Heritage Walking Tour - City of Kamloops

27. Capt. E. A. Nash House - 59 Battle Street West
Captain Nash came to Kamloops in the 1890s
after serving in the North-West Rebellion of
1885. His beautiful house was built in 1910 along
the edge of a deep gully. The style of the house
suits a military man. It is a colonial bungalow
with a long, low verandah similar to the type
built by British officers in India. In Kamloops,
the house was built of wood with cedar shingle
siding.
28. Dr. M.S. Wade House - 59 St. Paul Street West
Dr. Mark Wade was an eye, ear, and throat specialist
who arrived in Kamloops in 1895. A decade
later, in 1905 he built his home. The basic
shape of the house is undecorated and angular,
but Wade added rich Victorian millwork and
slender, turned verandah columns. Bay
windows, stained glass and a wraparound
verandah are lovely features to this home.
29. William Philip House - 31 St. Paul Street West
City of Kamloops
Heritage Walking Tour
1. Federal Building - 207 Victoria Street West
This wood frame building was constructed in
1900 as Post Office, Lands and Titles, Customs
and Indian Affairs. Architectural evidence for the
early age of this building is its wood
construction, cedar shingling and multi-paned
windows. This is the last remaining building
from Kamloops’ first street.
2. Nicola Wagon Road - St. Paul Street West and
McIntosh Street
A fragment of a road is all that is left of the
original trail leading into Kamloops. It was used
by the Shuswap, fur traders, gold miners, and
cattlemen. The road led down to the City of
Kamloops.
6. Bank of Commerce - 118 Victoria Street
The Bank of Commerce built this brick and stone
structure in 1904. The business part of the
building was located on the first floor. The
second floor was used by the bachelor male
staff as a residence. This building also served as
a court house, police station, City Hall, and the
parks and recreation office.
William Philip came to Kamloops in 1904/05. He
purchased a local general store and began to
expand his business. It was during this
prosperous time that Philip built this house, in
1908. The house is a two-storey Queen Anne Revival,
with the signature turret and wraparound
verandahs. The varied façade and bay windows
are also typical of the Queen Anne style.
30. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church -
185 Seymour Street
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is the oldest
public building remaining in Kamloops. Construction
began in September 1887 with the first
service held in the completed church on Christmas
Day 1887. The first pastor and the person
responsible for getting the church built was Rev.
John Chisholm. The church closed its doors in
1925, but reopened again in 1942 when the local
Pentecostal congregation bought the building.
St. Andrew’s - 5570
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Old Court House - 7328
3. Old Court House - 7 Seymour Street West
One of Kamloops’ most notable heritage
buildings is this grand brick and stone threestorey
building. The Court House was built in
1909 of local brick and imported granite and
slate. Inside, there are mosaic floors, oak and fir
doors, stained glass windows and a courtroom
furnished with the original judge’s bench and
juror’s box.
4. City Hall - 7 Victoria Street West
City Hall has been located on the corner of 1st
Avenue and Victoria Street West for well over
100 years. For many years the Court House, jail
and police station shared the same building.
Kamloops’ first hanging took place in the
parking lot area on Seymour Street West.
Today’s City Hall was built in 1963/64.
5. Cigar Factory - 297 - 1st Avenue
In 1897, the Inland Cigar Factory was erected in
the old commercial district on 1st Avenue. In its
heyday, the factory employed 25 workers and
produced 4,000 authentic Cuban cigars a day.
In later years the building became the Model
Bakery.
Cigar Factory - 6605
7. Royal Bank - 205 Victoria Street
One of the finest bank buildings erected in
Kamloops is this brick structure built in
1911/1912. The remains of an elaborate frieze
can still be seen along the top edge of the
building. The front façade once featured brick
columns, arched windows, and striped awnings.
The unpaved street was lined with cluster lights
and tall trees.
8. Fuoco Block - 219-222 Victoria Street
Most of the brick buildings in downtown
Kamloops were erected in the boom years from
1910 to 1914. This block was built in 1914 by
F. Godman. In 1930, the Fuoco family bought
the building. The street level space was always
used for retail stores with offices located on the
second floor.
9. Riverside Park - Lorne Street and 1st to 3rd
Avenues
The City of Kamloops began purchasing
parkland from the old Shuswap Lumber Mill in
1901. Riverside Park was developed as a picnic
and swimming area with many beautiful trees
planted, flower beds, a fountain installed, a
beach and grandstand developed for
community use. It remains the heart of the City.

14. Stuart Wood School - 245 St. Paul Street
19. Memorial Park - Battle Street and 2nd Avenue
23. Arthur Hatton House - 96 Clarke Street
10. Kamloops’ First Fire Hall - 345 Victoria Street
Kamloops’ first fire hall was a wood frame building
constructed in 1905. A team of fine horses
and fire wagon were kept at the station. Fire call
boxes were located throughout the City to
summon the volunteer firefighters to the fire.
The City’s first motorized fire trucks were purchased
in 1911.
11. Ellis Block - 371 Victoria Street
The Godmans built this fine brick building
in 1914. In 1917, the Galloway-Ellis Pharmacy
opened on the ground floor. Partner W.O.
Ellis bought the building in 1951. His drugstore
remained in operation on this site under various
owners until 1994.
