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Old Victoria Customs House National Historic Site — Attraction in Victoria

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Old Victoria Customs House National Historic Site
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The Old Victoria Custom House or 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, symbolic of the time when Victoria was the pre-eminent commercial centre on Canada's West Coast.
Nearby attractions
Victoria Bug Zoo
631 Courtney St, Victoria, BC V8W 1B8, Canada
Victoria Harbour Ferry
327 Harbour Rd, Victoria, BC V9A 3S2, Canada
Miniature World
649 Humboldt St, Victoria, BC V8W 1A7, Canada
Destination Greater Victoria Visitor Centre
812 Wharf St, Victoria, BC V8W 1T3, Canada
Infusion VR Arcade
535 Yates St #103, Victoria, BC V8W 2Z6, Canada
Royal BC Museum
675 Belleville St., Victoria, BC V8W 9W2, Canada
Mark Loria Gallery
621 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8W 1G1, Canada
Rainforest Tours
812 Wharf St, Victoria, BC V8W 1T3
Sean Schuster Fine Art Gallery
1223 Government St, Victoria, BC V8W 1Y6, Canada
Madrona Gallery
606 View St, Victoria, BC V8W 1J4, Canada
Nearby restaurants
Red Fish Blue Fish
1006 Wharf St, Victoria, BC V8W 1N8, Canada
Nautical Nellies Steak & Seafood House
1001 Wharf St, Victoria, BC V8W 1T6, Canada
Bard & Banker
1022 Government St, Victoria, BC V8W 1X7, Canada
The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Fort Street
500 Fort St, Victoria, BC V8W 1E5, Canada
Frankie's Modern Diner
910 Government St #38, Victoria, BC V8W 3Y8, Canada
Flying Otter Grill
950 Wharf St, Victoria, BC V8W 1T3, Canada
Little Jumbo Restaurant and Bar
Down the Hall, 506 Fort St #102, Victoria, BC V8W 1E6
Gozen Sushi Bar Izakaya
1005 Langley St, Victoria, BC V8W 1C6, Canada
KINTON RAMEN VICTORIA DOWNTOWN
813 Wharf St, Victoria, BC V8W 1T2, Canada
Darcy's Pub Downtown
1127 Wharf St, Victoria, BC V8W 1T7, Canada
Nearby hotels
Bedford Regency Hotel
1140 Government St, Victoria, BC V8W 1Y2, Canada
The Magnolia Hotel and Spa
623 Courtney St, Victoria, BC V8W 1B8, Canada
Victoria Regent Waterfront Hotel & Suites
Harbour Level, 1234 Wharf St, Victoria, BC V8W 3H9, Canada
Strathcona Hotel
919 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8W 2C2, Canada
Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites
740 Burdett Ave, Victoria, BC V8W 1B2, Canada
Best Western Plus Carlton Plaza Hotel
642 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 1M6, Canada
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Victoria
777 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8W 2B5, Canada
Days Inn by Wyndham Victoria On The Harbour
427 Belleville St., Victoria, BC V8V 1X3, Canada
Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour
728 Humboldt St, Victoria, BC V8W 3Z5, Canada
Waddington Flats - Boutique Hotel
1310 Waddington Alley, Victoria, BC V8W 0B2, Canada
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Old Victoria Customs House National Historic Site

1002 Wharf St, Victoria, BC V8W 1T4, Canada
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The Old Victoria Custom House or 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, symbolic of the time when Victoria was the pre-eminent commercial centre on Canada's West Coast.

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attractions: Victoria Bug Zoo, Victoria Harbour Ferry, Miniature World, Destination Greater Victoria Visitor Centre, Infusion VR Arcade, Royal BC Museum, Mark Loria Gallery, Rainforest Tours, Sean Schuster Fine Art Gallery, Madrona Gallery, restaurants: Red Fish Blue Fish, Nautical Nellies Steak & Seafood House, Bard & Banker, The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Fort Street, Frankie's Modern Diner, Flying Otter Grill, Little Jumbo Restaurant and Bar, Gozen Sushi Bar Izakaya, KINTON RAMEN VICTORIA DOWNTOWN, Darcy's Pub Downtown
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+1 250-590-9881
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historicplaces.ca
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Fri9 AM - 5 PMClosed

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Nearby attractions of Old Victoria Customs House National Historic Site

Victoria Bug Zoo

Victoria Harbour Ferry

Miniature World

Destination Greater Victoria Visitor Centre

Infusion VR Arcade

Royal BC Museum

Mark Loria Gallery

Rainforest Tours

Sean Schuster Fine Art Gallery

Madrona Gallery

Victoria Bug Zoo

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Victoria Harbour Ferry

Victoria Harbour Ferry

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Miniature World

Miniature World

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Destination Greater Victoria Visitor Centre

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Nearby restaurants of Old Victoria Customs House National Historic Site

Red Fish Blue Fish

Nautical Nellies Steak & Seafood House

Bard & Banker

The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Fort Street

Frankie's Modern Diner

Flying Otter Grill

Little Jumbo Restaurant and Bar

Gozen Sushi Bar Izakaya

KINTON RAMEN VICTORIA DOWNTOWN

Darcy's Pub Downtown

Red Fish Blue Fish

Red Fish Blue Fish

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Nautical Nellies Steak & Seafood House

Nautical Nellies Steak & Seafood House

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$$$

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Bard & Banker

Bard & Banker

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(2.4K)

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The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Fort Street

The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Fort Street

4.3

(948)

$$$

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Reviews of Old Victoria Customs House National Historic Site

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Old Victoria Custom House The Malahat Building/Old Victoria Custom House is a three-storey, mansard-roofed, brick building, built in 1874-5. It is located on a waterfront site, overlooking the harbour of the city of Victoria, British Columbia. The Malahat Building/Old Victoria Custom House was designated a national historic site in 1987 because: it is closely associated with Victoria when the city was the pre-eminent commercial centre on Canada's Pacific Coast; and it is a rare surviving example of a 19th-century Second Empire style federal building. As the customs house for Victoria from 1875 to 1899, the Malahat Building served the city's import and export trade during a time when Victoria was the busiest centre on the West coast. Mining licenses for the Klondike gold rush were...

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It's a gorgeous building, but I'm reviewing it so Google will stop asking me to review it. This thing really needs an obvious "don't ask me to review this, people I know work...

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Oldest building in Victoria!...

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Arunlal MuraleedharanArunlal Muraleedharan
Oldest building in Victoria! Amazing building.
Jill JJill J
Very interesting historical building
Michael GrayMichael Gray
Absolutely stunning building.
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Oldest building in Victoria! Amazing building.
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Absolutely stunning building.
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