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Helmcken House
🎟️ Attraction in James Bay, Victoria, BC
Located in Thunderbird Park within the James Bay neighborhood, Helmcken House was built in 1852 by Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken. The museum displays items such as his medical kit and stands as one of the oldest houses in British Columbia still on its original site.
Something unique: Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken was a surgeon with the Hudson's Bay Company and married Cecilia Douglas, daughter of Governor James Douglas.
- Website
- https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/exhibitions/helmcken-house-and-st-anns-schoolhouse ↗