Historic places inBonavista
Newfoundland And Labrador
- historic places
- 56historic places
- built
- 1811–1951built
Recognized by
- National 6
- Provincial 29
- Municipal 21
Ryan Store and Fish Purchasing Centre1874Photo: Agence Parcs Canada / Parks Canada Agency, 1993.
Government of Canada Building1951
Heber John Abbott House1840
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse1841
Society of United Fishermen SUF Lodge #91874
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs CanadaNational1857Ryan Premises National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Ryan PremisesRyan Premises National Historic Site of Canada is a cultural landscape associated with the fishery.
Photo: Agence Parcs Canada / Parks Canada Agency, 1991.National1860Ryan ResidenceAlso known as Building 5Ryan Residence, also known as Building 5, at the Ryan Premises in the outport of Bonavista, is a two-and-a-half storey, wood frame building with a gabled roof, a front porch and a one-storey shed roofed extension.
Photo: Agence Parcs Canada / Parks Canada Agency, 1991.National1860Ryan Retail StoreAlso known as Building 1Ryan Retail Store, also known as building 1, located at the Ryan Premises National Historic Site of Canada in the outpost of Bonavista, is a simple wood frame building with a side-gable roof.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 6 of the 56 places.
25 places have no recorded construction date.
All 56 places
1913ProvincialHomesAdam Mouland Property Registered Heritage Structure
1895ProvincialHomesAlexander and Jennie Templeman House
MunicipalAlexander and Jennie Templeman House Municipal Heritage Building
1897ProvincialFaithAlexander Chapel of All Souls Mortuary Chapel
1897MunicipalAlexander Mortuary Chapel of All Souls and Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site
1880ProvincialSchoolsBailey's Cove Church of England School
MunicipalSchoolsBailey's Cove Church of England School Municipal Heritage Building- 1841ProvincialWaterwaysCape Bonavista Lighthouse
MunicipalChrist Church Churchyard Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site
1895ProvincialDugald Templeman House Registered Heritage Structure
1915ProvincialFrederick Harris House Registered Heritage Structure
ProvincialHomesFrederick Mifflin House Registered Heritage Structure- 1951NationalGovernmentGovernment of Canada Building
- 1840ProvincialHomesHeber John Abbott House
MunicipalHomesHeber John Abbott House Municipal Heritage Building
1903ProvincialHomesHenry Tremblett House
MunicipalHomesHenry Tremblett House Municipal Heritage Building
1895ProvincialHomesJames Groves House
MunicipalJames Groves House Municipal Heritage Building
1879ProvincialHomesJames Ryan Tenement House
MunicipalHomesJames Ryan Tenement House Municipal Heritage Building
ProvincialJohn Mifflin House Registered Heritage Structure
1877ProvincialHomesJoseph and Selena Templeman Property
MunicipalHomesJoseph and Selena Templeman Property Municipal Heritage Site
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Bonavista
- Industrialists and merchants 20
- Vernacular 15
- Fishing 14
- Verandahs and porches 14
- Gothic Revival 13
- Notable interiors 12
- Gingerbread trim 10
- Waterfronts and harbours 9
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Bonavista, A to Z
- Adam Mouland Property Registered Heritage Structure1913
- Alexander and Jennie Templeman House1895
- Alexander and Jennie Templeman House Municipal Heritage Building
- Alexander Chapel of All Souls Mortuary Chapel1897
- Alexander Mortuary Chapel of All Souls and Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site1897
- Bailey's Cove Church of England School1880
- Bailey's Cove Church of England School Municipal Heritage Building
- Cape Bonavista Lighthouse1841
- Christ Church Churchyard Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site
- Dugald Templeman House Registered Heritage Structure1895
- Frederick Harris House Registered Heritage Structure1915
- Frederick Mifflin House Registered Heritage Structure
- Government of Canada Building1951
- Heber John Abbott House1840
- Heber John Abbott House Municipal Heritage Building
- Henry Tremblett House1903
- Henry Tremblett House Municipal Heritage Building
- James Groves House1895
- James Groves House Municipal Heritage Building
- James Ryan Tenement House1879
- James Ryan Tenement House Municipal Heritage Building
- John Mifflin House Registered Heritage Structure
- Joseph and Selena Templeman Property1877
- Joseph and Selena Templeman Property Municipal Heritage Site
- Jubilee House1887
- Jubilee House Municipal Heritage Building
- Lawrence Cottage1840
- Lawrence Cottage Municipal Heritage Building
- Lockyer/Swyers House1911
- Lockyer/Swyers House Municipal Heritage Building1911
- Loyal Orange Lodge LOL #41907
- Loyal Orange Lodge LOL #4 Municipal Heritage Building1907
- Memorial United Church Registered Heritage Structure1918
- Mockbeggar Plantation
- Mockbeggar Plantation Fish Store
- Philip Templeman Building/Swyers General Store Municipal Heritage Building
- Philip Templeman Building/Swyers General Store Registered Heritage Structure1910
- Ryan Fish Storage1888
- Ryan Premises National Historic Site of Canada1857
- Ryan Residence1860
- Ryan Retail Store1860
- Ryan Store and Fish Purchasing Centre1874
- Samson Mifflin House Registered Heritage Structure
- Samuel Abbott House and Fishing Premises Municipal Heritage Site
- Samuel Abbott House and Fishing Premises Registered Heritage Structure
- Society of United Fishermen SUF Lodge #91874
- Society of United Fishermen SUF Lodge #9 Municipal Heritage Building
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Municipal Heritage Building
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Presbytery1901
- St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Presbytery Municipal Heritage Building
- William Alexander House Municipal Heritage Building1811
- William Alexander House Registered Heritage Structure
- William Ellis Saint House Municipal Heritage Building1899
- William Pardy Property Registered Heritage Structure
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.