Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station

Character-defining elements of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station include:

-its form and massing, namely its one-and-a-half-storey, wood-frame, rectangular main block, a prominent, projecting, two-storey block placed off-centre, and a stepped parapet gable capping the two-storey block;

-its medium-hip roof, with wide overhanging eaves supported by sturdy wooden brackets along the length of the building;

-the variety of colours and textures on the exterior walls, including: dark-red shingles sheathing the lower two-thirds of the walls, a smooth, white-painted, stucco finish on the top one-third, the red-brick base and stucco upper accentuating the projecting bay, and decorative brick-work highlighting the openings of the projecting bay;

-the original arrangement of window and door openings;

-surviving original multi-paned windows, doors and accompanying hardware;

-surviving original interior finishes and detailing on the ground floor, including tongue-and-groove boards on walls and ceiling in the express room, floor-to-ceiling boards on walls elsewhere, hardwood flooring, door, window and decorative wall mouldings, and a wooden staircase leading to the second storey;

-the upper-floor stationmaster's quarters, with its surviving original finishes on the walls, floors and ceiling.