A Landmark On Canada’s West Coast

Property Description

A landmark waterfront estate in Uplands, 3175 Beach Drive – “Riffington” is a rare offering of architectural and cultural significance. Designed in 1913 by Philip A. Jullien as the original Uplands show home, the residence showcases Tudor Revival architecture with a French Renaissance–inspired music room. Positioned to capture sweeping ocean views toward Mount Baker, the home rests on park-like grounds influenced by the Olmsted vision. Featured in Western Living, Riffington has hosted members of the British Royal Family and served as the U.S. Consul’s residence from 1928 to 1942. The four-level main home spans approximately 12,400 square feet, offering nine bedrooms, seven bathrooms, ten fireplaces, a dramatic two-storey reception hall, libraries, sunrooms, and ocean-facing terraces. The estate also includes a carriage house, seaside cottage, waterfront pavilion, private dock with generous moorage, vegetable garden, and Japanese pond—an irreplaceable coastal legacy just minutes from the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. • FOUR-LEVEL MAIN RESIDENCE • TWO-LEVEL CARRIAGE HOUSE • SELF-CONTAINED SEASIDE COTTAGE • WATERFRONT PAVILION • PRIVATE DOCK WITH LARGE BOAT MOORAGE Expansive lawns, mature trees, and sheltered ocean frontage create a setting equally suited to refined entertaining and quiet retreat. Estates of this calibre are rarely exchanged and often remain within families for generations. Riffington offers not simply a home, but the opportunity to become the next custodian of an enduring coastal legacy.