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Helmcken House

British Columbia, CA

Helmcken House

Helmcken House is a museum in Victoria, British Columbia, located in Thunderbird Park. It was built in 1852 by Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, a surgeon with the Hudson's Bay Company and the first doctor in Victoria when he married Cecilia Douglas, daughter of Governor James Douglas. Some interesting i

tems on display include his medical kit. It is one of the oldest houses in British Columbia still on its original site.

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