First Nanaimo Scout Hut

Building Details
Name:	First Nanaimo Scout Hut
Address:	445 Comox Road
Architectural Style:	Rustic
Building Use:	Institutional
Year of Construction:	1930
Builder or Architect:	Unknown
Protected Heritage Property:	No

Heritage Value Statement

Built in 1930, the First Nanaimo Scout Hut is an excellent example of a vernacular adaptation of the Rustic architectural style. Inspired by rustic park lodges, this style, with its emphasis on simplicity, use of natural materials and sympathy with the landscape, was particularly appropriate for the Boy Scouts whose basic principles include self-reliance and respect for the integrity of the natural world. Although the building has been altered over time, its form is essentially intact and it continues to serve the purpose for which it was built.



Located on a high rocky outcrop in a municipal park, the building is a highly visible symbol of the scouting movement in Nanaimo and, by extension, the continuing importance of local organizations to the vitality and richness of community life.

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