Town and Robinson Block

The Town and Robinson Block is a two storey Victorian Italianate style masonry building built in 1889. Hotels such as this provided both short and long-term lodging, serving primarily those who worked in the seasonal resource trades such as fishing and logging.

It was designed by one of Vancouver’s earliest architects, Charles Osborn Wickenden (1851-1934). Wickenden’s designs for commercial buildings helped establish the character of early Winnipeg and Vancouver business districts as prosperous and progressive areas. The contractor for this project was the firm of McGhie and McLuckie; J.M. McLuckie was a pioneer Vancouver contractor who later became well-known for his commercial and residential structures in Gastown.

Source

Canada's Historic Places

More information

http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2513&pid=0