- Type
- Residential Facility
- Designated
- 1991
Building D101
Also known as Dockyard: D101 , Admiral’s Residence , Former Naval Storekeeper’s House
This may be someone’s home: look from the street and respect the owners.
About Building D101
In Esquimalt, Building D101 is the federal building of the highest heritage rank. Building D101 went up in 1885–1886. Its maker on the record: John Teague.
The Admiral’s Residence and Former Naval Storekeeper’s House in the Dockyard at the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt, also known as Building D101, consists of a classically inspired, two-storey, rectangular hipped-roofed structure executed in brick and stone with a one-and-a-half storey gable roofed service wing. The building has an off-centre main entrance featuring a columned entrance portico. Above the second floor windows are prominent eave brackets. The west facing rear elevation bay windows are irregularly placed. The Admiral’s Residence and Former Naval Storekeeper’s House stands on a large, formal, carefully landscaped site. To the rear, the building overlooks the harbour entrance at Duntze Head. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Building D101 · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; Classified is the higher rank.
Questions about Building D101
What is Building D101?
Building D101 has been a Classified Federal Heritage Building since 1991.
Is Building D101 protected?
As a Classified federal building, any work on it needs the federal heritage review’s advice while Canada owns it.
Can you visit Building D101?
From the street, yes; houses on the registers are mostly private.
When was Building D101 built?
Building D101 went up in 1885–1886, by its record.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract).
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).