12. Kamloops Fire Hall #1 - 125-4th Avenue
Kamloops’ Fire Hall #1 was built in 1935 to
replace the wood frame station on Victoria
Street. The new station could accommodate a
larger fleet of trucks and a corps of volunteer
and staff firefighters. The building was designed
in the Spanish style popular at the time. The fire
tower housed an alarm system used to call the
volunteers to a fire.
13. Plaza Hotel - 405 Victoria Street
The Kamloops Community Company built the
Plaza Hotel in 1927 as a way to promote
Kamloops as the “Hub City” of the province. The
Hotel was designed in the popular Spanish style
complete with roof tiles, wrought iron railings,
stucco siding and arched windows and doors.
The open air rooftop restaurant was very
popular.
Constructed in 1907 for $30,000, this is the second
public school built on this site. The lower
floors were used for elementary grades and the
top floor for the high school. In 1922, the school
was named in honour of its first teacher and
principal. This is one of five designated heritage
sites in Kamloops.
Stuart Wood School - 5576
15. St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral - 360 Nicola
Street
The eastern section of this building was constructed
in 1888 and was situated in the 100
block of Victoria Street. It was moved to its present
location and additions made in 1924. The
stained glass window on the east wall is part of
the original sanctuary.
16. Sacred Heart Cathedral - 255 Nicola Street
Sacred Heart Cathedral was built in 1921 to
replace a wood frame church which had burned.
Interesting architectural features include stained
and leaded glass windows, red brick with white
stone accents, columns, balustrade, a tower, and
dome. The interior is dominated by an elaborate
altar.
17. A. Holmes Home - 223 Nicola Street
The style of this home is typical of the 1910
period in Kamloops and is best described as
anti-Victorian in sentiment. It was built in 1909.
The overall shape is rectangular and rightangled.
Adornment is kept to a minimum.
Homes like this can be found scattered throughout
Kamloops and were generally owned by
small businessmen or railway officials.
Shortly after World War I ended, funds were
raised for a war memorial. The Cenotaph was
unveiled on May 24, 1925. The park was planted
with trees as living memorials to the Kamloops
soldiers who died in the war. A small cairn was
erected in 1922 dedicated to the students of
Stuart Wood School who died in the war.
20. William O. Ellis House - 118 Nicola Street
W.O. Ellis was a local pharmacist and active
community member. He built his home on tree
lined Nicola Street in 1929. It has many features
typical of the Arts and Crafts style, but it is also
looking forward to architectural trends popularized
in the 1930s. The cream coloured stucco,
green window boxes, and red steps are the
original colours.
21. Frederick J. Fulton House - 63 Nicola Street
West
Frederick Fulton came to Kamloops in 1889 as
one of Kamloops’ first lawyers. He is famous as
the prosecuting lawyer during the Bill Miner trial.
He and his wife Winnifred Davie built this
splendid Tudor style house in 1912. The
driveway originally swept around the house
to the impressive west entrance. The property
reached back southward to Columbia Street.
22. Joseph Stoodley House - 79 Nicola Street
West
This simple Arts and Crafts style house sits in the
hollow of an old gully which originally extended
across the street and down towards the river.
The 1926 house features many typical Arts and
Crafts details including cedar shingle siding and
roof, tapered verandah columns and wide front
and back verandahs. J. Stoodley served with the
School Board and City Hall.
This Arts and Crafts style house was built in 1921
for local water engineer and long-time North
Kamloops Commissioner, Arthur Hatton. The
house sits at the far southern end of the
property which once stretched from Clarke
Street to Nicola Street West. Arthur Hatton was
instrumental in incorporating North Kamloops
as a village in 1946. He was also one of the first
people to own a cottage on Paul Lake.
24. E.H. Grubbe House - 157 Nicola Street West
When Eustace Grubbe built this house in 1912,
it lay outside City limits and was surrounded by
empty fields and was accessed by a dirt track.
Architectural features of the house point to the
Arts and Crafts tradition. The house features a
wide front verandah with sturdy tapered
columns, exposed rafter ends, and multi-paned
windows.
25. F.E. Young House - 133 Battle Street West
When this fine house was built in 1910, it was
surrounded by sweeping property which
stretched south and east for several lots. The
owner, Frederick Young, was owner and publisher
of the Kamloops Standard newspaper. The
two-storey house has an expansive wraparound
verandah accessed by a broad flight of stairs,
leaded glass windows and Craftsman style
millwork.
26. A. Galloway House - 101 Battle Street West
When this house was built in 1928, it was
considered ultramodern and very forward
looking. The red mansard roof, red brick steps,
plate glass windows and small front porch are
all original features. Archibald Galloway owned
a pharmacy in Kamloops for many years. He
also successfully ran as a City Councillor and was
director of many community organizations.
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18. George Ellis House - 170 Nicola Street
Plaza Hotel - 5561
This lovely house and garden is a classic example
of the Arts and Crafts style popular in Kamloops
in the 1920’s. The house was built in 1923 and
includes cedar shingle siding, and roofing, tapering
verandah columns, multi-paned windows,
exposed rafter ends and decorative barge
boards. The garden complements the house.
Kamloops Upper Town 1890s