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DOWNTOWN DUNCAN, B.C.

211 CRAIG STREET

Fig. 1. 211 Craig Street, downtown Duncan, B.C.

The building at 211 Craig Street (at Kenneth Street) in downtown Duncan, was built in 1926 for James C. Wragg, who used it as the business premises for his bakery.

James Chesterfield Wragg was a member of Malahat Lodge, No. 107 in Mill Bay.

This building was designed in 1926 by architect Douglas James, who also designed the buildings at 45 Craig Street, 40 Ingram Street, 231 Government Street and 151 Craig Street, all of which were built for Temple Lodge, No, 33 members or have connections to Temple Lodge, No. 33 members.

A 1926 story in the Cowichan Leader newspaper (owned by Temple Lodge, No. 33 member Hugh George Savage) described Douglas James' plans for this building as:

"The building is to be thirty feet by fifty feet......The construction will be of frame and hollow tile, the latter being used to form fire walls on the sides which do not face either street. The structure will have an old-fashioned, half-timbered exterior, carried out in stucco and stained cedar. It will have a pitched roof covered in mottled tiles. The interior is to be plastered throughout. The ground floor will be of cement. Provision is made for two stores and an entrance leading to a well appointed flat upstairs. Mr. Douglas James, Duncan, is the architect."

Fig.2 ure Tag

The Wragg Building, with frontage on both Government Strret and Station Street is also associated with James C. Wragg.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HISTORY & HERITAGE

Temple Lodge, No.33 was formed in December 1899 and has a long and honourable history in Duncan and the surrounding Cowichan Valley.

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DUNCAN MASONIC TEMPLE

The Masonic Temple in Duncan, B.C. was built by Temple Lodge members in 1912 and has been a downtown Duncan landmark ever since.

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HISTORIC BUILDINGS & TEMPLE LODGE MEMBERS

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VANCOUVER ISLAND MASONIC HISTORY PROJECT

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INTERESTING CONNECTIONS

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MUSIC BY MASONS - BOOKS BY MASONS

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