List of oldest buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia

This is a list of oldest buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada that were constructed before 1935.

1750-1799

Place Address Coordinates Description Image Date St. Paul's Anglican Church Grand Parade, 1749 Argyle Street Oldest building in Halifax (1750); Early Palladian church; second and oldest surviving Protestant church in Canada 1750 Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church2393 Brunswick Street Second oldest building in Halifax – Oldest known surviving church in Canada associated with the German-Canadian community, 1756–60 1756Sambro Island LightSambro Island, off Highway 349, SambroOldest lighthouse in North America1758The Carleton1685 Argyle StreetOldest commercial building in municipality; built as residence of colonial administrator Richard Bulkeley 1760Morris House (Halifax)2500 Creighton StreetOldest wooden home in Halifax, moved from its original location at 1273 Hollis Street to avoid demolition.1764Scott Manor House 15 Fort Sackville Drive, BedfordBuilt on the land of Captain George Scott adjacent to Fort Sackville1770 Quaker Whaler House57 Ochterloney Street, DartmouthNantucket architecture1785 Privateer's Warehouse, Historic Properties1869 Upper Water Street Commercial grouping reflecting Halifax's 19th century development 1790 The Bower (Halifax, Nova Scotia)5918 Rogers DriveBrenton Halliburton's home 1790 York Redoubt300 Fergusons Cove Rd, Fergusons Cove Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour until World War II 1793Prince of Wales Tower Point Pleasant Park, 5530 Point Pleasant DriveOldest Martello Tower in North America 1796Alexander McLean House1328-1332 Hollis Street Georgian-style house, built by a prominent Halifax businessman1799

1800-1849 Place Address Coordinates Description Image Date St. George's Anglican Church / Round Church2222 Brunswick Street Unique Palladian style round church, 1800–12 1800 Halifax Town Clock1766 Brunswick Street Three storey, octagonal clock tower, atop clapboard podium of classic Palladian style; commissioned by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent 1803 Prince's Lodge RotundaBedford Highway Round summer house, commissioned by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent 1794Government House1451 Barrington Street Excellent early Palladian style vice-regal residence 1805Royal Artillery Park Officers' Mess 1575 Queen Street Oldest active military mess in Canada 1816 Akins House 2151 Brunswick Street A one-and-a-half-storey wood-shingled house originally built for Thomas Beamish Akins, surviving virtually in its original condition; one of the few remaining early 19th-century houses in Halifax and one of the oldest houses in the city 1815Acacia Cottage6080 South StreetBuilt in 1816 on Coburg road across from the Waegwoltic Club, within a grove of acacia trees (hence the name). It was later moved up the hill in 1950 (facing demolition) to South street where it now remains.1816 Province House1726 Hollis Street Oldest legislative seat in Canada and site of the country's first responsible government 1819 Admiralty House 2725 Gottingen Street An austere two-storey stone mansion set within the Stadacona site of CFB Halifax which served as the home of Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy’s North American station from 1819 until 1904 1819 Black-Binney House 1472 Hollis Street A house reflective of the Palladian-inspired residences common during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Eastern Canada; notable residents include John Black, James Boyle Uniacke and Hibbert Binney 1819 St. Mary's Basilica, Halifax1531 Spring Garden Road Central role in the religious history of Nova Scotia. 1820–29 Henry House1222 Barrington Street Common 19th century urban type in local ironstone; residence of Father of Confederation, William A. Henry 1834 St. George's Anglican Church Rectory (Trinity House)5435 Nora Bernard Street The rectory was built 1838—1840 for the Rev'd Robert F. Uniacke. The truncated pitched roof and central dormer were typical features of late Georgian houses in Halifax. 1838

