War of 1812

The war between Britain and the United States, 1812 to 1815.

Historic places
147Historic places
Built
1631–1936Built
Provinces and territories
5Provinces and territories

Recognized by

  • National 98
  • Provincial 20
  • Municipal 29
Photographs from the register, credited on each place’s page.

Where they are

  • Ontario87
  • Quebec28
  • Nova Scotia18
  • New Brunswick11
  • Newfoundland and Labrador3

Towns with the most

Built over time

The most were built in the 1810s: 31 of the 111 with a known date.

The oldest

  1. 1631Saint John Harbour Defensive NetworkSaint John, New Brunswick
  2. 1645Fort Charnisay National Historic Site of CanadaSaint John, New Brunswick
  3. 1665Fort Chambly National Historic Site of CanadaChambly, Quebec

The register gives no construction date for 36 of these places.

Who designed them

The register names an architect or designer for 39 of these 147 places. These names come up most often.

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

  1. Royal Engineers7 places
  2. William Thomas (biography, opens in a new tab)3 places
  3. Lieutenant-Colonel Gustavas Nicolls3 places
  4. Samuel Romilly3 places
  5. Corps of Royal Engineers2 places
  6. British Royal Engineers2 places

All 147 places

Often found together

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