Vancouver Island Masonic History Project
Buildings Associated With Freemasons – Victoria

510 Fort Street in downtown Victoria was built in 1921 for Waldo Skillings (1870-1938) and his Victoria Baggage Company, which he had been formed in Victoria in 1916.  Waldo Skillings was a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1.

510 Fort Street, built in 1921 for Waldo Skillings and his Victoria Baggage Company. (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)
510 Fort Street, built in 1921 for Waldo Skillings and his Victoria Baggage Company. (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)

The adjacent building to the east at 512-514 Fort Street was built for another Freemason, David Russell Ker, who, like Waldo Skillings, was a member of Victoria-Columbia Lodge No. 1.

512-514 Fort Street, Victoria, BC. Built for David Russel Ker (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)
512-514 Fort Street, Victoria, BC. Built for David Russel Ker (photo: Temple Lodge No. 33 Historian)

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