List of National Historic Sites of Canada in New Brunswick

This is a list of National Historic Sites of Canada (French: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) in the province of New Brunswick. There are 60 National Historic Sites designated in New Brunswick, of which 8 are administered by Parks Canada.^{[1] [2]}

This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.

National Historic Sites

• 1 Chipman Hill – Fine residence with interior mural painting
• Sir Howard Douglas Hall – Oldest extant university building in Canada, 1826–27
• Augustine Mound – Pre-contact burial mound
• Beaubears Island Shipbuilding – Archaeological site associated with nineteenth-century shipbuilding
• Belmont House / R. Wilmot Home – Home of politician and Father of Confederation, Robert Duncan Wilmot, circa 1820
• Boishébert – Acadian refugee settlement, 1756–59
• Carleton Martello Tower – Fortification built to defend Saint John during War of 1812. Designated: 1930 Location: St. John 45.252091, -66.075983
• Chandler House / Rocklyn – Fine Neoclassical residence of politician and Father of Confederation, Edward Barron Chandler
• Charlotte County Court House – Fine early example of Maritime court house
• Christ Church Anglican – Archetypal Gothic Revival parish church, 1856
• Christ Church Cathedral – Exceptional example of Gothic Revival style, built in 1845
• Connell House – Greek Revival style residence of Charles Connell, lumber merchant and politician; circa 1840
• Denys Fort / Habitation – 17th century French trading post
• Fort Beauséjour – Fort Cumberland – Remnants of 1750–51 French fort; captured by British and New England troops in 1755. Designated: 1920 Location: Aulac 45.864581,-64.291561
• Fort Charnisay – Site of French fort, 1645
• Fort Gaspareaux – Military ruins and cemetery of 1751 French fort. Designated: 1920 Location: Port Elgin 46.042889,-64.07075
• Fort Howe – Built 1777 to defend the Saint John River from U.S. attack. This was the nation's first National Historic Site, designated a "National Historic Park" in 1914. It was once in the National Park System, then returned to the City of Saint John.
• Fort Jemseg – Site of 1659 English post, captured by Dutch in 1674
• Fort La Tour – Site of French fort, 1631
• Fort Nashwaak (Naxoat) – Site of French fort, 1692–98
• Fort Nerepis – Site of 1749 French fort on aboriginal site, Fort Boishebert
• Fredericton City Hall – Multi-functional municipal hall, 1875–76
• Fredericton Military Compound – Important grouping of British Colonial military buildings
• Free Meeting House – Meeting house, symbol of ecumenical spirit, built in 1821
• Greenock Church – Fine Palladian style meeting house, 1821–24
• Hammond House (Sackville) – Fine example of Queen Anne Revival style, 1899
• Hartland Covered Bridge – Longest extant covered bridge in the world
• Imperial Theatre – Grand playhouse / vaudeville theatre, 1912–23
• La Coupe Dry Dock – Site may represent 18th century Acadian construction. Designated: 1933 Location: Aulac 45.863594, -64.274837
• Landing of United Empire Loyalists in New Brunswick – Three separate fleets of ships carrying Loyalists from New England, 1783
• Loyalist House – New England-influenced architecture; residence built circa 1820
• Marine Hospital – Oldest surviving marine hospital in Canada, Miramichi, 1830–31
• Marysville Cotton Mill – Typical late 19th century textile mill
• Marysville Historic District – Important intact 19th century company town
• McAdam Railway Station (Canadian Pacific) – Large Château style railway station, 1900
• Meductic Indian Village / Fort Meductic – Principal Maliseet settlement
• Minister's Island – Cultural landscape; seasonal estate begun in the late 19th century by Sir William Van Horne
• Minister's Island Pre-contact Sites – Pre-contact shell midden, 500 BC - 1500 AD
• Miscou Island Lighthouse – Strategic Baie des Chaleurs octagonal colonial lighthouse
• Monument Lefebvre – Multi-function building, symbol of Acadian cultural revival. Designated: 1994 Location: Memramcook 45.979389, -64.566661
• Number 2 Mechanics' Volunteer Company Engine House – 19th century Neoclassical style fire hall for hand-operated pumper fire engines, 1840s
• Old Government House – Georgian-era vice-regal residence, 1826–28
• Oxbow – Well-preserved, 3000-year archaeological record
• Partridge Island Quarantine Station – Established 1830 to prevent spread of smallpox
• Prince William Streetscape – Important late 19th century architecture, commercial streetscape
• Rothesay Railway Station (European and North American) – Example of standard design station, 1858–60
• Saint John City Market – Rare example of 19th century market building still in use; Second Empire style
• Saint John County Court House – Early symbol of British colonial justice
• Seal Cove Smoked Herring Stands – Herring stands and related structures in environment evocative of late 19th century Atlantic herring fishery
• St. Andrews Blockhouse – Restored wooden blockhouse from War of 1812
• St. Andrews Historic District – Distinctive town with surviving 18th century British colonial plan and classically-inspired architecture
• St. Anne's Chapel of Ease – Early and excellent example of Gothic Revival chapel, 1846–47
• St. John's Anglican Church / Stone Church – One of earliest Gothic Revival churches in Canada, 1824–25
• St. Luke's Anglican Church – Fine Vernacular Wren-Gibbsian church, 1831–33
• St. Paul's United Church – Fine High Victorian Gothic church, 1886
• St. Stephen Post Office – Early symbol of federal government presence
• Tilley House – Boyhood home of Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley, Father of Confederation, built 1790s
• Tonge's Island – Capital of Acadia, 1678–84
• Trinity Church and Rectory, New Brunswick – Oldest Anglican church and rectory in New Brunswick, 1787–89
• William Brydone Jack Observatory – First astronomical observatory in Canada, 1851
• York County Court House – Early brick court house

See also

• History of New Brunswick

References