Old Victoria Custom House

The Old Victoria Custom House, also known as the Malahat Building, in Victoria was completed in 1875 and designated as a historic building in 1987. It is a three-storey, mansard-roofed, custom house overlooking Victoria's harbour, symbolizing the era when Victoria was the pre-eminent commercial centre on Canada's West Coast. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada describes the building as a "relatively plain example of the imposing Second Empire style" adopted for such structures under Thomas Seaton Scott, the first Chief Architect of the Department of Public Works (1872-1881). Its modest design and materials reflect Victoria's size at that time."^[1]

Old Victoria Custom House
Old Victoria Custom House in 2012
General information
Town or city	Victoria
Country	Canada
Coordinates	48.424359°N 123.3704865°W / 48.424359; -123.3704865
Opened	1875
Height
Architectural	Second Empire
Technical details
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Thomas Seaton Scott
Designations	Historic building

See also

• List of historic places in Victoria, British Columbia