Historic places inThunder Bay
Ontario
- historic places
- 9historic places
- built
- 1909–1961built
Recognized by
- National 9
Armoury1913Photo: Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada, 1994.
Revenue Canada Building1913
Lamb Island Lighthouse1961
Cummins Pre-contact Site National Historic Site of Canada
Federal Building1934
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Librairy and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, PA21347, ca. 1909National1909Thunder Bay Tourist Pagoda National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Thunder Bay Tourist PagodaThunder Bay Tourist Pagoda National Historic Site of Canada is an early tourism bureau built in a novelty design inspired by a mixture of classical and Asian architecture.
Photo: Heritage Research Associates, M. Carter, 1991.National1910Union StationUnion Station at Thunder Bay is a three-storey, brick-and-stone, Beaux-Arts-style railway station built in 1910.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency/Agence Parcs Canada, D. Dodd, 2008National1912Canadian Car & Foundry National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Canadian Car & FoundryCanadian Car & Foundry National Historic Site of Canada is located in the southwestern part of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 4 of the 9 places.
1 place has no recorded construction date.
All 9 places
- 1913NationalDefenceArmouryAlso known as Manège militaire de l'avenue Park
- 1912NationalIndustryCanadian Car & Foundry National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Canadian Car & Foundry
- NationalIndustryCummins Pre-contact Site National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Cummins Pre-contact Site
- 1934NationalGovernmentFederal Building
- 1961NationalWaterwaysLamb Island Lighthouse
- 1913NationalGovernmentRevenue Canada Building
1922NationalWaterwaysShaganash Island Lighthouse- 1909NationalLeisureThunder Bay Tourist Pagoda National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Thunder Bay Tourist Pagoda
- 1910NationalRailwaysUnion Station
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Thunder Bay
- Notable interiors 5
- Waterfronts and harbours 4
- Beaux-Arts 3
- Carved stone 3
- Brick 3
- Public clocks 2
- Stone 2
- Restored and rebuilt 2
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.