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Craigdarroch Castle
TITLECraigdarroch Castle
ARCHITECT/BUILDERWarren Heywood Williams (design and initial construction); Construction completed by Arthur L. Smith with assistance of David L. Williams
NATIONCanada
SITECraigdarroch Castle
DETAILEntranceway of side exterior facade
CITYVictoria
STATE or REGIONBritish Columbia
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION1887-1890
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMECraigdarroch Castle
MATERIALSBrick; Sandstone facing; Red Vermont slate roof; Terracotta ridge and hip pieces; Wrought iron
TYPEMansion; Personal residence; House; Museum
STYLEVictorian; Jacobean; Scottish Baronial; Castle; Eclectic
OTHER TERMSEntranceway; Wrought iron; Balcony; Rustication; Rusticated; Column
NOTESBuilt for Vancouver Island coal magnate Robert Dunsmuir; Craigdarroch means "rocky, oak place" in Gaelic; Robert died just before construction of Castle completed; 1979, Became historic house museum.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERcrh78
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERChristy R. Hansen
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPH2007
SOURCEHansen, Christy R.
COPYRIGHT HOLDERHansen, Christy R.
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