Historic places inDorchester
New Brunswick
- historic places
- 18historic places
- built
- 1813–1930built
Recognized by
- National 3
- Provincial 2
- Municipal 13
Keillor House1813Photo: PNB 2009
Bell Inn
Trinity Anglican Church1840
Saint James Presbyterian Church1884
Guard Row House # 61930
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency/ Agence Parcs Canada, 1980.National1831Chandler House / Rocklyn National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Chandler House / RocklynChandler House / Rocklyn National Historic Site of Canada is located in the town of Dorchester, New Brunswick.
Photo: Correctional Service of Canada / Service correctionnel du Canada, 1990.National1876Dorchester Penitentiary, Administrative BuildingAlso known as Administrative Building (A-1)The Administrative Building, also known as Building A-1, part of the Dorchester Penitentiary, is a massive, rectangular, stone building located atop an elevated plateau.
Photo: Correctional Services Canada / Service correctionnel du Canada, 1990.National1909Dorchester Penitentiary, Towers D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4Also known as Gate HousesThe Towers D-1, D-2, D-3,D-4, also known as the Gate Houses, buttressing the corners of the wall encircling Dorchester Penitentiary, are tall, stone, structures designed like classical columns with a flared concrete base…
Built over time
11 places have no recorded construction date.
All 18 places
MunicipalHomesAlexander Robb HouseAlso known as Captain Edmund H. O'Neil Home- ProvincialCommerceBell Inn
- 1831NationalChandler House / Rocklyn National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Chandler House / Rocklyn
MunicipalHomesCharles Upham Chandler HouseAlso known as Swisscot- 1876NationalDorchester Penitentiary, Administrative BuildingAlso known as Administrative Building (A-1)
- 1909NationalDorchester Penitentiary, Towers D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4Also known as Gate Houses
MunicipalHomesGeorge Wentworth Chandler HouseAlso known as Maplehurst- 1930MunicipalHomesGuard Row House # 6Also known as Government Terrace
MunicipalHomesHiram Weldon Palmer HouseAlso known as Hiram Palmer House
MunicipalHomesJoseph Hickman HouseAlso known as Hickman House
MunicipalHomesJudge Alfred E. Oulton House- 1813ProvincialHomesKeillor House
MunicipalHomesMarcus Barlow Palmer HouseAlso known as Barlow Palmer House- 1884MunicipalFaithSaint James Presbyterian ChurchAlso known as St. James Textile Museum
MunicipalHomesSir Albert Smith HomeAlso known as Lady Smith Manor
MunicipalHomesSir Pierre-Amand Landry HouseAlso known as The Maples- 1840MunicipalFaithTrinity Anglican Church
MunicipalCommerceWeldon House HotelAlso known as Payzant, Card & Co. Building
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Dorchester
- Notable interiors 10
- Stone 5
- Second Empire 5
- Mansard roofs 5
- Verandahs and porches 5
- New lives 3
- Political leaders 3
- Acadian 3
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.