Vancouver Island Masonic History Project
Buildings Associated With Freemasons – Victoria
1501 Fort Street, Victoria, was built in 1885 for David William Higgins(1854-1917), a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 in Victoria. Its 1885 construction cost was $8,000, making it one of Victoria’s most expensive homes of the period.
David William Higgins owned the Daily Colonist newspaper and was active in provincial politics.
![1501 Fort Street, built in 1885 for David William Higgins, a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1 (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)](http://www.templelodge33.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Fort_St-1501-Higgins_house-VictoriaOnlineSightseeing-P7112281-1662x1247-2.jpg)
1501 Fort Street is now a B&B called the Amethyst Inn.
Here is a map showing the location of 1501 Fort Street, Victoria, B.C.
Here is a Google Street View image of 1501 Fort Street:
David William Higgins is buried in Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C.
![David William Higgins grave, Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, B.C. (photo by Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)](http://www.templelodge33.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/David_William_Higgins-grave-templelodge33-P2010314-1662x2216.jpg)
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