First World War

The 1914–18 war, including memorials, training and the home front.

Historic places
211Historic places
Built
1697–1980Built
Provinces and territories
10Provinces and territories

Recognized by

  • National 57
  • Provincial 30
  • Municipal 124
Photographs from the register, credited on each place’s page.

Where they are

  • British Columbia64
  • Ontario43
  • New Brunswick19
  • Alberta17
  • Manitoba13
  • Nova Scotia13
  • Newfoundland and Labrador12
  • Quebec11
  • Saskatchewan11
  • Prince Edward Island8

Towns with the most

Built over time

The most were built in the 1910s: 70 of the 190 with a known date.

The oldest

  1. 1697Signal Hill National Historic Site of CanadaSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
  2. 1749Grand ParadeHalifax, Nova Scotia
  3. 1758Halifax Dockyard National Historic Site of CanadaHalifax, Nova Scotia

The register gives no construction date for 21 of these places.

Who designed them

The register names an architect or designer for 96 of these 211 places. These names come up most often.

Names marked ↗ open their entry in the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800–1950.

  1. T.W. Fuller (biography, opens in a new tab)9 places
  2. British Royal Engineers7 places
  3. Department of Public Works3 places
  4. G.W. Northwood (biography, opens in a new tab)2 places
  5. Frederick Crossley2 places
  6. Department of Militia and Defence2 places

All 211 places

Often found together

Collections that share the most places with this one.

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