- Type
- Military Support
- Designated
- 1991
Building D211
Also known as Clothing and Receiving Stores , Dockyard D211
About Building D211
Building D211 is one of 40 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings in Esquimalt. Building D211 dates from 1942–1943. The register names RCN’s Directorate of Works and Buildings as its architects.
CFB Esquimalt, Dockyard, Clothing and Receiving Stores Building D211, a monolithic flat-roofed, concrete structure, occupies a site on Hospital Road opposite the main gatehouse. It is distinguished by the horizontal emphasis of its roof, and bands of windows separated by continuous horizontal spandrel panels. Two vertical forms mark the main entrances to the building. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Building D211 · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
The federal government rates the heritage buildings it owns as Classified or Recognized.
Questions about Building D211
Is Building D211 protected?
The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.
What is Building D211?
In 1991 the federal government recognized Building D211 as a heritage building.
Can you visit Building D211?
Yes from the outside; whether it opens its doors is for its owner to say.
When was Building D211 built?
Building D211 went up in 1942–1943, 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).