Historic places inShawinigan
Quebec
- historic places
- 6historic places
- built
- 1897–1929built
Recognized by
- National 4
- Provincial 1
- Municipal 1
Former Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting Complex National Historic Site of Canada1899Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, Jacques Pleau & Michel Pelletier, 2001.
Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation National Historic Site of Canada1924
Canadian Pacific Railway Station1927
Auberge Grand-Mère1897
Canadian National Railways Station1929
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
- Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, Jacques Pleau & Michel Pelletier, 2001.National1899Former Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting Complex National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Former Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting ComplexThe Former Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting Complex National Historic Site of Canada is an early aluminum smelter and hydroelectric plants that supplied it with power.
- Photo: Comité de protection des œuvres d'Ozias Leduc, Jacques MonetteNational1924Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-PrésentationThe Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation National Historic Site of Canada is a large stone church built in 1924 in the Romanesque Revival style.
- Photo: Beregeron Gagnon inc., 1992.National1927Canadian Pacific Railway StationThe Canadian Pacific Railway Station at Shawinigan is a one-storey concrete and masonry railway station, built in 1927.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 4 of the 6 places.
All 6 places
- 1897MunicipalCommerceAuberge Grand-MèreAlso known as Grand Mere Inn
- 1929NationalRailwaysCanadian National Railways Station
- 1927NationalRailwaysCanadian Pacific Railway Station
- 1924NationalFaithChurch of Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation
- 1899NationalIndustryFormer Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting Complex National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Former Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting Complex
Enhanced1922ProvincialGovernmentPoste d'incendie et de police Numéro-Deux-de-Shawinigan
On the map
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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.