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Fort Lawrence National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia Erected in 1750 by British troops for the defense of the isthmus of Chignecto and abandoned in 1755 after the capture of Fort Beauséjour
Springhill Coal Mining National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Springhill, Nova Scotia One of Canada's most commercially important coalfields
Thinkers' Lodge National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Pugwash, Nova Scotia Site of the first Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, bringing together top-level scientists from both sides of the Iron Curtain to discuss the threat of nuclear weapons
Province House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Historic legislative building in outstanding Palladian style
Fort Anne National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia 1695-1708 fortifications; centre of changing social, political and military relations among the Mi'kmaq, the Acadians and the British
Old Town Lunenburg Historic District National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Homogeneous architectural ensemble on British model town plan
Argyle Township Court House and Gaol National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Tusket, Nova Scotia Oldest known surviving combined court house and jail
Former Shubenacadie Indian Residential School National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia A place of remembrance and healing related to the Indian Residential School history in the Maritimes and a testament and record of the experiences of the Indigenous children who were there
Pictou Academy National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Pictou, Nova Scotia Site of first Pictou Academy, 1818-1932
Admiralty House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Exceptional 1819 Palladian style naval residence
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Reconstruction of 18th-century French fortress
Little Dutch (Deutsch) Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Oldest known surviving church in Canada associated with the German-Canadian community, 1756-60
Old Burying Ground National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Unique concentration of gravestone art, from 1749
Prince of Wales Tower National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Late 18th-century stone defence tower, 1796-99
Beaubassin National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia Major Acadian settlement; pivotal place in 17th- and 18th-century North American geopolitical struggle between the British and French
Marconi Wireless Station National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Glace Bay, Nova Scotia First regular public transatlantic wireless service
Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Grand Pré, Nova Scotia Commemorates Acadian settlement and expulsion
Wolfe's Landing National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Kennington Cove, Nova Scotia Successful landing led to capture of Louisbourg, 1758
Liverpool Town Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Liverpool, Nova Scotia Dignified regional reflection of a national building type
Covenanters' Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Grand Pré, Nova Scotia Historic Presbyterian meeting house, circa 1804-11
Trinity Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Digby, Nova Scotia Regional expression of Gothic Revival in wood, 1878
Halifax Waterfront Buildings National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Commercial grouping reflecting Halifax's 19th-century development
HMCS Sackville National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Only surviving Flower-class corvette; Battle of Atlantic, World War II
St. John's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Historically significant Carpenter's Gothic Revival church, 1754-63
Halifax WWII Coastal Defences National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Safe port for World War II convoy assembly; Atlantic Bulwark
Royal Battery National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Louisbourg, Nova Scotia Role in the 1745 and 1758 sieges of Louisbourg
York Redoubt National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Major seaward defences of Halifax Harbour from the American Revolutionary War until World War II
Jonathan McCully House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Italianate urban residence of politician and Father of Confederation, Jonathan McCully
Knaut-Rhuland House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Example of British classicism applied to a residence by virtue of its precise, harmonious design and rich detail
Port-Royal National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Port Royal, Nova Scotia Reconstruction of 1605 French settlement
Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort built in 1889 to defend Halifax Harbour
Melanson Settlement National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Port Royal, Nova Scotia Pre-expulsion Acadian farm community, 1664-1755
Melville Island and Deadman’s Island National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia As a wartime internment centre and a military prison, this area offers a rare glimpse of prisoner of war conditions and military detention for over a century and a half.
