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.](http://www.templelodge33.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/St_Charles-1005-Leiser_house-victoriasightseeing-1662x1247.jpg)
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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.](http://www.templelodge33.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Yates_St-524-templelodge33-PB092466-1662x1828.jpg)
Simon Leiser was one of the leading figures in late 19th and early 20th century Victoria business.
![Simon Leiser (1851-1917)](http://www.templelodge33.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Simon_Leiser-victoriasightseeing-P4020825-1662x2522-675x1024.jpg)
Simon Leiser is buried in the Victoria Jewish cemetery.
![Simon Leiser's grave stone in Victoria Jewish Cemetery](http://www.templelodge33.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Simon_Leiser-grave-victoriasightseeing-P3050625-1662x1247.jpg)
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