Victoria High School in 1912 on some of the lands that had been used as the sand and gravel pit. Central Middle School stands on the site of the first public school, a wood-frame schoolhouse built in 1853 on the colonial school reserve. This building was replaced in 1876 by a building designed by Victoria architect John Teague, who also designed the Dominion Customs House on Wharf Street and Victoria City Hall. In turn, the 1876 school was replaced in 1902 by a brick building designed by Francis Rattenbury. However, the increase in Victoria's population in the early 1900s made this building inadequate within 12 years. The present Central Middle School (formerly Central Junior High School), built in 1952, was designed by the Victoria architectural firm Birley Wade Stockdill. The commercial heart of Fernwood developed along Fernwood road in the 1890s and early 1900s and many of the commercial buildings in the village date from this time in part due to the intersection of Gladstone road and Fernwood road acting as the terminus of the streetcar line connecting the neighbourhood to downtown. The building now housing the Belfry Theatre was built in 1892 as Emmanuel Baptist Church. Another small commercial node developed along Haultain Road. Most of the Fernwood neighbourhood was built up by the end of the real estate boom of 1913. References External links Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group (formerly: Fernwood Community Centre Society) Fernwood Community Association (FCA) Fernwood Community Centre Fernwood News, quarterly newspaper by the FCA Village Vibe, monthly newsletter by Fernwood NRG. City of Victoria - Profile of Fernwood, Demographics, Map City of Victoria - Community Resources Inventory, map with guide to local businesses and resources The Belfry Theatre Fernwood Football Association, Soccer team and Club Neighbourhoods in Victoria, British Columbia