1300-1306 Douglas Street

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Douglas Street – 1300 Block

1300-1306 Douglas Street – Reynolds Block

This City of Victoria Heritage Building was built in 1889 by architect John Teague for the Canadian Pacific Land & Mortgage Company.

This building has always been a commercial building with retail space on the main floor and offices on the second floor. The current business on the main floor is Mac’s Convenience Store, which has been here for over a decade.

It is listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places as the Reynolds Block.

Here is a map showing the location of 1300-1306 Douglas Street:

Here is a Google Street View image of 1300-1306 Douglas Street:

Additional Information About 1300-1306 Douglas Street

• Assessed Value (July 2019): $2,806,000; Land $1,409,000 Buildings $1,397,000
• Assessed Value (July 2018): $2,599,000; Land $1,280,000 Buildings $1,319,000
• Assessed Value (July 2017): $2,118,000; Land $1,361,000 Buildings $757,000
• Assessed Value (July 2016): $1,8170,000; Land $1,294,000 Buildings $576,000
• Assessed Value (July 2015): $2,124,000; Land $1,116,000 Buildings $1,008,000
• Assessed Value (July 2014): $2,119,000; Land $1,054,000 Buildings $1,065,000
• Canadian Register of Historic Places
• BC Archives Photo C-08976 – Kellogg Drug Store circa 1891
• BC Archives Photo E-01971 – circa 1912
• BC Archives Photo I-01652 – 1947. Note the conical turret has been removed and replaced with billboards.

A Brief History of 1300-1306 Douglas Street

This City of Victoria Heritage Building was built in 1889 by architect John Teague for the Canadian Pacific Land & Mortgage Company, which used it as a revenue generating commercial building, with retail space on the main level and offices on the second floor.

The first tenant on the main floor appears to have been a druggist, F.C. Kellogg, which occupied this store circa 1890-1891.

The first long term tenant on the main floor was also a drug store, Cochrane & Munn, which later changed its business name to John Cochrane, and operated at 1300 Douglas until 1920.

The main floor was then rented to a tobacconist, the Service Tobacco Shop, in 1921. The United Cigar Store took over Service Tobacco Shop circa 1924 and operated here until 1940, when the United Cigar Store appears to have gone into partnership with Cunningham Drugs.

Cunningham Drugs operated here until the 1970’s, when it was taken over by Shopper’s Drug Mart and this store became part of the Shopper’s Drug Mart chain.

Shopers Drug Mart moved to a new location at 1222 Douglas Street in the 1980’s. Since then this store has been a Cole’s Books and a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise.

The current occupant is Mac’s Convenience Store, which has been in this location for over a decade.

Here are some historic photographs of this building. As seen in these photos, this building originally had a conical turret on its south east corner. This turret was removed in the 1940’s, apparently to accommodate the placement of billboards on the roof.

• BC Archives Photo C-08976 – Kellogg Drug Store circa 1891
• City of Victoria Archives photo M10037 – Victoria Day Parade outside 1300 Douglas Street, circa 1900
• City of Victoria Archives photo M06710 – Victoria Day Parade outside 1300 Douglas Street, circa 1900
• BC Archives Photo E-01971 – circa 1912
• BC Archives photo I-60812 – funeral of Premier John Oliver, 20 August 1927
• BC Archives Photo I-01651 – circa 1947. Note that the original conical turret has been removed and replaced with billboards.
• BC Archives photo I-00912 – Cunningham Drug Store Pharmacist – 1947, photographer Duncan Macphail
• BC Archives photo I-00913 – Cunningham Drug Store Dispensary – 1947, photographer Duncan Macphail
• BC Archives photo I-00914 – Cunningham Drug Store Toiletries counter – 1947, photographer Duncan Macphail
• BC Archives photo I-00915 – Cunningham Drug Store Toiletries counter – 1947, photographer Duncan Macphail
• City of Victoria Archives photo M01393 – circa 1959
• City of Victoria Archives photo M06097 – 1960. This photo refers to the building as the “Creed Block”

Here are some Historic Victoria Advertisements from businesses which have operated in 1300-1306 Douglas Street over the years:

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