List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador
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This is a list of National Historic Sites of Canada in the province
of Newfoundland and Labrador
. There are 44 National Historic Sites designated in Newfoundland and Labrador, of which 9 are administered by Parks Canada
.
This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. There are 44 National Historic Sites designated in Newfoundland and Labrador, of which 9 are administered by Parks Canada
Parks Canada
Parks Canada , also known as the Parks Canada Agency , is an agency of the Government of Canada mandated to protect and present nationally significant natural and cultural heritage, and foster public understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative...
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This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.
National Historic Sites
- Basilica of St. John the BaptistBasilica of St. John the BaptistThe Basilica-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador is the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland and the mother church and symbol of Roman Catholicism in Newfoundland....
– Romanesque Revival basilicaBasilicaThe Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
, symbol of Roman Catholic Church in Newfoundland, 1839–55 - Battle Harbour Historic DistrictBattle Harbour, Newfoundland and LabradorBattle Harbour is a 19th century summer fishing station, formerly a permanent settlement, located on the Labrador coast in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Battle Harbour was for two centuries the economic and social centre of the southeastern Labrador coast...
– District evocative of the 19th- and early 20th century fishing outports of Newfoundland and Labrador - Boyd's Cove BeothukBoyd's Cove, Newfoundland and LabradorBoyd's Cove, also known as Boyd's Harbour, is a small rural fishing, lumbering and farming town near Lewisporte in Newfoundland, Canada....
– Major archaeological site for BeothukBeothukThe Beothuk were one of the aboriginal peoples in Canada. They lived on the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries...
history - Cable Building - Transatlantic communications building; key in development of Western Union Telegraph Company network
- Cape Pine Lighthouse – Early circular cast-iron tower, 1851
- Cape Race LighthouseCape RaceCape Race is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, Canada. Its name is thought to come from the original Portuguese name for this cape, "Raso", or "bare"...
– Strategic landfall light on major shipping lane - Cape SpearCape SpearCape Spear, located on the Avalon Peninsula near St. John's, Newfoundland, is the easternmost point in North America , excluding Greenland and the portions of Alaska west of the 180th parallel of longitude . Cape Spear is close to Blackhead, an amalgamated area of the City of St. John's, about...
– Oldest surviving lighthouseLighthouseA lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in Newfoundland, 1836 - Castle HillCastle Hill, Newfoundland and LabradorPlacentia, known as Plaisance then, was designed to protect the French fishing interests in Newfoundland and the approaches to New France.- History :...
– 17th- and 18th century French and British fortifications. Designated: 1968 Location: Placentia 47.251078, -53.971474 - Christ Church / Quidi Vidi Church – Early 19th century outport village church, 1842
- Colony of AvalonProvince of AvalonProvince of Avalon was the area around the settlement of Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, in the 17th century, which upon the success of the colony grew to include the land held by Sir William Vaughan and all the land that lay between Ferryland and Petty Harbour.Sir George Calvert had acquired...
– Site of first English settlement in Canada, 1621 - Fleur de Lys Soapstone Quarries – Resource extraction by Dorset cultureDorset cultureThe Dorset culture was a Paleo-Eskimo culture that preceded the Inuit culture in Arctic North America. It has been defined as having four phases, with distinct technology related to the people's hunting and tool making...
- Former Bank of British North AmericaBank of British North America BuildingThe Bank of British North America Building built in the Italianate style was constructed in 1849 for the British Bank of North America, Newfoundland's first commercial bank. The building was built after the St...
– Fine example of Italianate style, 1848–50 - Former Carbonear Railway Station (Newfoundland Railway) – Representative station of Newfoundland railway system, 1917
- Former Newfoundland Railway HeadquartersRailway Coastal MuseumThe Railway Coastal Museum is a transportation museum located in St. John's, Newfoundland. It is located in the historic Newfoundland Railway Station on Water Street and contains exhibits detailing the history of the Newfoundland Railway and the history of coastal water transportation in the...
– Headquarters and terminus of Newfoundland railway system, 1903 - Fort AmherstFort Amherst, St. John'sFort Amherst is a small community within St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located at , on the southern side of The Narrows, the entrance to St. John's harbour...
– Site of 1777 fortifications, St. John'sSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorSt. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
harbour - Fort Townshend – Headquarters of Newfoundland garrison, 1779–1871
- Fort William, NewfoundlandFort William, NewfoundlandFort William was a fort in St. John's built in 1698 to protect English interests in Newfoundland, primarily against French opposition. It was the original headquarters of the British garrison in Newfoundland. A second fort, known as Fort George was situated at the east end of the harbour connected...
– Headquarters of Newfoundland garrison, 1618–1779 - Government HouseGovernment House (Newfoundland and Labrador)Government House is the official residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Government House was a by-product of the wave of administrative initiatives that took place during the 1820s. The royal charter of 1825 bestowed official colonial status for Newfoundland.The first...
– Vice-regal residence, 1827–31 - Harbour Grace Court House – Oldest court house in Newfoundland, 1830
- Hawthorne CottageHawthorne CottageHawthorne Cottage is a national historic site located in Brigus, Newfoundland, Canada. It was the residence of Captain Bob Bartlett, a famed Arctic explorer...
– Picturesque cottage, home of Captain Robert Bartlett from 1875–1946. Designated: 1978 Location: Brigus 47 32 6.54 N, 53 12 35.53 W - Hebron Mission – Complex of linked Moravian mission buildings, 1837
- Hopedale MissionHopedale, Newfoundland and LabradorHopedale is a town located in the North of Labrador, the mainland portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Hopedale is the legislative capital of the Inuit Land Claims Area Nunatsiavut, and where the Nunatsiavut Assembly meets...
