Historic places inChester Basin
Nova Scotia
- historic places
- 8historic places
Recognized by
- Provincial 1
- Municipal 7
Corkum-Bezanson HomePhoto: Heritage Division, Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.
Countway Home
Manuels Inn
Oxner-Zinck House
Rafuse Hennigar Home
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourim, Culture and Heritage, 2006.ProvincialEisenhauer HouseEisenhauer House is a two-and-a-half storey, Cape Cod style building built into a steep hillside.
Photo: Heritage Division, Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2009.MunicipalBackman HomesteadThe Backman Homestead is a “side-in-the-hill” Cape Cod home constructed circa 1785.
Photo: Heritage Division, Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.MunicipalCalvin Eisnor HomeBuilt circa 1891, the Calvin Eisnor Home is a Gothic Revival style home located at the end of Calvin Eisnor Road, also known as Circle Pond Road, resting on a knoll over looking Chester Basin, NS.
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Chester Basin
- Held by one family 3
- Gothic Revival 3
- Verandahs and porches 3
- Gingerbread trim 3
- Cape Cod 3
- Notable interiors 2
- Farming 2
- Countryside 2
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.