Historic places inSt. John's
Newfoundland And Labrador
- historic places
- 222historic places
- built
- 1697–1967built
Recognized by
- National 54
- Provincial 71
- Municipal 97
Signal Hill National Historic Site of Canada1697Photo: Parks Canada Agency/Agence Parcs Canada, F. Bergeson, NFPO Collection/011.
Cape Spear (Old) Lighthouse1834
Cape Spear Lighthouse1835
Basilica of St. John the Baptist National Historic Site of Canada1841
Rennie's Mill Road Historic District National Historic Site of Canada1846
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, M. Dawe, 2005.National1697Fort William National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Fort WilliamFort William National Historic Site of Canada, of which there are no visible remains, is marked by a Historic Sites and Monuments Board plaque located on a retaining wall at the corner of Cavendish Square and Duckworth…
Photo: Parks Canada/Parcs Canada, 1993National1820Mallard Cottage National Historic Site of CanadaMallard Cottage is a picturesque one-and-a-half storey wood-frame house set on a small lot near the road in the hamlet of Quidi Vidi, a suburb of St.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, R. Goodspeed, 2006.National1826St. John's Ecclesiastical District National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as St. John's Ecclesiastical DistrictSt.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 38 of the 222 places.
23 places have no recorded construction date.
All 222 places
1883ProvincialHomes003 Park Place
1878MunicipalHomes004 Park Place
1860ProvincialHomes007 Monkstown Road
1931MunicipalIndustry007 Plank Road
1892MunicipalHomes008 Barnes Road
1892MunicipalHomes010 Barnes Road
1920MunicipalHomes015 Portugal Cove Road
MunicipalHomes018 Gower Street Municipal Heritage Building
MunicipalHomes020 Gower Street Municipal Heritage Building
MunicipalHomes022 Gower Street Municipal Heritage Building
1892ProvincialHomes028 Cochrane Street
1914MunicipalHomes031 King's Bridge Road
1914MunicipalHomes033 King's Bridge Road
1880MunicipalHomes034 Circular Road Municipal Heritage Building
1854ProvincialHomes034 Queen's Road
MunicipalHomes035 King's Bridge Road Municipal Heritage Building
1893MunicipalCommerce074-076 Prescott Street
1893MunicipalCommerce078 Prescott Street, Neville Framing
MunicipalHomes112 Military Road Municipal Heritage Building
1892MunicipalCommunity187-189 Water Street
1892MunicipalCommerce191 Water Street
1892MunicipalCommerce193 Water Street
1892MunicipalCommerce201 Water Street Municipal Heritage Building
1892MunicipalCommerce203 Water Street Municipal Heritage Building
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in St. John's
- Mansard roofs 55
- Stone 54
- Notable interiors 52
- Second Empire 48
- Waterfronts and harbours 47
- Main streets 43
- Verandahs and porches 43
- Towers 42
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in St. John's, A to Z
- 003 Park Place1883
- 004 Park Place1878
- 007 Monkstown Road1860
- 007 Plank Road1931
- 008 Barnes Road1892
- 010 Barnes Road1892
- 015 Portugal Cove Road1920
- 018 Gower Street Municipal Heritage Building
- 020 Gower Street Municipal Heritage Building
- 022 Gower Street Municipal Heritage Building
- 028 Cochrane Street1892
- 031 King's Bridge Road1914
- 033 King's Bridge Road1914
- 034 Circular Road Municipal Heritage Building1880
- 034 Queen's Road1854
- 035 King's Bridge Road Municipal Heritage Building
- 074-076 Prescott Street1893
- 078 Prescott Street, Neville Framing1893
- 112 Military Road Municipal Heritage Building
- 187-189 Water Street1892
- 191 Water Street1892
- 193 Water Street1892
- 201 Water Street Municipal Heritage Building1892
- 203 Water Street Municipal Heritage Building1892
- 205 Water Street Municipal Heritage Building1913
- 226 Water Street Municipal Heritage Building1892
- 24 Circular Road Municipal Heritage Building
- 261 Duckworth Street1864
- 271-275 Duckworth Street1910
- 28 Cochrane Street Municipal Heritage Building1892
