Union Club, Victoria

Union Club, Victoria, B.C.

The Union Club, 805 Gordon Street, Victoria, B.C. was formed in 1879 as a “gentlemen’s club.”

The Union Club retained San Francisco architect Loring P. Rexford to design its present building and has occupied this building since it was completed in 1912.

Robert Butchart was President of the Union Club from 1924 to 1926. His corporate office as President of the British Columbia Cement Company was directly across Gordon Street to the west, on the third floor of the Belmont Building.

The Union Club, 805 Gordon Street, Victoria, B.C. Robert Butchart was President of the Union Club in 1924-1926. (photo by Author)
The Union Club, 805 Gordon Street, Victoria, B.C. Robert Butchart was President of the Union Club in 1924-1926. (photo by Author)

The Union Club building is listed on the Canadian Register of History Places.

The Belmont Building (center) and the Union Club (right), circa 1920. Robert Butchart's office was on the third floor of the Belmont Building and he was a member of the Union Club. (Author's collection)
The Belmont Building (center) and the Union Club (right), circa 1920. Robert Butchart’s office was on the third floor of the Belmont Building and he was a member of the Union Club. (Author’s collection)
Postcard showing the Belmont Building, the Union Club, the Empress Hotel and the Causeway, circa 1925 (Author's collection)
Postcard showing the Belmont Building, the Union Club, the Empress Hotel and the Causeway, circa 1925 (Author’s collection)

Here are some websites with more information on the Union Club:

Here is a map showing the location of the Union Club, 805 Gordon Street, Victoria:


Here is a Google Street View image of the Union Club:

Other Union Club members who appear in our book, From Devastation To Beauty: The Creation Of The Butchart Gardens, include:

 

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