Historic places inPortage la Prairie
Manitoba
- historic places
- 20historic places
- built
- 1738–1949built
Recognized by
- National 7
- Provincial 5
- Municipal 8
Portage La Prairie Public Building National Historic Site of Canada1896Photo: Parks Canada Agency/Agence Parcs Canada, 1982.
VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station1908
Portage la Prairie Armoury1912
Former Portage La Prairie Indian Residential School National Historic Site of Canada1914
St. Anne's Anglican Church1862
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, Blair Philpott, 2008.National1738Fort La Reine National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort La ReineFort La Reine National Historic Site of Canada is located on the north bank of the Assiniboine River, on the eastern edge of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada.National1872First Homestead in Western Canada National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as First Homestead in Western CanadaFirst Homestead in Western Canada National Historic Site of Canada is located on a flat parcel of land north of Portage La Prairie near Oakland, Manitoba.
Photo: Murray Peterson, 1992.National1893Canadian Pacific Railway StationThe Canadian Pacific Railway Station(CPR) at Portage la Prairie is a one-and-a-half-storey, Romanesque Revival railway station, built in 1893.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 5 of the 20 places.
3 places have no recorded construction date.
All 20 places
- 1893NationalRailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway Station
- 1872NationalFarming and foodFirst Homestead in Western Canada National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as First Homestead in Western Canada
ProvincialCommunityFlee Island Dakota EntrenchmentAlso known as Borden Number EaLm-2- 1914NationalSchoolsFormer Portage La Prairie Indian Residential School National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Former Portage La Prairie Indian Residential School
- 1738NationalCommerceFort La Reine National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort La Reine
1901MunicipalCommerceHill's Drug Store
MunicipalMacdonald Pioneer Cemetery
1903MunicipalHomesMcCowan House
1949MunicipalLeisurePoplar Point and District Memorial RinkAlso known as Poplar Point Memorial Rink- 1912NationalPortage la Prairie Armoury
1893MunicipalRailwaysPortage la Prairie Canadian Pacific Railway StationAlso known as Portage la Prairie Canadian Pacific Railway Heritage Centre and Park
1895MunicipalGovernmentPortage la Prairie Dominion Post OfficeAlso known as Old Post Office
1889ProvincialGovernmentPortage la Prairie Land Titles BuildingAlso known as Portage Land Titles Office- 1896NationalGovernmentPortage La Prairie Public Building National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Portage La Prairie Public Building
ProvincialDefenceSt. Ambroise Dakota EntrenchmentAlso known as cunkaske- 1862ProvincialSt. Anne's Anglican Church
1862MunicipalSt. Anne's Anglican Church
1897ProvincialSt. Mary's la Prairie Anglican ChurchAlso known as Église anglicane St. Mary's
1913MunicipalTaylor HouseAlso known as Red Roof Inn- 1908NationalRailwaysVIA Rail/Canadian National Railways StationAlso known as VIA Rail/Canadien National, gare de
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Portage la Prairie
- Notable interiors 10
- Brick 9
- Romanesque Revival 5
- Firsts and oldest 5
- Notable architects 4
- New lives 4
- Countryside 4
- Gothic Revival 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.