- 3 Park Place Municipal Heritage Building
- 30 Queen's Road1900
- 32 Queen's Road Municipal Heritage Building
- 333 Duckworth Street1892
- 377 Duckworth Street1876
- 562 - 564 Water Street1850
- 6 Patrick Street, "St. Patrick's Deanery" Registered Heritage Structure1884
- 7 Monkstown Road Municipal Heritage Building
- 73, 75 and 77 Water Street Registered Heritage Structure
- Anderson House1804
- Angel House Municipal Heritage Site1878
- Angel House Registered Heritage Structure1878
- Anglican Cathedral of St. John The Baptist Municipal Heritage Building1847
- Anglican Cathedral of St. John The Baptist Registered Heritage Structure1847
- Anglican Cathedral Parish House1894
- Anna Templeton Centre (former Bank of British North America) Municipal Heritage Building1849
- Apothecary Hall1922
- Bank of British North America
- Bannerman House1840
- Bannerman House Municipal Heritage Building1840
- Bartra1904
- Bartra Municipal Heritage Building1904
- Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Entrance Archway Municipal Heritage Building1857
- Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Municipal Heritage Building1839
- Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Registered Heritage Structure1839
- Basilica of St. John the Baptist National Historic Site of Canada1841
- Benevolent Irish Society (BIS) Building1877
- Bishop Feild College1926
- Bishop Feild College Municipal Heritage Building
- Bishop's Library1854
- Bishop's Palace1923
- Building 2021942
- Building 2041942
- Building 2051942
- Building 2061943
- Building 2071942
- Building 3081943
- Building 3091943
- Building 3111942
- Building 3121942
- Building 3131943
- Building 3141943
- Building 4011941
- Building 4021941
- Building 4031942
- Building 4041942
- Building 4051942
- Building 4061942
- Building 4071942
- Building 4081942
- Building 4091942
- Building 4101942
- Building 5011946
- Building 5071942
- Building 5081942
- Building 5091942
- Building 5111942
- Building 5121942
- Building 5171946
- Building 8061943
- Cabot Tower1900
- Canada House Municipal Heritage Building1902
- Cape Spear (Old) Lighthouse1834
- Cape Spear Lighthouse1835
- Cape Spear Lighttower1953
- Chapel Hill Condominiums1892
- Christ Church / Quidi Vidi Church National Historic Site of Canada1842
- Christ Church Registered Heritage Structure1842
- Church of England Institute CEI Club1900
- Cochrane Street United Church Municipal Heritage Building1915
- Cochrane Street United Church Registered Heritage Structure1915
- Colonial Building1846
- Commercial Cable Company Building Registered Heritage Structure1915
- Commercial Chambers Building1896
- Commissariat House1818
- Cornerstone Theatre1860
- Crow's Nest Officer's Club1892
- Crow's Nest Officers' Club National Historic Site of Canada1892
- Delgado Building Municipal Heritage Building1892
- Devon House Registered Heritage Structure
- Devon Place1843
- Devon Row Municipal Heritage Building1880
- Elizabeth Manor Municipal Heritage Building1892
- Emmanuel House Municipal Heritage Building
- Forest House1890
- Forest House Municipal Heritage Building
- Former Bank of British North America National Historic Site of Canada1848
- Former Newfoundland Railway Headquarters National Historic Site of Canada1901
- Fort Amherst National Historic Site of Canada1777
- Fort Townshend National Historic Site of Canada1773
- Fort William National Historic Site of Canada1697
- George Street United Church1873
- George Street United Church Municipal Heritage Building1873
- Government House National Historic Site of Canada1827
- Gower Street United Church1894
- Grace Building, 283-285 Water Street Municipal Heritage Building
- Harris Cottage1833
- Harris Cottage Municipal Heritage Building1833
- Horwood House1901
- Howard House1892
- Howard House Municipal Heritage Building1892
- Kelvin House and Conservatory Municipal Heritage Buildings1885
- Kelvin House and Conservatory Registered Heritage Structure1885
