1402 Stadacona Avenue

Vancouver Island Masonic History Project

Buildings Associated With Freemasons – Victoria

1402 Stadacona Avenue

1402 Stadacona Avenue was designed and built in 1907 by David Herbert Bale (1867-1945), a member of Vancouver & Quadra Lodge No. 2, who used it as his residence and business address.

1402 Stadacona Avenue, built for in 1907 by designed/builder David H. Bale as his personal residence. (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)

1402 Stadacona Avenue, built for in 1907 by designed/builder David H. Bale as his personal residence. (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)

Stained glass detail at 1402 Stadacona Avenue, built for in 1907 by designed/builder David H. Bale as his personal residence. (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)

David H. Bale named this house “Argos”, and that name appears on the columns on the front entrance.

Detail at 1402 Stadacona Avenue, built for in 1907 by designed/builder David H. Bale as his personal residence. (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)

Here is a David H. Bale advertisement from 1913 showing 1402 Stadacona Avenue as the business address of his company, D.H. Bale:

1913 advertisement for Davis H. Bale, "Architect, Builder & Contractor" (Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian) — 1913 advertisement for Davis H. Bale, “Architect, Builder & Contractor” (Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)

Here is a map showing the location of 1402 Stadacona Avenue:

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