Historic places inNanaimo
British Columbia
- historic places
- 127historic places
- built
- 1853–1971built
Recognized by
- National 3
- Provincial 3
- Municipal 121
Newcastle Island Pavilion and Bathhouse1930Photo: Ministry of Environment, BC Parks
Mallard Lake Dam and Mallard Lake
Newcastle Island and Nanaimo Shipyards
Bastion1853
Pioneer Cemetery Park1853
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Photo courtesy of the British Columbia Archives, Bordertown Collection: E&N, EN-16.National1920Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway StationThe Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station, built in 1920, is a one-and-a-half-storey, wood-frame railway station with stationmaster's quarters above.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 1998.National1954Federal BuildingThe Nanaimo Federal Building overlooks the harbour in Nanaimo’s central business district.
Photo: Kraig Anderson - lighthousefriends.comNational1971Entrance Island LighthouseThe Entrance Island Lighthouse stands on Entrance Island, a rocky islet along the Inside Passage in the Strait of Georgia.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 35 of the 127 places.
14 places have no recorded construction date.
All 127 places
1898MunicipalCommerceA.R. Johnston Block
1926MunicipalCommerceAngell's Trading
1923MunicipalCommunityAshlar Lodge Masonic Temple
1900MunicipalCommunityB.C. Telephone Exchange Building
1914MunicipalCommerceBank of CommerceAlso known as Great National Land Building- 1853MunicipalDefenceBastionAlso known as Nanaimo Bastion
1910MunicipalBeattie Residence
1930MunicipalHomesBeban House
1910MunicipalFarming and foodBrick Cottage
1912MunicipalCommerceBrumpton Block
1908MunicipalCaldwell Block
1956MunicipalCommerceCastaway Motel Neon Sign
1929MunicipalIndustryCentral Dairy Building
1924MunicipalFaithChinese Cemetery
1900MunicipalHomesChristian Science Society Building
1913MunicipalCommerceCommercial Hotel
MunicipalHomesCraig Street Residence
1912MunicipalHomesCranberry Avenue Residence
1912MunicipalHomesCrossan Residence
1921MunicipalDallas Square CenotaphAlso known as War Memorial
1934MunicipalCommunityEagles' Hall
1888MunicipalEarl BlockAlso known as Grassick's Building
1912MunicipalFarming and foodEighth Street Residence
1927MunicipalEkins Residence
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Nanaimo
- Main streets 47
- Historic neighbourhoods 38
- Verandahs and porches 36
- Edwardian 28
- Vernacular 24
- Bungalow 23
- Brick 22
- Stained glass 22
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Nanaimo, A to Z
- A.R. Johnston Block1898
- Angell's Trading1926
- Ashlar Lodge Masonic Temple1923
- B.C. Telephone Exchange Building1900
- Bank of Commerce1914
- Bastion1853
- Beattie Residence1910
- Beban House1930
- Brick Cottage1910
- Brumpton Block1912
- Caldwell Block1908
- Castaway Motel Neon Sign1956
- Central Dairy Building1929
- Chinese Cemetery1924
- Christian Science Society Building1900
- Commercial Hotel1913
- Craig Street Residence
- Cranberry Avenue Residence1912
- Crossan Residence1912
- Dallas Square Cenotaph1921
- Eagles' Hall1934
- Earl Block1888
- Eighth Street Residence1912
- Ekins Residence1927
- Entrance Island Lighthouse1971
- Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station1920
- Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Station1920
- Federal Building1954
- Fernville
- First Nanaimo Scout Hut1930
- Five Acre Farm1884
- Fourth Street Store Building1910
- Franklyn Street Gymnasium1922
- Free Press Building1893
- Freethy Residence1911
- Galbraith Residence1923
- Galloway Building
- Gallows Point Lightkeeper's Cottage1912
- Garden Memorial to Chinese Pioneers
- Giovando-Westwood Residence1941
- Girvin Road Residence1912
- Globe Hotel1887
- Granby Mine Residence
- Gulliford Residence1937
- Gusola Block1937
- Haliburton Street Methodist Church1891
- Hall Block1925
- Harewood Colliery Dam1910
- Harris Residence1890
- Harrison Residence1892
- Hayes Residence1920
- Hirst Block1911
- Hoggan's Store1914
- Isaacson Residence1931
- Jean Burns Building1955
- Jenkins Residence1924
- Johnston Residence1912
- Jones Residence1907
- Layer-Hall Residence1913
- Ledingham Residence1902
- Mallard Lake Dam and Mallard Lake
- Merchant's Bank of Canada1912
- Meredith Road Residence1900
- Millstone Avenue Residence
- Miner's Cottage1897
- Mitchell's Market1922
- Modern Cafe1910
- Nanaimo City Hall1951
- Nanaimo Court House1895
- Nanaimo Fire Hall No. 2.1893
- Nanaimo Hospital1925
- Nanaimo Pioneer Bakery1870
- Nanaimo Public Cemetery1877
- Nash Hardware1909
- Newbury Farm House1918
- Newbury Residence1910
- Newcastle Island and Nanaimo Shipyards
- Newcastle Island Pavilion and Bathhouse1930
- Northfield School1920
- Occidental Hotel1886
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church1938
- Palace Hotel1889
- Pargeter Residence1913
- Parkin Block1922
- Parrot Residence1916
- Pine Street Residence
- Pioneer Cemetery Park1853
- Provincial Government Mine Rescue Station1913
- Provincial Liquor Store1949
- Queen's Hotel1892
- Ranger's Shoes Building
- Rawlinson & Glaholm Building1916
- Reid House1921
- Rogers Block1913
- Rowbottom Residence1913
- Rowe Residence1906
- S and W Apartment Block1910
- Schetky Residence1898
- Sharp Residence1923
- Shaw Residence1921
- Shaw Residence1910
- Smith/Wilson Residence
- Spence Residence
- St. Andrew's United Church1893
- St. Paul's Anglican Church1931
- St. Peter's Cemetery1876
- Sullivan Residence1892
- T and B Apartment Block1920
- Terminal Hotel1912
- Tom Brown's Autobody1937
- Van Houten Block1909
- Van Houten Residence1924
- Vancouver Island Regional Library1961
- Victoria Road Residence
- Wardill Residence1945
- Wellington Cemetery1870
- Wells Residence1911
- Western Fuel Company House #241916
- Wilkinson Residence1913
- Willard Service Station Building1910
- Williams Residence1938
- Wilson Residence1926
- Wilton-Welch Residence1903
- Woodman Residence1913
- York Residence1948
- Young Residence
- Zorkin Building1931
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.