Historic places inPort Union
Newfoundland And Labrador
- historic places
- 7historic places
- built
- 1916–1946built
Recognized by
- National 1
- Provincial 5
- Municipal 1
Factory/Advocate Building1920Photo: 2004 Sir William F Coaker Heritage Foundation
Fishermen's Union Trading Company Salt Fish Plant Registered Heritage Structure1946
Port Union Registered Heritage District
Factory/Advocate Building Municipal Heritage Building1920
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, R. Goodspeed, 1998.National1916Port Union Historic District National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Port Union Historic DistrictThe Port Union Historic District is the original part of a small town on the south of the Bonavista Peninsula in Newfoundland.
Photo: HFNL/ Lara Maynard 2006.Provincial1916Port Union Hydro-Electric Generating StationThe Port Union Hydro-Electric Generating Station is a concrete, gable roofed power generating station situated on the south west arm of Catalina Harbour, and located approximately 1.7 km west of the community of Port…
Photo: HFNL/ Deborah O'Rielly 2006Provincial1946Fishermen's Union Trading Company Retail Store Registered Heritage StructureThe Fishermen’s Union Trading Company Retail Store is a commercial, vernacular-styled industrial building with B.C.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 2 of the 7 places.
1 place has no recorded construction date.
All 7 places
- 1920ProvincialIndustryFactory/Advocate Building
- 1920MunicipalIndustryFactory/Advocate Building Municipal Heritage Building
- 1946ProvincialCommerceFishermen's Union Trading Company Retail Store Registered Heritage Structure
- 1946ProvincialFarming and foodFishermen's Union Trading Company Salt Fish Plant Registered Heritage Structure
- 1916NationalCommunityPort Union Historic District National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Port Union Historic District
- 1916ProvincialIndustryPort Union Hydro-Electric Generating Station
- ProvincialCommunityPort Union Registered Heritage District
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Port Union
- Labour history 7
- Fishing 6
- Planned and company towns 5
- Waterfronts and harbours 5
- Manufacturing 4
- Vernacular 4
- Early electricity 3
- Heritage districts 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.