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1935 -- Rockwood Lodge under construction

Situated on Block 5, of D.L. 1331 the lodge was built by Bill Youngson and Arthur Neal. After successfully operating the lodge from 1936 until 1946, Bill and Jessie Youngson moved into their cottage in the lodge grounds. They had come from Scotland to Sechelt in 1926 to act as caretaker and cook for the Fleck family of Opeongo Lodge.

Rockwood Lodge changed ownership six times between 1946 and 1980 until the Sechelt Chamber of Commerce purchased it and leased it to various businesses. In 1986 the District of Sechelt assumed the mortgage and still maintain the lodge and grounds for a variety of purposes. Since 1983 the Sechelt Festival of the Written Arts has held a very successful annual event.

This series of photographs documents the building of the house, now a heritage building.

Photographs by Jean Whittaker (nee Cook)