- Address
- 825 Admirals Road
- Type
- Water or Sewage Facility
- Designated
- 1991
Pump House
Also known as Esquimalt Graving Dock pump house , Graving Dock No. 1 , Building 1
825 Admirals Road, Esquimalt
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Pump House
Pump House is one of 40 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings in Esquimalt. Its record dates Pump House to 1925–1926. Its design is credited to Downing & Kayll.
Located on the north side of the Esquimalt Graving Dock, the Pump House, also known as Building 1, is a large, rectangular building constructed of brick on a concrete foundation. It is three storeys in height with two additions on the north elevation. The north and south façades have nine bays divided by piers. The west façade has a large central entrance flanked by two windows and the east façade has three bays. Ornamental brick patterning and limestone stringcourses decorate the otherwise plain façade. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Pump House · 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 Pump House
When was Pump House built?
Its register puts the building of Pump House at 1925–1926.
Is Pump House protected?
While the federal government owns it, changes go through its heritage review.
Can you visit Pump House?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
What is Pump House?
In 1991 the federal government recognized Pump House as a heritage building.
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).