1850-1899 Place Address Coordinates Description Image Date Halifax Citadel5425 Sackville Street Restored British masonry fort, constructed between 1828 and 1856. 1856 (completed)Jonathan McCully House2507 Brunswick Street Italianate urban residence of politician and Father of Confederation, Jonathan McCully 1857 Halifax Provincial Court5250 Spring Garden Road Italianate court house. 1858 Cast Iron Façade / Coomb's Old English Shoe Store 1883-1885 Granville Street A mid-19th-century commercial building with a cast-iron facade; one of the first cast-iron-front structures in Canada and the only building in Halifax known to have a facade composed entirely of cast iron 1860Sandford Fleming House2549 - 2553 Brunswick StreetOne-and-a-half Gothic Revival style house, named after the prominent Scottish-Canadian engineer Sir Sanford Fleming who resided in the house from 1866 to 1873.1860Welsford-Parker Monument1541 Barrington Street Sandstone triumphal arch; only Crimean War monument in North America; frames entry to Old Burying Ground, Halifax's oldest cemetery (1750) 1860Fernwood 6039 Fernwood Lane A house on a large landscaped property; a noted example of a Gothic Revival villa in Canada 1860Art Gallery of Nova Scotia1723 Hollis Street Built to house Nova Scotia's pre-Confederation Post Office, Customs House and Railway Department. 1869 (completed)Fort CharlotteHalifax Harbour Fort Charlotte, together with associated caponiers and outbuildings, form part of original Halifax Defence Complex; access to Georges Island is restricted 1869 (completed)Halifax Public Gardens bandstandSpring Garden Road at South Park StreetHenry Busch-designed bandstand centres extensive Victorian-era public gardens, established 1867 1874-1879Robertson's Hardware & Warehouse1675 Lower Water StreetVictorian-style brick commercial complex built in three sections; housed hardware and ship’s chandlery; part of Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 1860-1880Queen Street fire house1252 Queen StreetOldest fire station building remaining in Halifax; now a private residence 1877Halifax Academy1649 Brunswick StreetTwo-and-a-half storey structure built as all-male high school; excellent example of Second Empire style. It was designed by Henry Busch, a proponent of the style, and prominent Halifax architect. Andrew Cobb designed an extension in 1917. 1878Sir Sandford Fleming CottageSir Sandford Fleming Park, 3 Dingle Road Rustic, one-and-a-half storey, late nineteenth-century wood framed dwelling. Summer residence and the place of death of Sandford Fleming 1886 Cambridge Military LibraryRoyal Artillery Park, 1575 Queen Street Built to house garrison library collection; oldest library collection in Atlantic Canada 1886 Halifax City Hall 1841 Argyle Street Civic symbol on Grand Parade; second Empire style; built of red and cream sandstone with granite construction on ground floor and seven-storey tower 1887 Khyber Building (originally Church of England Institute Building)1588 Barrington Street Victorian-Gothic building designed by Henry Busch, as overseen by Bishop Hibbert Binning. Name "Khyber" began to be used in the 1970s after the Khyber Cafe that ran on the 1st floor. This building has been utilized for social activities since its construction when it housed a gym, library, lecture hall, and billiards. 1888St. George's Parish Hall 2221 Maitland Street, Halifax Built in 1889, and extended in 1910 1889 (original structure); 1910 (annex) Fort McNab Halifax Harbour The remnants of defensive works constructed to defend Halifax when it was one of the principal naval stations of the British Empire; reflective of significant changes in defence technology in the late 19th century 1892 (completed) G.M. Smith Building1715-1719 Barrington Street Four-storey, stone Art Nouveau building to house GM Smith dry goods store. Building restored after deadly fire killed 10 in Kay's Department Store in November, 1950. 1893 Halifax Armoury2667 North Park Street Large, urban, Romanesque Revival drill hall for the active militia, 1895–99 1899

1900-1935 Place Address Coordinates Description Image DateAcadian Recorder Building1724 Granville StreetThree-storey building of brick, stone and cast iron; eclectic architectural style; final home of one of the province's oldest weekly newspapers (1813-1930) 1900French Village Railway Station5401 St Margarets Bay Rd, Upper TantallonBuilt by Halifax and South Western Railway; now houses a cafe 1901Power House1606 Bell RoadRare brick-built home in Queen Anne Revival and Neoclassical styles; housed superintendent of Halifax Public Gardens 1903Churchfield Barracks2046 - 2068 Brunswick Street12-unit row house in Gothic style built by British Army 1903Shaw Building1855-1859 Hollis StreetEarly 20th-Century Classical-style building; facade only remains 1903Fire Station 41680 Bedford RowChicago style fire house with ornamentation, pilasters and Romanesque arches that served originally as equipment doors. Now houses McKelvie's restaurant. 1906Halifax Bengal Lancers stables1690 Bell RoadConcrete two-storey main building with stables, paddock, and riding rings 1908 Cathedral Church of All Saints1330 Martello Street Largest Anglican Cathedral in Canada. Perpendicular NeoGothic Structure, Ralf Adams Cram Architect 1910Chebucto School6199 Chebucto Road20th century Neoclassical style brick schoolhouse; pressed into service as clinic and morgue following Halifax Explosion of 1917 1910W.M. Brown Building1549-51 Barrington StreetVictorian-style, three-storey commercial structure 1910-11Pacific Building1537 Barrington StreetBuilt in Neoclassical style to house YMCA; later offices of Canadian Pacific Railway 1911Memorial Tower (The Dingle)Sir Sandford Fleming Park, ArmdaleBuilding led by Sir Sandford Fleming to commemorate 150 years of representative government in Nova Scotia 1912Tramway Building5212 Sackville StreetFive-storey Neo-Gothic style building housed offices of the Halifax Electric Tramway Company 1916 Hydrostone DistrictBordered by Novalea Drive, Duffus, Young, and Isleville Streets Public housing in Garden Suburb style; part of reconstruction of city's North End following Halifax Explosion of 1917 1917-20Musquodoboit Harbour Railway Station7895 Highway 7, Musquodoboit HarbourBuilt by Canadian National Railway; excellent example of 20th-century railway station design; now a museum 1918 Halifax Relief Commission Building5555 Young Street 2.5-storey Tudor style building housed agency providing relief to victims of 1917 Halifax Explosion 1920Halifax Forum2901 Windsor StreetSports arena featured first artificial ice surface east of Montreal 1927 Pier 211055 Marginal Road Highly specialized building type related to early 20th-century Canadian immigration and post war immigration 1928Halifax Station and hotel complex1161 Hollis StreetBeaux-Art sandstone head house built by Canadian National Railway with adjoining hotel; Bush-style train shed was demolished before 1990. 1928The Bank of Nova Scotia Building1709 Hollis StreetBuilt as bank's main branch; one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in Canada 1931Dominion Public Building1713 Bedford RowAt 13-stories, Art Deco structure was highest in the city prior to 1960; built as Depression-era relief project 1935

List of oldest buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia

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