Historic places inEsquimalt
British Columbia
- historic places
- 44historic places
- built
- 1855–1955built
Recognized by
- National 42
- Provincial 1
- Municipal 1
Building D1011885Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, Ian Doull.
Building D1751885
Protestant Chapel Building 391887
Signal Hill No. 5081898
Building D261899
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 2001.National1855Esquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Esquimalt Naval SitesEsquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of Canada is a historic district that incorporates four important naval station sites forming a ring around Esquimalt harbour, British Columbia.
Photo: (Ian Doull, Historical Services Branch, Parks Canada, 1995.)National1868Veterans' Cemetery ChapelAlso known as Veteran's Cemetery ChapelThe Veterans’ Cemetery Chapel, a modest chapel of simple and functional design, is a dignified place of worship located in the pastoral setting of the Veterans’ Cemetery.
Photo: CIHB/IBHC, Parks Canada/Parcs Canada, 1971National1879Building D1Also known as Dockyard D1CFB Esquimalt, Dockyard, Chief Engineer’s and Base Commander’s House, Building D1 is the only residence on a large, formally landscaped area set back from one of the dockyard's secondary roads.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 9 of the 44 places.
1 place has no recorded construction date.
All 44 places
1951NationalDefenceBuilding 34Also known as Naden Building 34- 1879NationalBuilding D1Also known as Dockyard D1
- 1885NationalDefenceBuilding D101Also known as Dockyard: D101
1894NationalDefenceBuilding D109Also known as Former Sail Loft and Oil Stores- 1885NationalBuilding D175Also known as Drydock Pumphouse
1942NationalDefenceBuilding D211Also known as Dockyard D211
1943NationalBuilding D214Also known as Dockyard Guardhouse- 1899NationalGovernmentBuilding D26Also known as Former Royal Navy Prison
1904NationalBuilding D38Also known as Stone Frigate
1889NationalDefenceBuilding D51Also known as Factory
1937NationalBuilding D70Also known as Dockyard Main Office
1895NationalDefenceBuilding D75-D76Also known as Rum and Salt Meats Stores
1901NationalDefenceBuilding D77Also known as Former Ordnance Stores
1902NationalDefenceBuilding D80, former Cordage / Furniture Stores Recognized Federal Heritage Building
1941NationalBuilding D83Also known as Oil Stores
1901NationalDefenceCFB Esquimalt, Bickford Tower, Building D118
1954NationalHealthCFB Esquimalt, Dockyard, Aldergrove Building, DY 199Also known as DREP DY 199
1941NationalDefenceCommunications School, Building 67Also known as Naden No. 67- 1855NationalDefenceEsquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Esquimalt Naval Sites
1904NationalDefenceFormer Armament Artificer's and Sergeant's Quarters, Building 522Also known as Signal Hill No. 522
1904NationalDefenceFormer Married Privates' Quarters, Building 523Also known as Signall Hill No. 523
1936NationalDefenceFormer Offices of the Officer-in-ChargeAlso known as Naden No. 5
1903NationalDefenceGun Emplacement, Building 578Also known as Signal Hill No. 578
1943NationalDefenceGunnery School, former Building 50Also known as Naden No. 50
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Esquimalt
- Brick 28
- Waterfronts and harbours 15
- Second World War 9
- Verandahs and porches 9
- First World War 8
- Modernist or International style 7
- Gardens and grounds 7
- Medical history 5
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Esquimalt, A to Z
- Building 341951
- Building D11879
- Building D1011885
- Building D1091894
- Building D1751885
- Building D2111942
- Building D2141943
- Building D261899
- Building D381904
- Building D511889
- Building D701937
- Building D75-D761895
- Building D771901
- Building D80, former Cordage / Furniture Stores Recognized Federal Heritage Building1902
- Building D831941
- CFB Esquimalt, Bickford Tower, Building D1181901
- CFB Esquimalt, Dockyard, Aldergrove Building, DY 1991954
- Communications School, Building 671941
- Esquimalt Naval Sites National Historic Site of Canada1855
- Former Armament Artificer's and Sergeant's Quarters, Building 5221904
- Former Married Privates' Quarters, Building 5231904
- Former Offices of the Officer-in-Charge1936
- Gun Emplacement, Building 5781903
- Gunnery School, former Building 501943
- Little Red Schoolhouse1891
- Naden Museum Square, Building 201891
- Naden Museum Square, Building 371889
- Naden, Building Nos. 33, 33A, 33B1936
- Naden, Museum Square, Building No. 351889
- Protestant Chapel Building 391887
- Pump House1925
- Radar Training Building
- Royal Garrison Artillery Barracks’ Blocks, Building 10751902
- Shipwrights' Shed / Spar Shed, Building D1131901
- Signal Hill No. 5081898
- Stores / Museum Warehouse, Building 291890
- Torpedo School, former Building 21929
- Trades Training Building1955
- Transformer House1925
- Veterans' Cemetery Chapel1868
- Warehouse Building D851898
- Work Point Barracks No. 10041888
- Work Point Barracks No. 10201921
- Work Point Guard House1890
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.