Rogers Building (Victoria, British Columbia) Explained

Rogers Building (Victoria, British Columbia)
Coordinates:48.4239°N -123.3679°W
Location:913 Government Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 1X5
Built:1903
Original Use:Grocery store
Current Use:Chocolate shop
Architect:Charles Rogers
Architecture:Hooper and Watkins

Rogers Building or Rogers Chocolates is a historic building in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, it is located at 913 Government Street in downtown Victoria.

The two-storey building was completed in 1903 by architects Hooper and Watkins for Charles Rogers (1854–1927), a grocer who operated from the opposite side of the street before 1903.[1] Rogers Chocolates continues to operate from this site since.

The site was designated as a historic building in 1991. It is a small Victorian era commercial building with a Queen Anne Revival shopfront, and intact interior fixtures and decorative features.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Rogers' Chocolates | Fine Chocolates Since 1885.