Historic places inWolfville
Nova Scotia
- historic places
- 35historic places
- built
- 1763–1920built
Recognized by
- National 2
- Provincial 3
- Municipal 30
DeWolfe House1775Photo: Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2006.
Old Burying Ground1763
The Old Cemetery1763
St. John’s Anglican Church1818
Acadia Seminary1879
Where to start
The most widely recognized places first, then the oldest.
Photo: Parks Canada Agency/Agence Parcs Canada, 1970.National1878Ladies' Seminary National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Ladies' SeminaryLadies’ Seminary National Historic Site of Canada, also known as Seminary House, is located at the centre of the Acadia University campus in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Photo: Delta Four Associates, Barry Moody, 1991.National1912Wolfville Canadian Pacific Heritage Railway StationAlso known as Dominion Atlantic Railway StationLong known as the Wolfville Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) station, the station building on Elm Avenue in Wolfville Nova Scotia was actually constructed by the Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) in 1912.
Photo: Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2006.Provincial1763The Burying GroundAlso known as Old Burying GroundThe Burying Ground is located on Main Street in Wolfville on the north side of the busy intersection of Main Street and Highland Avenue, just beyond the commercial centre of town.
Built over time
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 7 of the 35 places.
6 places have no recorded construction date.
All 35 places
- 1879MunicipalAcadia SeminaryAlso known as Seminary House
1802MunicipalHomesAnnandale
MunicipalHomesBrown House
1909MunicipalSchoolsCarnegie Hall
1893MunicipalHomesChase HouseAlso known as Victoria’s Historic Inn
MunicipalChristie House
1894MunicipalCochrane House
MunicipalDeWolf House
MunicipalHomesDeWolf-Clarke House- 1775ProvincialHomesDeWolfe HouseAlso known as Elisha DeWolf House
1898MunicipalHomesDimock House
1913MunicipalLeisureEmmerson Hall
1802MunicipalHomesHarding HouseAlso known as Garden House Bed and Breakfast
1895MunicipalHerbin's JewellersAlso known as Herbin's Jewellery
1895MunicipalHomesHill House
1775MunicipalHomesKent LodgeAlso known as Elisha DeWolf House- 1878NationalSchoolsLadies' Seminary National Historic Site of CanadaAlso known as Ladies' Seminary
1895MunicipalMiss Baxter's House
1900MunicipalHomesOakes House- 1763MunicipalOld Burying GroundAlso known as The Old Cemetery
1914MunicipalPatterson House
1888MunicipalHomesPick House
1901MunicipalPrat House
1912MunicipalRailwaysRailroad StationAlso known as Wolfville Memorial Library
On the map
Open the full mapThemes in Wolfville
- Verandahs and porches 11
- Notable interiors 9
- Gingerbread trim 9
- New lives 8
- Neoclassical 6
- Industrialists and merchants 6
- Held by one family 5
- Notable architects 5
Collections are Heritage Guide’s groupings, made from each place’s register description.
Every place in Wolfville, A to Z
- Acadia Seminary1879
- Annandale1802
- Brown House
- Carnegie Hall1909
- Chase House1893
- Christie House
- Cochrane House1894
- DeWolf House
- DeWolf-Clarke House
- DeWolfe House1775
- Dimock House1898
- Emmerson Hall1913
- Harding House1802
- Herbin's Jewellers1895
- Hill House1895
- Kent Lodge1775
- Ladies' Seminary National Historic Site of Canada1878
- Miss Baxter's House1895
- Oakes House1900
- Old Burying Ground1763
- Patterson House1914
- Pick House1888
- Prat House1901
- Railroad Station1912
- Randall House1786
- Randall House
- Simms House1881
- St. John’s Anglican Church1818
- The Burying Ground1763
- The Old Cemetery1763
- Thompson House1874
- Wallace Row House1899
- Wickwire House
- Wolfville Canadian Pacific Heritage Railway Station1912
- Wright House1920
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025.