- King George V Building1911
- Kinkora1907
- Lakecrest Independent School1953
- Longshoremen's Protective Union (LSPU) Hall1923
- Majestic Theatre Municipal Heritage Building1918
- Mallard Cottage1820
- Mallard Cottage Municipal Heritage Building
- Mallard Cottage National Historic Site of Canada1820
- Martin McNamara House1700
- Martin McNamara House Municipal Heritage Building
- Military Hospital1850
- Monkstown Manor1889
- Mount St. Francis Monastery1877
- Mount St. Francis Monastery Municipal Heritage Building1877
- Murray Premises1846
- Murray Premises National Historic Site of Canada1847
- Newfoundland Railway Terminus & Headquarters, Former1901
- Newman Building1847
- Newman Wine Vaults Provincial Historic Site1800
- O'Donel Memorial Hall1905
- O'Dwyer Block1846
- Oratory of the Sacred Heart, Our Lady of Mercy Convent1892
- Peppercorn House Municipal Heritage Building1870
- Pleasantville-Building 2231955
- Presentation Convent and School1853
- Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador1892
- Queen Victoria Wing1896
- Quidi Vidi Battery1967
- Rennie's Mill Road Historic District National Historic Site of Canada1846
- Retreat Cottage1834
- Richmond Hill1848
- Ruby Church1914
- S.O. Steele Building1894
- Signal Hill National Historic Site of Canada1697
- Squires Barn and Carriage House1917
- Squires Barn and Carriage House Municipal Heritage Building1917
- St. Andrew's Church (The Kirk)1893
- St. Bonaventure's College (Mullock Hall) Registered Heritage Structure1907
- St. John the Baptist Anglican Cathedral National Historic Site of Canada1847
- St. John's Court House National Historic Site of Canada1900
- St. John's Courthouse1901
- St. John's Ecclesiastical District
- St. John's Ecclesiastical District National Historic Site of Canada1826
- St. John's Masonic Temple1894
- St. John's Masonic Temple Municipal Heritage Building1894
- St. Joseph's Chapel1879
- St. Joseph's Chapel (Blackhead Chapel) Municipal Heritage Building1879
- St. Michael's Convent, Belvedere1826
- St. Michael's Convent/ Belvedere Municipal Heritage Building1826
- St. Michael's Orphanage, Belvedere1884
- St. Michael's Orphanage/ Belvedere Municipal Heritage Building1884
- St. Patrick's Church1855
- St. Patrick's Church Municipal Heritage Building1855
- St. Patrick's Convent and School1880
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church National Historic Site of Canada1864
- St. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and Garden National Historic Site of Canada1818
- St. Thomas' Church1834
- St. Thomas' Church Municipal Heritage Building1834
- Star of the Sea Hall Municipal Heritage Building1920
- Sunnyside Gatehouse Municipal Heritage Building
- Sunnyside House Registered Heritage Structure1846
- Sunnyside Municipal Heritage Site1846
- Sutherland Place1883
- Temperance Street Houses Registered Heritage Structure1893
- The Convent of Our Lady of Mercy Registered Heritage Structure1857
- The Deanery (Anglican Cathedral Parish Rectory)1894
- The Deanery (St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church)1884
- The Four Sisters Municipal Heritage Buildings1893
- The House1890
- The Imperial1909
- The Lea1920
- The Monastery (Old St. Bonaventure's College)1857
- The New House, 335 Southside Road1876
- The New House, 337 Southside Road1876
- The Observatory Municipal Heritage Building
- The Old London, New York and Paris Building1892
- The Stone House1834
- Thimble Cottage Municipal Heritage Building1850
- Thimble Cottage Registered Heritage Structure1850
- Thompson Building1847
- Tobin Building1894
- Tobin Building Municipal Heritage Building1894
- Union Bank Building1861
- Water Street Historic District National Historic Site of Canada1847
- Waterford Hall1905
- Wesley United Church1906
- Winterholme Registered Heritage Structure1905
- Yellow Belly Corner Municipal Heritage Building
- Yellow Belly Corner Registered Heritage Structure
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.