Debert Palaeo-Indian Site National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Debert, Nova Scotia Excellent example of a Palaeo-Indian habitation site; archaeological remains of aboriginal caribou hunting
Chapman House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia Prosperous late 18th-century farmhouse, 1770s
St. Peters National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) St. Peters, Nova Scotia French trading post and fort, 1650-1758
Fernwood National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Gothic Revival villa, circa 1860
Cast Iron Façade / Coomb's Old English Shoe Store National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Rare and early example of full cast iron façade, 1860
St. George's Anglican Church / Round Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Unique Palladian style round church, 1800-12
Antigonish County Court House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Antigonish, Nova Scotia Typical mid 19th-century Maritime court house, 1855
Fort Sainte Marie de Grace National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) LaHave, Nova Scotia First permanent French settlement in Acadia, 1632
Granville Block National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Rehabilitation of this city block in the 1970s was an early and influential demonstration that heritage conservation is a viable approach to urban planning and redevelopment
Kejimkujik National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Kejimkujik National Park of Canada, Nova Scotia Important Mi'kmaq cultural landscape
Truro Post Office National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Truro, Nova Scotia Early symbol of federal government
Akins House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Early vernacular building, circa 1815
Beinn Bhreagh Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia An exceptional Canadian example of Shingle style architecture and the site of innovative scientific research and experiments
Charles Fort National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Built by the son of Sir William Alexander, 1629-31 (formerly Scots Fort)
King's College National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Windsor, Nova Scotia Site of Anglican college, 1789-1923
Sinclair Inn / Farmer's Hotel National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Inn circa 1781, early construction techniques
S.S. Acadia National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Lead role in charting Hudson Bay, launched 1913
Sir Frederick Borden Residence National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Canning, Nova Scotia Shingle style residence of prominent Canadian politician, 1902
Grassy Island Fort National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Canso, Nova Scotia Centre of English fishery in 18th-century
Marconi National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Site of the first official wireless message sent across the Atlantic Ocean to England
Ladies' Seminary National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Wolfville, Nova Scotia Represents the earliest phase of Women's higher education; 1878
Nova Scotia Coal Fields National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Sydney, Nova Scotia Surviving clusters of in situ resources associated with the fields and the coal industry
Annapolis County Court House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Archetypical 1837 Palladian style colonial court house
Halifax Dockyard National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Oldest dockyard in North America still in use, 1758
Pictou Railway Station (Intercolonial) National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Pictou, Nova Scotia Eclectic Intercolonial railway station; 1904
Halifax Public Gardens National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia One of rare surviving Victorian gardens in Canada
Henry House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Common 19th-century urban type in local ironstone, 1834; residence of Father of Confederation, William A. Henry
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Baddeck, Nova Scotia Commemorates famous inventor
Nova Scotia Coal Fields National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Stellarton, Nova Scotia Surviving clusters of in situ resources associated with the fields and the coal industry
Government House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Excellent, early, Palladian style vice-regal residence
Annapolis Royal Historic District National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Strategic colonial capital with evolved townsite plan
Halifax Court House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Italianate court house, 1858
St. Paul's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Early Palladian church, serving official Halifax, 1750
Sydney WWII Coastal Defences National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Sydney, Nova Scotia Safe port for World War II convoy assembly
Old Barrington Meeting House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Barrington Head, Nova Scotia Rare 1765 meeting house
Fort St. Louis National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Barrington - Port La Tour, Nova Scotia During the Scottish occupation of Port Royal from 1629 to 1632, it was the only remaining foothold of France in Acadia
Acacia Grove / Prescott House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Starrs Point, Nova Scotia Palladian home of horticulturalist C. R. Prescott
Memorial Tower National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Rare example of a building whose architectural design expresses well its purpose and meaning; prominent site speaks forcefully to Halifax’s special relationship with the British Empire
St. Peters Canal National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) St. Peter's, Nova Scotia Operational canal; structures dating from 19th-century
Grand-Pré Rural Historic District National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Grand Pré, Nova Scotia Acadian / English planter settlement area with surviving land-use patterns
Pier 21 National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Highly specialized building type related to early 20th-century Canadian immigration and post war immigration
Sainte-Anne / Port Dauphin National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Englishtown, Nova Scotia Site of an early Jesuit mission; selected in 1713, as a naval base and one of the principal places in Isle Royale
St. Mary's Basilica National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Central role in the religious history of Nova Scotia, 1820-29
Halifax City Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Civic symbol on Grand Parade, 1887; Second Empire style
Africville National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Community representative of Black settlement in Nova Scotia; an enduring symbol to Black Canadians
Fort Edward National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Windsor, Nova Scotia This designation has been identified for review
Hydrostone District National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Public housing in Garden Suburb style, 1920s
Lunenburg Academy National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Rare survivor from Nova Scotia's 19th-century academy system; Second Empire style; 1894-1895
Canso Islands National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Canso, Nova Scotia This designation has been identified for review
Bloody Creek National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Bridgetown, Nova Scotia This designation has been identified for review
Chapel Island National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Chapel Island, Nova Scotia Important gathering place, a location for government and a site of spiritual significance to the Mi'kmaq
Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia This designation has been identified for review
D'Anville's Encampment National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia This designation has been identified for review
Halifax Drill Hall National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Large, urban, Romanesque Revival drill hall for the active militia, 1895-99
Georges Island National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Harbour fortification; contains Fort Charlotte
Truro Old Normal College National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Truro, Nova Scotia An excellent Canadian example of Second Empire architecture
de Gannes-Cosby House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Rare surviving example of a pre-expulsion Acadian residence and home of two prominent colonial officers under French and British rule
Black-Binney House National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Palladian urban residence, 1819
Bedford Petroglyphs National Historic Site of Canada (NHS) Halifax, Nova Scotia Spiritually significant petroglyph site