Historic places inLunenburg
Nova Scotia
- historic places
- 62historic places
- built
- 1753–1915built
Recognized by
- National 4
- Provincial 5
- Municipal 53
Lunenburg Academy National Historic Site of Canada1894Photo: Parks Canada | Parcs Canada
St. John's Anglican Church1754
Lennox Tavern1791
Knaut-Rhuland House1793
Zion Lutheran Church1890
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, C. Reardon, 1995.National1753Old Town Lunenburg Historic District National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Old Town Lunenburg Historic DistrictThe Old Town Lunenburg Historic District covers the core area of the town of Lunenburg, a well-preserved example of 18th-century colonization and settlement patterns with numerous outstanding examples of vernacular…
Photo: Parks Canada Agency/ Agence Parcs Canada, 1998.National1754St. John's Anglican Church National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as St. John's Anglican ChurchSt.
Photo: Tourism, Culture and Heritage, Province of NS/Province de N-É, 2004.National1793Knaut-Rhuland House National Historic Site of CanadaLocated in the centre of downtown Lunenburg, the Knaut-Rhuland House National Historic Site of Canada, is a severely formal wood frame house of classical inspiration.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 14 of the 62 places.
4 places have no recorded construction date.
All 62 places
1907MunicipalCommerceThe Wamboldt Building112-118 Lincoln Street
1889MunicipalHomes207 Montague Street
1829MunicipalFinck-Holder House49 Cornwallis Street
1886MunicipalGriffiths House56 Dufferin Street
1887MunicipalHomes60 Dufferin Street
1805MunicipalHomes78 Fox Street
1888MunicipalHomesAllan R. Morash HouseAlso known as Morash House
1790MunicipalHomesBailly House
MunicipalHomesBoscawen Inn
1915MunicipalHomesCaptain Angus Walters HouseAlso known as The Walters House
1887MunicipalHomesCaptain William Boehner House
1880MunicipalHomesCaptain William Smith House
1883MunicipalFaithCentral United Church
1877MunicipalHomesCharles Smith House
1886MunicipalHomesDaniel Rudolf House
1888MunicipalHomesGeldert House
1826MunicipalHomesHenry Neil PropertyAlso known as Lunenburg Hardware
1862MunicipalHomesJames D. Eisenhauer House
1897MunicipalJames Holland House
1876MunicipalHomesJames Hunt House
1887MunicipalHomesJohn B. Young House
1850MunicipalJost House
1879MunicipalHomesKaulbach HouseAlso known as Kaulbach House Historic Inn
1793MunicipalHomesKnaut-Rhuland House
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Lunenburg
- Heritage districts 38
- Historic neighbourhoods 28
- Verandahs and porches 22
- Notable interiors 22
- Towers 16
- Gingerbread trim 14
- Vernacular 14
- Mansard roofs 10
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Lunenburg, A to Z
- 112-118 Lincoln Street1907
- 207 Montague Street1889
- 49 Cornwallis Street1829
- 56 Dufferin Street1886
- 60 Dufferin Street1887
- 78 Fox Street1805
- Allan R. Morash House1888
- Bailly House1790
- Boscawen Inn
- Captain Angus Walters House1915
- Captain William Boehner House1887
- Captain William Smith House1880
- Central United Church1883
- Charles Smith House1877
- Daniel Rudolf House1886
- Geldert House1888
- Henry Neil Property1826
- James D. Eisenhauer House1862
- James Holland House1897
- James Hunt House1876
- John B. Young House1887
- Jost House1850
- Kaulbach House1879
- Knaut-Rhuland House1793
- Knaut-Rhuland House1793
- Knaut-Rhuland House National Historic Site of Canada1793
- Lennox Tavern1795
- Lennox Tavern1791
- Lewis A. Hirtle Photography Shop1906
- Lunenburg Academy1893
- Lunenburg Academy1893
- Lunenburg Academy National Historic Site of Canada1894
- Lunenburg Inn1890
- Lunenburg Old Town Heritage Conservation District
- Lunenburg Town Hall1891
- Mayner House1883
- McKittrick House1889
- McLachlan House
- Mizpah Cottage
- Morash Emporium1876
- Naas House1811
- Old New Town School1883
- Old Town Lunenburg Historic District National Historic Site of Canada1753
- Robert Herman House1893
- Samuel Herman House1897
- Selig House1830
- Smith House1890
- Solomon House1775
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church1828
- St. John's Anglican Church1754
- St. John's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada1754
- St. John's Anglican Church Rectory1810
- St. John's Parish Hall1775
- St. Norbert's Roman Catholic Church1839
- Walters Blacksmith Shop1893
- William Godley House1880
- Wilson House1878
- Wolff House1876
- Young House1876
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church1890
- Zion Lutheran Church1890
- Zwicker House1829
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.