602 Courtney Street, Victoria

Buildings Associated With Freemasons – Victoria

This building at 600-610 Courtney Street in downtown Victoria was built in 1913 for Stephen Jones (1869-1933), a Victoria hotelier who was Grand Master of B.C. & Yukon in 1925.

600-610 Courtney Street, Victoria, B.C. Built in 1913 for Stephen Jones, who was Grand Master of B.C. in 1925. (photo by Temple Lodge Historian)

Stephen Jones built this structure as an addition to the adjacent building he already owned at 901-905 Government Street. It was intended as a commercial building with retail or office space on the main street level and office or hotel space on the second floor.

The building has retained that configuration since it was built.

Here is a map showing the location of 600-610 Courtney Street:

Together with the adjacent building at 901-905 Government Street it is listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. Both buildings are legally consolidated as one building for tax assessment purposes.

901-905 Government Street, Victoria. Built in 1858 but later owned by Stephen Jones, who added 602 Courtney Street to this building in 1913. (phot by Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian) — 901-905 Government Street, Victoria. Built in 1858 but later owned by Stephen Jones, who added 602 Courtney Street to this building in 1913. (photo by Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)

Stephen Jones served as Grand Master of B.C. & Yukon in 1924.1925. he is buried in Victoria’s Ross Bay Cemetery.

Stephen Jones as Grand Master of B.C., 1924-25 (Photo - Grand Lodge of B.C. & Yukon) — Stephen Jones as Grand Master of B.C., 1924-25 (Photo – Grand Lodge of B.C. & Yukon)

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