Old Victoria Custom House

The Old Victoria Custom House, also known as the 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, symbolizing the era when Victoria was the pre-eminent commercial centre on Canada's West Coast. The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada describes the building as a "relatively plain example of the imposing Second Empire style" adopted for such structures under Thomas Seaton Scott, the first Chief Architect of the Department of Public Works (1872-1881). Its modest design and materials reflect Victoria's size at that time."

Old Victoria Custom House
Old Victoria Custom House in 2012
Interactive map of the Old Victoria Custom House area
General information
Location	Victoria, Canada
Coordinates	48.424359°N 123.3704865°W / 48.424359; -123.3704865
Opened	1875
Height
Architectural	Second Empire
Technical details
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architect	Thomas Seaton Scott
Designations	Historic building

See also

• List of historic places in Victoria, British Columbia