Dockyard: D109

Also known as Former Sail Loft and Oil Stores

A Recognized Federal Heritage Buildingdesignated in 1991 · one of 40 in Esquimalt

MMilitary SupportBBuilt 1894–1895

Its record on historicplaces.ca ↗

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About Dockyard: D109

The federal government recognizes Dockyard: D109 for its heritage, one of 40 such buildings in Esquimalt. Its record dates Dockyard: D109 to 1894–1895. Its design is credited to Royal Navy.

Building D109 is situated on a sloping site at the end of Hospital Road, the main road through the Dockyard at Esquimalt. It is an elongated rectangular, two-storey, flat roofed, brick structure on a rubblestone foundation that is fully exposed at the rear of the building. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Building D109 · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged

The federal government rates the heritage buildings it owns as Classified or Recognized.

Questions about Dockyard: D109

Can you visit Dockyard: D109?

The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.

When was Dockyard: D109 built?

Its register puts the building of Dockyard: D109 at 1894–1895.

Is Dockyard: D109 protected?

The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.

What is Dockyard: D109?

Dockyard: D109 is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building, designated in 1991.

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).