Political leaders

A prime minister, premier, Father of Confederation or other major political figure who lived or worked there.

Historic places
308Historic places
Built
1620–1960Built
Provinces and territories
11Provinces and territories

Recognized by

  • National 72
  • Provincial 88
  • Municipal 148
Photographs from the register, credited on each place’s page.

Where they are

  • Quebec74
  • Prince Edward Island55
  • New Brunswick49
  • Nova Scotia40
  • Ontario38
  • British Columbia13
  • Newfoundland and Labrador11
  • Saskatchewan11
  • Alberta8
  • Manitoba7
  • Yukon2

Towns with the most

Built over time

The most were built in the 1870s: 27 of the 244 with a known date.

The oldest

  1. 1620Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site of CanadaQuébec, Quebec
  2. 1705Château De Ramezay / India House National Historic Site of CanadaMontréal, Quebec
  3. 1710220-224 St. George StreetAnnapolis Royal, Nova Scotia

The register gives no construction date for 64 of these places.

Who designed them

The register names an architect or designer for 93 of these 308 places. These names come up most often.

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

  1. William Lyon Mackenzie King6 places
  2. Thomas Fuller (biography, opens in a new tab)5 places
  3. William F. Butler (biography, opens in a new tab)3 places
  4. Edward Maxwell (biography, opens in a new tab)2 places
  5. Charles H. Wheeler (biography, opens in a new tab)2 places
  6. Louis Aubertin (biography, opens in a new tab)2 places

All 308 places

Often found together

Collections that share the most places with this one.

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