UVic Buildings
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Craigdarroch - Arthur Currie (RAC)
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The Arthur Currie residence was built in 1967 as part of the Craigdarroch residence complex. Originally a men's residence, the four-storey building is now home to men and women, with six single rooms and 28 double rooms.
General Sir Arthur W. Currie (1875-1933) taught in Sidney at the Boys' Central School from 1894 to 1900, before entering the fields of real estate and insurance. He became the commander of the Canadian Forces in Word War I and was later principal of McGill University (1920 - 1933).
The Craigdarroch residence complex is named for Craigdarroch
Castle, the
former
Robert
Dunsmuir
mansion that was home to UVic’s predecessor Victoria College, from 1921-1946. There are four residences in the complex: The Emily Carr and Margaret Newton halls were built in the summer of 1964 as women’s residences, followed by the Arthur Currie and David Thompson halls in 1967.
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