- Address
- 485 Wick Road
- Type
- Hotel, Motel or Inn
- Designated
- 2019
Kwisitis Visitor Centre
485 Wick Road, Ucluelet
About Kwisitis Visitor Centre
Kwisitis Visitor Centre is the one Recognized Federal Heritage Building in Ucluelet. Kwisitis Visitor Centre dates from 1963–1966.
The two-storey Kwisitis Visitor Centre at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve possesses an irregular plan and elevation, aspects of which produce the appearance of a series of smaller buildings designed in the Late Modern and West Coast styles of architecture. It consists of several discrete sections topped by gabled and shed roofs, barrel-vaulted skylights, and the exterior finish is cedar board and batten cladding and rough concrete. The building was originally completed in 1965 as a hotel and was extensively renovated from 1978 to 1982 by architect Bruno Freschi to create the current structure.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Kwisitis Visitor Centre · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; this one is Recognized.
Questions about Kwisitis Visitor Centre
Is Kwisitis Visitor Centre protected?
The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.
Can you visit Kwisitis Visitor Centre?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
When was Kwisitis Visitor Centre built?
The record of Kwisitis Visitor Centre gives 1963–1966.
What is Kwisitis Visitor Centre?
Since 2019, Kwisitis Visitor Centre has been a Recognized Federal 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).