This is a list of National Historic Sites in Manitoba (). There are 58 National Historic Sites designated in the province, eight of which are administered by Parks Canada.Manitoba, National Historic Sites of Canada - administered by Parks Canada This list uses names designated by the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board, which may differ from other names for these sites.
Numerous National Historic Events also occurred across Manitoba, and are identified at places associated with them using the same style of federal plaques that marks National Historic Sites. Several National Historic Persons are commemorated throughout the province in the same way. The markers do not indicate which designation—a Site, Event, or Person—a subject has been given.
National Historic Sites Legendadministered by Parks Canada Site Date(s) Designated Location Description Image Battle of Seven Oaks 1816 (battle) 1920 Winnipeg The site of a violent conflict between a group of Métis led by Cuthbert Grant and a party of Red River settlers led by Governor Robert Semple BCATP Hangar No. 1 1941 (completed) 2001 Brandon A well-preserved example of a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan hangar from the Second World War, still in its original location Brockinton 800 AD (c.) 1973 Melita An archaeological site with evidence of three distinct cultures: a bison kill and butchering pound circa 800 AD, a Duck Bay culture occupation about 1100–1350, and the first excavated evidence in Canada of the Williams culture from about 1600 Brookside Cemetery 1878 2023 Winnipeg Largest and one of the oldest cemeteries in the West, noted for its picturesque design and Field of Honour Camp Hughes 1909 (established) 2011 North Cypress More than 38,000 Canadians trained at this camp during the First World War, many of whom fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 Canadian Pacific Railway Station (Winnipeg) 1906 (completed) 1982 Winnipeg A four-storey former railway station; its landmark Beaux-Arts design and elaborate Tyndall stone detailing reflect the early 20th century growth and importance of both the Canadian Pacific Railway and Winnipeg as Western Canada's transportation hub Churchill Rocket Research Range 1956 (established) 1988 Churchill A former facility for the launching, tracking and retrieval of rockets; long Canada's foremost upper atmosphere research centre Confederation Building 1912 (completed) 1976 Winnipeg A 10-storey office building; a good example of an early Sullivan-inspired skyscraper; also part of the Early Skyscrapers in Winnipeg NHSC Dalnavert 1895 (completed) 1990 Winnipeg A red-brick house with a large wooden verandah, originally built for Hugh John Macdonald; a good example of the Queen Anne Revival style in Canada Dominion Exhibition Display Building II 1913 (completed) 1999 Brandon A wooden exhibition building; the only known surviving building constructed for the Dominion Exhibition held annually from 1879 to 1913 Early Skyscrapers in Winnipeg 1912-18 (period of construction) 1981 Winnipeg A group of three tall commercial buildings (Union Trust Tower, the Confederation Building, and the Bank of Hamilton building) within the Exchange District. Reflective of the Chicago School, the group typifies Winnipeg's early skyscrapers, which marked the beginning of the city's modern urban core. Exchange District 1880 (established) 1996 Winnipeg A dense, turn-of-the-century warehousing and business centre, comprising about 150 buildings; contains a number of architecturally significant buildings illustrating Winnipeg's key role as a gateway to Western Canada between 1880 and 1913 First Homestead in Western Canada 1872 (completed) 1945 Portage la Prairie The site of the first homestead in Western Canada, established under the federal government's new survey system Former Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School 1915 September 1, 2020 Long Plain First Nation A rare surviving example of a residential school, where the federal government and certain churches and religious organizations worked together to assimilate Indigenous children as part of a broad set of efforts to destroy Indigenous cultures and identities and suppress Indigenous histories. Former Union Bank Building / Annex 1904 (completed) 1996 Winnipeg A 10-storey tower with a single-storey annex; the first skyscraper in Western Canada, representative of the key role played by finance in the expansion of the west Fort Dauphin 1741 (established) 1943 Winnipegosis The site of a fort built by Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye in the fall of 1741 at the request of the Cree and Assiniboine peoples Fort Dufferin 1872 (established) 1937 Emerson Buildings used as the main camp for the North American Boundary Commission in 1872, and then used by the North-West Mounted Police in preparing for the "March West" in 1875; representative of Canada's assertion of sovereignty over Manitoba and the North-West Territories in the 1870s Fort Garry Hotel 1913 (completed) 1981 Winnipeg One of a series of Château-style hotels built by Canadian railway companies in the early 20th century to encourage tourists to travel the country's transcontinental routes Fort La Reine 1738 (established) 1925 Portage la Prairie The former site of a French fort on the north bank of the Assiniboine River; used as a base for further exploration of the Canadian Prairies, it was the most important of the posts established by Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye Forts Rouge, Garry, and Gibraltar 1738 (Rouge established) 1807 (Gibraltar est.)