Helmcken House is a museum in

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The ...

, located in Thunderbird Park. It was built by Dr.

John Sebastian Helmcken John Sebastian Helmcken (June 5, 1824 – September 1, 1920) was a British Columbia physician who played a prominent role in bringing the province into Canadian Confederation. He was also the founding president of the British Columbia Medica ...

, the first doctor in Victoria, in 1852, a surgeon with the Hudson's Bay Company. It is one of the oldest houses in

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. Some interesting items on display include his medical kit.

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Helmcken House
from BC Heritage Branch. History of Victoria, British Columbia Houses completed in 1852 Museums in Victoria, British Columbia Historic house museums in British Columbia 1852 establishments in the British Empire {{Canada-museum-stub

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