011.

Simon Leiser was one of the leading figures in late 19th and early 20th century Victoria business.

Simon Leiser (1851-1917)
Simon Leiser (1851-1917)

Simon Leiser is buried in the Victoria Jewish cemetery.

Simon Leiser's grave stone in Victoria Jewish Cemetery
Simon Leiser‘s grave stone in Victoria Jewish Cemetery

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