– Symbol of interaction between Labrador InuitInuitThe Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
and Moravian Missionaries; representative of Moravian Mission architecture in LabradorLabradorLabrador is the distinct, northerly region of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It comprises the mainland portion of the province, separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle...
Designated: 1970, 1983 Location: Hopedale 55.458563, -60.212559 - Indian PointBaie d'EspoirBay d'Espoir is the inner reaches of a large glacial carved fjord on the South Coast of Newfoundland.It appears in printed form with many different spellings, some of which are: Bay D' Espoir/e, Bay Despair, Bay Despoir/e, Baie D' Espoir/e, Baie Despair and Baie Despoir/e.Communities in Bay...
– Well documented BeothukBeothukThe Beothuk were one of the aboriginal peoples in Canada. They lived on the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries...
site - L'Anse Amour – One of the largest and longest used Aboriginal habitation sites in Labrador; earliest known funeral monument in the New WorldNew WorldThe New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
- L'Anse aux MeadowsL'Anse aux MeadowsL'Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Discovered in 1960, it is the only known site of a Norse or Viking village in Canada, and in North America outside of Greenland...
– Only authenticated VikingVikingThe term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
settlement in North America; UNESCO World Heritage Site. Designated: 1968 Location: St. Anthony 51.595278, -55.533185 - Mallard Cottage – Vernacular building by Irish immigrants, circa 1820–40
- Murray PremisesMurray PremisesThe Murray Premises is a National Historic Site located in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Murray Premises was renovated in 1979 and now contains office suites, restaurants, retail stores and, most recently, a boutique hotel. The buildings once served as a fishery premises, with...
– Mid 19th century commercial waterfront structures - Okak – Archaeological site, several cultures occupied
- Port au ChoixPort au ChoixPort au Choix or Port aux Choix is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The nearest airport is Port au Choix Airport, 2.8 km to the southeast.- History :...
– Pre-contact burial and habitation sites. Designated: 1970 Location: Port au Choix 50.704039, -57.390003 - Port Union Historic District – Town constructed and run by a union
- Red BayRed Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorRed Bay is a fishing village and former site of several Basque whaling stations on the southern coast of Labrador in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Between 1550 and the early 17th century, Red Bay was a major Basque whaling area. The site is home to three Basque whaling galleons...
– 16th century BasqueBasque peopleThe Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
whaling industry complex. Designated: 1979 Location: Red Bay 51.725373, -56.433163 - Rennie's Mill Road Historic District – Fine example of 19th century residential streetscape
- Ryan PremisesRyan PremisesThe Ryan Premises is a Canadian National Historic Site located in the town of Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is preserved as an example of a large-scale merchant operation in a Newfoundland outport....
– East Coast fishing industryFishing industryThe fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products....
complex. Designated: 1987 Location: Bonavista 48.647865, -53.112695 - Signal Hill – Commemorates defence of St. John'sSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorSt. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
; includes the Cabot TowerCabot Tower (Newfoundland)Cabot Tower is a tower in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, situated on Signal Hill. Construction of tower begun in 1898 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland, and Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.... - St. John the Baptist Anglican CathedralCathedral of St. John the Baptist (St. John's)The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is located in the city of St. John's, Newfoundland. This parish in the Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador was founded in 1699 in response to a petition drafted by the Anglican townsfolk of St. John's and sent to the Bishop of London, the Rt. Rev....
– Outstanding Gothic Revival by G.G. Scott, 1847 - St. John's Court House – SandstoneSandstoneSandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
Romanesque Revival urban court house, 1900–04 - St. John's Ecclesiastical District - Denominations' establishment of spiritual, philanthropic, charitable and educational institutions
- St. John's WWII Coastal Defences – Safe port for World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
convoy assembly; Atlantic BulwarkBulwarkBulwark may refer to:*A bastion or fortifications in general*In naval terminology, an extension of a ship's sides above deck level*HMS Bulwark, any of several Royal Navy ships*USS Bulwark, any of several US Navy ships... - St. Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchSt. Patrick's Church (St. John's)Saint Patrick's Church is a Roman Catholic church in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.-History:The cornerstone of St. Patrick's Church was laid on September 17, 1855, by Bishop John T. Mullock and other distinguished clergy from Canada and the United States. American financier, Cyrus Field,...
– Major Gothic Revival church, 1864–81 - St. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and Garden – Military stores and residence, 1818
- TiltingTilting, Newfoundland and LabradorTilting is a town on the eastern end of Fogo Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. The community has been designated as a National Cultural Landscape District of Canada in 2005 by Parks Canada, and was also designated as a Registered Heritage District by the Heritage Foundation of...
– Possesses a landscape illustrating adaptations of Irish settlement patterns; cultural landscape - Walled Landscape of Grates Cove – Pasturage and gardens defined by stone walls reflecting communal system of land use typical of Newfoundland
- Water Street Historic DistrictWater Street, St. John'sWater Street is located in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was developed in the early 16th century, and is the oldest street in North America. It became a commercial trading outpost for the Basques, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and English...
– Mid 19th century mercantile centre of St. John's - Winterholme – Queen Anne Revival style mansion, 1905
See also
- History of Newfoundland and LabradorHistory of Newfoundland and LabradorThe History of Newfoundland and Labrador is the story of the peoples who have lived in what is now the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador....