- Type
- Military Defence Installation
- Designated
- 1991
Building D51
Also known as Dockyard D51 , Factory
About Building D51
The federal government recognizes Building D51 for its heritage, one of 40 such buildings in Esquimalt. The register gives 1889–1890 for Building D51. Its maker on the record: Unknown.
CFB Esquimalt, Dockyard, Factory, Building D51 is located on Hospital Road, the main road through the Dockyard at Esquimalt. It is a composite structure with irregular massing consisting of a two-storey, hipped-roof block with a single-storey wing, and two single-storey gable-roofed blocks to the south. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Building D51 · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; this one is Recognized.
Questions about Building D51
Can you visit Building D51?
From outside, yes; going in depends on who owns or runs it.
When was Building D51 built?
The record of Building D51 gives 1889–1890.
What is Building D51?
Since 1991, Building D51 has been a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
Is Building D51 protected?
The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.
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).