Historic places inCumberland
British Columbia
- historic places
- 9historic places
- built
- 1897–1933built
Recognized by
- Provincial 2
- Municipal 7
Cumberland Chinese Cemetery1897Photo: Village of Cumberland, 2015
Cumberland and Royston
Old Post Office1907
No. 5 Mine Fan House
Cumberland United Church
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
- Photo: Village of Cumberland, 2015Provincial1897Cumberland Chinese CemeteryThe Cumberland Chinese Cemetery is a 0.75 hectare parcel located off Union Road southwest of the Inland Island Highway-Cumberland Road interchange in Cumberland, British Columbia.
- Photo: Denise CookProvincialCumberland and RoystonAlso known as Cumberland No. 1 Japanese TownsiteThe Village of Cumberland and the community of Royston are the settlements in the Comox Valley that, from the 1890s until World War II, featured a thriving Japanese Canadian community drawn to the area by an economy…
- Photo: Village of CumberlandMunicipal1907Old Post OfficeAlso known as Cumberland Post OfficeThe Old Post Office is a two-storey Edwardian brick structure on the corner of Dunsmuir Avenue and Third Street in the Village of Cumberland, B.C.
Built over time
5 places have no recorded construction date.
All 9 places
MunicipalIndustry00 Survey Benchmark- 1910MunicipalHomesBevan Houses
- ProvincialCommunityCumberland and RoystonAlso known as Cumberland No. 1 Japanese Townsite
- 1897ProvincialFaithCumberland Chinese Cemetery
- 1933MunicipalCommerceCumberland Drug Store (2719 Dunsmuir Ave)
- MunicipalFaithCumberland United Church
- MunicipalIndustryNo. 5 Mine Fan House
- 1907MunicipalGovernmentOld Post OfficeAlso known as Cumberland Post Office
- MunicipalIndustryWellington Colliery Railway
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Cumberland
- Mining 7
- Labour history 4
- Railways 2
- Still in original use 2
- Main streets 2
- Built to a standard plan 2
- Restored and rebuilt 2
- Chinese Canadians 1
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.