Historic places inHalifax
Nova Scotia
- historic places
- 227historic places
- built
- 1749–1987built
Recognized by
- National 96
- Provincial 26
- Municipal 105
St. Paul's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada1750Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 1994.
York Redoubt National Historic Site of Canada1793
Prince of Wales Martello Tower1796
Government House National Historic Site of Canada1799
Province House National Historic Site of Canada1811
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs CanadaNational1749Georges Island National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Georges IslandGeorges Island National Historic Site of Canada is a labyrinth of military works that represented a vitally important element in the sea defences for Halifax Harbour.
Photo: Agence Parcs Canada / Parks Canada Agency, 1993.National1749Old Burying Ground National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Old Burying GroundThe Old Burying Ground National Historic Site of Canada in Halifax, Nova Scotia, contains more than 1,200 head and foot stones, constituting a unique Canadian concentration of gravestone art from the 18th and early 19th…
Photo: Canadian Navy, Department of National Defence / Marine canadienne, ministère de la Défense nationale.National1758Halifax Dockyard National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Halifax DockyardHalifax Dockyard National Historic Site of Canada is located on the Atlantic shoreline at the north end of Halifax Harbour, in Nova Scotia.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1860s, with 32 of the 227 places.
20 places have no recorded construction date.
All 227 places
MunicipalHomesCraigmore11 St. Margaret’s Bay Road
1902MunicipalHomesPower House1606 Bell Road
1900MunicipalCommerceAcadian Recorder1724 Granville Street
MunicipalHomesWestborne1991 Prince Arthur Street
MunicipalHomesLeo Fultz House2548 Gottingen Street
1885NationalDefenceCambridge Military Library, Building 33/Cambridge Military Library
1920MunicipalHomesThe Seton5355 Russell Street
1895MunicipalButler-Distant House5516 North Street
MunicipalHomesBusch House5522 North Street
1878MunicipalFraser House5651 - 5691 Inglis Street
1875MunicipalHomes5721 - 5765 Inglis Street
1897NationalHomesAdmiral's HouseAlso known as Admiral's Residence
1815NationalDefenceAdmiralty House
1815NationalDefenceAdmiralty House National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Admiralty House
NationalCommunityAfricville National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Africville
NationalHomesAkins House National Historic Site of Canada
1799MunicipalHomesAlex Mclean House
1860MunicipalHomesAnderson House
1861ProvincialGovernmentArt Gallery of Nova ScotiaAlso known as Dominion Building
1868MunicipalAvery House
1931ProvincialBank of Nova Scotia
1942NationalBattery and MagazineAlso known as York Shore Battery and Magazine
1940NationalDefenceBattery Command Post
NationalFaithBedford Petroglyphs National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Bedford Petroglyphs
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Halifax
- Notable interiors 65
- Brick 64
- Stone 62
- Main streets 59
- Waterfronts and harbours 41
- Carved stone 40
- New lives 33
- Verandahs and porches 32
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Halifax, A to Z
- 11 St. Margaret’s Bay Road
- 1606 Bell Road1902
- 1724 Granville Street1900
- 1991 Prince Arthur Street
- 2548 Gottingen Street
- 3/Cambridge Military Library1885
- 5355 Russell Street1920
- 5516 North Street1895
- 5522 North Street
- 5651 - 5691 Inglis Street1878
- 5721 - 5765 Inglis Street1875
- Admiral's House1897
- Admiralty House1815
- Admiralty House National Historic Site of Canada1815
- Africville National Historic Site of Canada
- Akins House National Historic Site of Canada
- Alex Mclean House1799
- Anderson House1860
- Art Gallery of Nova Scotia1861
- Avery House1868
- Bank of Nova Scotia1931
- Battery and Magazine1942
- Battery Command Post1940
- Bedford Petroglyphs National Historic Site of Canada
- Bengal Lancers Property1908
- Benjamin Wier House1863
- Black-Binney House1819
- Black-Binney House National Historic Site of Canada1819
- Bollard House1835
- Bollard House1840
- Building 61903
- Caldwell House1840
- Caldwell-Hill House1840
- Carall Building S-171941
- Carlton Victorian Streetscape1860
- Casemates1888
- Cast Iron Façade / Coomb's Old English Shoe Store National Historic Site of Canada1860
- Cavalier Building1830
- Charles F. Dewolf House1869
- Chebucto School1908
- Church of Holy Redeemer1874
- Churchfield Barracks1903
- Cleverdon Building1870
- Colwell Building1871
- Command Post1890
- Commander's Residence1909
- Commanding Officer's Residence1804
- Cookhouse, Building 6261873
- Counterscarp Gallery1829
- Currie Building, S371942
- D'Anville's Encampment National Historic Site of Canada
- David Starr House1863
- Defensive Casemates 5-61846
- Defensive Casemates 51 and 521828
- Defensive Casemates 57 and 581828
- Dingle Tower1908
- Dingle Tower and Sir Sanford Fleming Park1908
- Dockyard Terrace1815
- Dominion Public Building1935
- Edward Goreham House1862
- Ellen (Allie) Ahern House1902
- Fernwood National Historic Site of Canada
- Fire Command Post1942
- Fishwick & Company Building1820
- Fleming House1860
- Former Artillery Stores, Building 6291870
- Former Artillery Stores, Building 911873
- Former Church of England Institute1888
- Former City Club1821
- Former Field Forge Storage Building No. 901873
- Former Guardhouse / Fire Engine House / Coal Stores, Building 114
- Former Guardroom and Prisoners' Quarters1866
