The lesser-known of Emily Carr’s two historic homes in Victoria is a privately-owned historic building, and the owners are hoping for an exemption from short-term rental rules to help pay for upkeep.

The House of Allsorts is 112 years old, and is the only privately-owned historic place in B.C. that is privately owned.

Emily Carr named the building House of Allsorts when she lived there in her adulthood.

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Her presence is still apparent around the house, particularly in the attic where a number of her paintings can be found. While the paintings hung on the walls are copies, those painted directly on the ceiling are originals. • A copy of an Emily Carr painting hung in the House of Allsorts. • Original Emily Carr paintings on the ceiling in the attic of the

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