Royal Roads University - Campus and Grounds

Campus and Grounds

The campus and surrounding grounds of Royal Roads University are situated at Hatley Park National Historic Site. Royal Roads leases the land from the Department of National Defence for $1 per year and assumes all stewardship responsibilities related to the site including the cost of site management, operations, the protection, preservation and restoration of heritage assets, which include all buildings on the site as well as many heritage gardens and educating the public about the site's historic and natural attributes.

Name Address Municipality PC Coordinates IDF IDP IDM Image
Belmont Road Main Gatehouse BEL 13 (1908), Royal Roads University formerly Royal Roads Military College Hatley Park National Historic Site; Recognized Federal Heritage Building 2000 Colwood 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304; -123.475 (Belmont Road Main Gatehouse) 2840
Cow Barn and Dairy RR6 (1912–16) Hatley Park National Historic Site; Recognized Federal Heritage Building 2000; The original Tudor-style dairy and cattle barns were converted into laboratories and classrooms for physics and oceanography. The building was refurbished in 1998 into research and computer laboratories Colwood 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304; -123.475 (Cow Barn and Dairy RR6) 2841

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Grant Block, Building 24 (1942) Royal Roads University formerly Royal Roads Military College Hatley Park National Historic Site; main academic building, laboratories, cafeteria, and offices named for first Commanding Officer of HMCS Royal Roads, Captain John Moreau Grant. The building was recently renovated. Colwood; Recognized Federal Heritage Building 1990 48.4333°N 123.483°W / 48.4333°N 123.483°W / 48.4333; -123.483 (Grant Block, Building 24) 3664
Gymnasium RR22, - sports complex (1942) Royal Roads University formerly Royal Roads Military College Hatley Park National Historic Site includes gymnasium, weight room, fitness studio, squash courts, outdoor tennis courts Colwood 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304; -123.475 (Gymnasium RR22) 2844
Hatley Park National Historic Site (1908)/ Former Royal Roads Military College/Royal Roads University 2005 Sooke Road; administrative centre of Royal Roads University. From 1941 until 1943 when Grant Block was completed, the Castle served as dormitory and mess hall for cadets and staff officers at RRMC. Classified Federal Heritage Building 1986, Registry of Historic Places of Canada Colwood V9C 48.4351°N 123.473°W / 48.4351°N 123.473°W / 48.4351; -123.473 (Hatley Park / Former Royal Roads Military College National Historic Site of Canada) 15749
Nixon Block RR24A (1954 to 1956) Royal Roads University formerly Royal Roads Military College Hatley Park National Historic Site classrooms, dormitories named after the former LCdr. Edward Atcherley Eckersall Nixon, Royal Navy (RN), Commandant of Royal Naval College of Canada 1911-22, in particular when it was re-established in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1918 Colwood; Recognized Federal Heritage Building 2000 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304; -123.475 (Nixon Block RR24A) 2843
Stable / Garage RR4 (1914) Royal Roads University formerly Royal Roads Military College Hatley Park National Historic Site; Recognized Federal Heritage Building 2000 Colwood 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304; -123.475 (Stable / Garage RR4) 2842
Swimming Pool RR22A (1959) Royal Roads University formerly Royal Roads Military College Hatley Park National Historic Site; two-storey, white concrete building composed of horizontal cubic volumes. Colwood; Recognized Federal Heritage Building 2000 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304°N 123.475°W / 48.4304; -123.475 (Swimming Pool RR22A) 2845
Warrant Officer's Quarters Royal Roads University formerly Royal Roads Military College Hatley Park National Historic Site Colwood 48.4319°N 123.45°W / 48.4319°N 123.45°W / 48.4319; -123.45 (Warrant Officer's Quarters) 4277

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