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Rogers Building (Victoria, British Columbia)

Coordinates: 48°25′26.05″N 123°22′4.41″W / 48.4239028°N 123.3678917°W / 48.4239028; -123.3678917
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Rogers Building (Victoria, British Columbia)
Location913 Government Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 1X5
Coordinates48°25′26.05″N 123°22′4.41″W / 48.4239028°N 123.3678917°W / 48.4239028; -123.3678917
Built1903
Original useGrocery store
Current useChocolate shop
ArchitectCharles Rogers
Architectural style(s)Hooper and Watkins
Websitewww.rogerschocolates.com
Official nameRogers Building National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1991

Rogers Building or Rogers Chocolates is a historic building in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, it is located at 913 Government Street in downtown Victoria.

The two-storey building was completed in 1903 by architects Hooper and Watkins for Charles Rogers (1854–1927), a grocer who operated from the opposite side of the street before 1903.[1] Rogers Chocolates continues to operate from this site since.

The site was designated as a historic building in 1991.[2] It is a small Victorian era commercial building with a Queen Anne Revival shopfront, and intact interior fixtures and decorative features.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ "History of Rogers' Chocolates | Fine Chocolates Since 1885".
  2. ^ Rogers Building. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 7 August 2017.