The Dunsmuir family home. Unfortunately it wasn't finished before Robert Dunsmuir died. His wife and several children lived here until she died. It served as a military hospital, Victoria College, administrative offices for Victoria School Board, a music conservatory and now for the last 37 years a museum.

Robert Dunsmuir was a self made man from Scotland, he mined coal, built railroads and got into politics. Sometimes the latter would ensure the former had business...