1912 Architectural Drawing of the Congregational Church, 1600-1602 Quadra Street

Some Victoria History

We came across this 1912 architect’s drawing, likely by Breseman & Durfee (although it is not signed), of the Congregational Church, 1600-1602 Quadra Street.

1912 architect’s drawing of the Congregational Church, as seen from Quadra Street. The building was built without the tower shown in this picture. (Victoria Online Sightseeing Tours collection)

Here is how this building appears at 1600-1602 Quadra Street today. It was built without the tower shown in the architect’s drawing above.

1600 Quadra Street, built in 1912 by Seattle architects Breseman and Durfee for the Congregational Church. It is now a condominium development called The Palladian

1800-1602 Quadra Street was built for the Congregational Church by the architectural firm of Breseman & Durfee in 1913. It became part of the United Church of Canada when the Congregational Church joined the Presbyterian Church and the Methodist Church to form the United Church of Canada in 1926.

The United Church of Canada sold the building to the First Baptist Church, which owned it until 1973, when it sold this building and moved to a new location a few block north at the corner of Quadra Street and North Park Street.

This building is now mixed commercial/residential strata building called The Palladian.

Here is a map showing the location of the former Congregational Church at 1600-1602 Quadra Street.

Here is a Google Street View image of 1600-1602 Quadra Street:

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