Cold War

Cold War defence, radar and emergency government sites.

Historic places
60Historic places
Built
1888–1965Built
Provinces and territories
9Provinces and territories

Recognized by

  • National 54
  • Provincial 1
  • Municipal 5
Photographs from the register, credited on each place’s page.

Where they are

  • Ontario18
  • Nova Scotia9
  • Nunavut7
  • Newfoundland and Labrador6
  • Alberta5
  • British Columbia5
  • Quebec4
  • Manitoba3
  • Saskatchewan3

Towns with the most

Built over time

The most were built in the 1950s: 42 of the 56 with a known date.

The oldest

  1. 1888Fort McNab National Historic Site of CanadaHalifax, Nova Scotia
  2. 1888Gun Emplacement, Magazine and Crew Shelter 1Halifax, Nova Scotia
  3. 1888Gun Emplacement, Magazine and Crew Shelter 2Halifax, Nova Scotia

The register gives no construction date for 4 of these places.

Who designed them

The register names an architect or designer for 43 of these 60 places. These names come up most often.

  1. Department of National Defence8 places
  2. Fay, Spofford and Thorndike4 places
  3. Ross, Patterson, Townsend and Fish Architects3 places
  4. Department of Public Works3 places
  5. LaPierre, Litchfield and Partners, and Western Electric Company2 places
  6. Lapierre, Litchfield and Partners2 places

All 60 places

Often found together

Collections that share the most places with this one.

Every collection