- Former Hampton Gray Memorial School, Building 141950
- Former Stores Building 110 (Carpenter Shop and Smithy)1885
- Fort Massey United Church1870
- Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada1888
- Fraser House1857
- G.M. Smith Building1893
- Geldert (Old Bowes)1862
- George Wright House1902
- Georges Island National Historic Site of Canada1749
- Government House1800
- Government House National Historic Site of Canada1799
- Grafton Street Methodist Church1868
- Grand Parade1749
- Granville Block National Historic Site of Canada1860
- Granville Mall Streetscape1864
- Gun Emplacement, Magazine and Crew Shelter 11888
- Gun Emplacement, Magazine and Crew Shelter 21888
- Gun Emplacements 3 and 4, Radar Building, Left Magazine and Crew Shelter1888
- Halifax Academy1878
- Halifax Academy Building1878
- Halifax Armoury1895
- Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada1828
- Halifax City Hall National Historic Site of Canada1887
- Halifax Court House National Historic Site of Canada1858
- Halifax Defense Complex, Georges Island, Fort Charlotte, South, Southeast and Southwest Caponiers1866
- Halifax Dockyard National Historic Site of Canada1758
- Halifax Drill Hall National Historic Site of Canada1895
- Halifax Forum1926
- Halifax Public Gardens National Historic Site of Canada1874
- Halifax Relief Commission Building1920
- Halifax Waterfront Buildings National Historic Site of Canada1815
- Halliburton House1823
- Hennessey Place Hydrostones1918
- Henry Busch House1872
- Henry House1834
- Henry House1835
- Henry House National Historic Site of Canada1834
- Historic Waterfront Buildings1800
- HMC Dockyard Clock1767
- HMCS Sackville National Historic Site of Canada1941
- Honourable William Annand House1870
- Huestis House1887
- Hydrostone District National Historic Site of Canada
- Hydrostone Market1921
- Imperial Oil Building1926
- James McKenzie House1874
- James Rose House1920
- James West House1859
- Jonathan McCully House National Historic Site of Canada1856
- Joseph Seeton House1864
- Keith Hall and Brewery
- Laboratory, former Building 921885
- Lenoir Building1816
- Lithgow House1870
- Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church National Historic Site of Canada1756
- Little Dutch Church1756
- Little Dutch Church
- Local Women's Council House1903
- Lorne Terrace1900
- Lower Battery1868
- Macara-Barnstead Building1825
- Main Magazine and Tunnel Complex, Building 89 Classified Federal Heritage Building1865
- Main Magazine, Building 6111869
- Married Officers Quarters, former Building 125 Recognized Federal Heritage Building1901
- Mary Queen of Scots House1861
- Maugher’s Beach Light Tower1941
- Melville Island and Deadman’s Island National Historic Site of Canada
- Memorial Tower National Historic Site of Canada1910
- Mont Blanc Anchor Site1987
- Morse’s Teas1841
- Murray Building (S-15)1941
- National Film Board Building1891
- North Caponiers, Building 82A & 82B1829
- North Expense Magazine1863
- Northeast Salient1830
- Nova Scotia Furnishings1894
- Oakland Lodge1885
- Officer's Mess Building 11814
- Officers' Married Quarters1901
- Oil Stores and Artificers Shop1906
- Old Burying Ground1749
- Old Burying Ground National Historic Site of Canada1749
- Old Fire Station1898
- Old Halifax Court House1859
- Ott-Beamish Cottage1835
- P. Martin Liquors Building1875
- Pacifc Building1911
- People's Bank Building1865
- Pier 21 National Historic Site of Canada1926
- Pineo House (Caribou Lodge)1891
- Prince and Hollis Buildings1862
- Prince of Wales Martello Tower1796
- Princess Place Victorian Townhouses1876
- Province House1811
- Province House National Historic Site of Canada1811
- Pryor-Binney House1831
- Public Gardens1867
- Range Finder Bunker1890
- Redan1840
- Robertson's Hardware & Warehouse1860
- Royal Bank Building1920
- S.S. Acadia National Historic Site of Canada
- Saint George's Anglican Church1800
- Searchlight Emplacement Building 15
- Searchlight Emplacement Building 161940
- Searchlights 690, 691, 6921940
- Senator William Dennis House1914
- Shaw Building1903
- Sievert's Tobacco Building1842
- Sir Sandford Fleming Barn1870
- Sir Sandford Fleming Barn1870
- Sir Sandford Fleming Cottage1870
- Sir Sandford Fleming Cottage1870
- Smith Victorian Streetscape1875
- Smyth House1847
- South Caponier
- South Expense Magazine1863
- South Magazine and Shifting Room Classified Federal Heritage Building1843
- South Park Victorian Streetscape1877
- Southeast Salient1830
- St. Augustine's Chapel1895
- St. George's Anglican Church / Round Church National Historic Site of Canada1800
- St. Mark's Church1920
- St. Mary's Basilica1820
- St. Mary's Basilica National Historic Site of Canada1820
- St. Matthew’s Manse1874
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church1883
- St. Paul's Anglican Church1750
- St. Paul's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada1750
- Story-Wilson House1834
- The Bank of Nova Scotia1931
- The Benjamin Wier House1864
- The Bower1790
- The Bower
- Thorndean1835
- Thorndean1834
- Tower Victorian Streetscape1869
- Town Clock on Citadel Hill1960
- Universalist Church1878
- Universalist Unitarian Church of Halifax1822
- VIA Rail Station1928
- W. M. Brown Building
- Walden Square1864
- Wellington House1852
- West Curtain Wall1829
- West Ravelin Guardhouse1848
- West-Buley House1878
- West-Hawkins House1857
- West-Osler House1878
- West-Vaux House1863
- West-Webster House1874
- William DeBlois House
- William Fraser House1862
- Wright Building1896
- York Redoubt National Historic Site of Canada1793
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.