Historic places inHarbour Breton
Newfoundland And Labrador
- historic places
- 16historic places
- built
- 1881–1912built
Recognized by
- National 1
- Provincial 1
- Municipal 14
Rocky Point Light Tower Municipal Heritage Site1881Photo: Doug Wells 2009
Sunny Cottage Municipal Heritage Building1909
Deadman’s Cove Municipal Heritage Site
Friar’s Cove Municipal Heritage Site
Hunt's Point Municipal Heritage Site
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Kraig Anderson - lighthousefriends.comNational1881Rocky Point LighthouseThe Rocky Point Lighthouse is an 9.1 metre tall, round, cylindrical, prefabricated cast-iron tower surmounted by a lantern of triangular-paned design.
Photo: © HFNL 2004ProvincialSunny Cottage Registered Heritage StructureSunny Cottage is a two-and-a-half storey Queen Anne inspired house located in Harbour Breton, NL.
Photo: Doug Wells 2009MunicipalBeaver Pond Municipal Heritage SiteBeaver Pond is located along Route 360 at the entrance to the community of Harbour Breton, in an area of the community known as The Arm.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 2 of the 16 places.
12 places have no recorded construction date.
All 16 places
- MunicipalLandscapesBeaver Pond Municipal Heritage Site
- MunicipalCommunityDeadman’s Cove Municipal Heritage Site
- MunicipalLandscapesFriar’s Cove Municipal Heritage Site
1912MunicipalHomesGorman/Hynes House Municipal Heritage Site
MunicipalLandscapesGun Hill Municipal Heritage Site
MunicipalCommunityHarbour Breton Landslide Monument Municipal Heritage Site- MunicipalHunt's Point Municipal Heritage Site
MunicipalLandscapesMan-of-War Brook Municipal Heritage Site
MunicipalFarming and foodNewman and Company Root Cellar Municipal Heritage Site
MunicipalFarming and foodNewman’s Flagpole Rock Municipal Heritage Site
MunicipalLandscapesRed Head Municipal Heritage Site- 1881MunicipalWaterwaysRocky Point Light Tower Municipal Heritage Site
- 1881NationalWaterwaysRocky Point Lighthouse
MunicipalCommunitySt. Bartholomew’s Memorial Stone Municipal Heritage Site- 1909MunicipalHomesSunny Cottage Municipal Heritage Building
- ProvincialHomesSunny Cottage Registered Heritage Structure
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Harbour Breton
- Waterfronts and harbours 10
- Fishing 5
- Industrialists and merchants 4
- Scenic views 4
- Mansard roofs 3
- Gingerbread trim 3
- Explore outdoors 3
- Stone 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.