Fairholme Manor | |
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![]() Fairholme Manor Bed and Breakfast | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Location | 638 Rockland Place Victoria, British Columbia V8S 3R2 |
Coordinates | 48°25′12″N 123°20′21″W / 48.419944°N 123.339214°W |
Completed | 1886 |
Cost | $7,000 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | John Teague |
Website | |
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Fairholme Manor is a Designated Heritage building [1] located in the Rockland neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was built in 1886 on Rockland Hill, [2] in a prestigious area known for its wealthy inhabitants, large lots and lush gardenscapes. [3]
It was constructed for the sum of $7,000 by contractors Hill and Conley and designed in an Italianate style by architect John Teague. [2] The home's rambling, two-story symmetry; overhanging eaves with decorative brackets; narrow bay windows; and low-pitched, gabled roof are all features typical of this fanciful late 19th century style. [4]
Fairholme was built for John Chapman Davie, a prominent doctor and surgeon who is known today as an early promoter of Sir Joseph Lister's antiseptic surgical methods. [2] In addition to introducing the surgical practice to British Columbia, he was also largely responsible for the design of the first operating room at the Royal Jubilee Hospital. [5]
Davie lived at Fairholme with his wife, Sara Holmes Todd, and his 3 children from a previous marriage. Sara Holmes Todd succumbed to pneumonia in 1894; Davie died in 1911. [2] The building was fully restored in 1996 and now operates as a bed and breakfast. [6]
Fairholme Manor | |
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![]() Fairholme Manor Bed and Breakfast | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Location | 638 Rockland Place Victoria, British Columbia V8S 3R2 |
Coordinates | 48°25′12″N 123°20′21″W / 48.419944°N 123.339214°W |
Completed | 1886 |
Cost | $7,000 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | John Teague |
Website | |
www |
Fairholme Manor is a Designated Heritage building [1] located in the Rockland neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was built in 1886 on Rockland Hill, [2] in a prestigious area known for its wealthy inhabitants, large lots and lush gardenscapes. [3]
It was constructed for the sum of $7,000 by contractors Hill and Conley and designed in an Italianate style by architect John Teague. [2] The home's rambling, two-story symmetry; overhanging eaves with decorative brackets; narrow bay windows; and low-pitched, gabled roof are all features typical of this fanciful late 19th century style. [4]
Fairholme was built for John Chapman Davie, a prominent doctor and surgeon who is known today as an early promoter of Sir Joseph Lister's antiseptic surgical methods. [2] In addition to introducing the surgical practice to British Columbia, he was also largely responsible for the design of the first operating room at the Royal Jubilee Hospital. [5]
Davie lived at Fairholme with his wife, Sara Holmes Todd, and his 3 children from a previous marriage. Sara Holmes Todd succumbed to pneumonia in 1894; Davie died in 1911. [2] The building was fully restored in 1996 and now operates as a bed and breakfast. [6]