List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Prince Edward Island
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This is a list of National Historic Sites of Canada in the province
of Prince Edward Island
. There are 22 National Historic Sites designated in Prince Edward Island, of which 5 are administered by Parks Canada
. The first National Historic Site to be designated in Prince Edward Island was Jean-Pierre Roma at Three Rivers in 1933.
This list uses names designated by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, which may differ from other names for these sites.
Provinces and territories of Canada
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of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
. There are 22 National Historic Sites designated in Prince Edward Island, of which 5 are administered by Parks Canada
Parks Canada
Parks Canada , also known as the Parks Canada Agency , is an agency of the Government of Canada mandated to protect and present nationally significant natural and cultural heritage, and foster public understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative...
. The first National Historic Site to be designated in Prince Edward Island was Jean-Pierre Roma at Three Rivers in 1933.
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
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| Alberton Court House | 1878 (completed) | 1981 | Alberton Alberton, Prince Edward Island Alberton is a Canadian town located in the western part of Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is situated in the township of Lot 5.... 46°48′45.1"N 64°4′6.6"W |
A simple wooden hall evocative of a pioneer church, now used as the local museum; representative of the six circuit courthouse Courthouse A courthouse is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English speaking countries, buildings which house courts of law are simply... s, all built according to a standard plan after the passage of Prince Edward Island's County Courts Act in 1873 |
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| All Souls' Chapel All Souls' Chapel (Prince Edward Island) All Souls' Chapel is an historic chapel, attached to St. Peter's Cathedral, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Built of Prince Edward Island sandstone in the High Victorian Gothic style of architecture, it overlooks the beautiful Rochford Square.-History:All Souls' Chapel was built... |
1888 (completed) | 1990 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°14′2.43"N 63°7′57.56"W |
A small chapel built of rust-red, Prince Edward Island sandstone Sandstone Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,... , attached to St. Peter’s Anglican Cathedral; known as an exceptional example of the High Victorian Gothic Revival style in Canada, and for its 18 interior mural paintings by Robert Harris Robert Harris (painter) Robert Harris was a Welsh-born Canadian painter most noted for his portrait of the Fathers of Confederation.... |
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| Apothecaries Hall | 1900 (completed) | 1969 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°14′5"N 63°7′41.16"W |
A three-storey brick building in which an apothecary Apothecary Apothecary is a historical name for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons and patients — a role now served by a pharmacist and some caregivers.... shop operated from 1810 to 1986, making it one of the oldest continually operated pharmacies Pharmacy Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs... in Canada |
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| Ardgowan Ardgowan, Prince Edward Island Ardgowan is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Parkdale, Prince Edward Island, currently a neighbourhood of the city of Charlottetown.The Ardgowan estate contains the country cottage of William Henry Pope, one of the Fathers of Confederation... |
1850 (completed) | 1966 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°15′7.29"N 63°7′34.64"W |
The residence of William Henry Pope, a Father of Confederation Fathers of Confederation The Fathers of Confederation are the people who attended the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences in 1864 and the London Conference of 1866 in England, preceding Canadian Confederation. The following lists the participants in the Charlottetown, Quebec, and London Conferences and their attendance at... ; the Popes billetted George Brown George Brown (Canadian politician) George Brown was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist, politician and one of the Fathers of Confederation... and hosted a luncheon for delegates here during the Charlottetown Conference Charlottetown Conference The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss Canadian Confederation... |
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| Charlottetown City Hall | 1888 (completed) | 1984 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°14′6.97"N 63°7′46.59"W |
A Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... style town hall Seat of local government In local government, a city hall, town hall or a municipal building or civic centre, is the chief administrative building of a city... , the design of which symbolizes the growth and prosperity of Prince Edward Island and its capital in the late 19th century |
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| Confederation Centre of the Arts Confederation Centre of the Arts The Confederation Centre of the Arts is a cultural centre dedicated to the visual and performing arts located in the city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.-History:... |
1964 (completed) | 2003 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°14′4.29"N 63°7′36.32"W |
A Brutalist Brutalist architecture Brutalist architecture is a style of architecture which flourished from the 1950s to the mid 1970s, spawned from the modernist architectural movement.-The term "brutalism":... style multi-purpose cultural centre containing a theatre, art gallery and public library; built as a memorial to the Fathers of Confederation Fathers of Confederation The Fathers of Confederation are the people who attended the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences in 1864 and the London Conference of 1866 in England, preceding Canadian Confederation. The following lists the participants in the Charlottetown, Quebec, and London Conferences and their attendance at... who met at the Charlottetown Conference Charlottetown Conference The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss Canadian Confederation... , the facility is representative of the wave of cultural complexes built in the 1960s and 1970s in Canada |
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| Dalvay-by-the-Sea Dalvay-by-the-sea Dalvay-by-the-Sea is a National Historic Site of Canada located on the north shore of Prince Edward Island at the eastern end of Prince Edward Island National Park... |
1899 (completed) | 1990 | Prince Edward Island National Park Prince Edward Island National Park Prince Edward Island National Park is a National Park located on Prince Edward Island. Situated along the island's north shore, fronting the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the park measures approximately 60 km in length and ranges from several hundred metres to several kilometres in width... 46°24′53.48"N 63°4′24.01"W |
A summer residence built for Alexander McDonald, president of Standard Oil of Kentucky Standard Oil of Kentucky The Standard Oil Company of Kentucky or Kyso was an oil company and gasoline distributor that operated in the southeastern United States from 1886 until it was acquired by Chevron Oil Company in 1960... ; now a hotel, it is a noted example of the Queen Anne Revival Queen Anne Style architecture The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century... style in Canadian domestic architecture |
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| Dundas Terrace | 1889 (completed) | 1990 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°13′48.65"N 63°7′39.1"W |
A wooden three-and-a-half-storey apartment Apartment An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building... building; a noted example of the Queen Anne Revival Queen Anne Style architecture The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century... style in Canadian apartment building architecture |
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| Fairholm | 1839 (completed) | 1992 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°14′18.36"N 63°7′37.98"W |
A brick villa a carriage house built for Thomas Heath Haviland, Sr. Thomas Heath Haviland, Sr. Thomas Heath Haviland was an English-born land owner, banker and political figure in Prince Edward Island.... ; an excellent and rare surviving example of a Picturesque Picturesque Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year 1770, a practical book which instructed England's... villa in Atlantic Canada Atlantic Canada Atlantic Canada is the region of Canada comprising the four provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec: the three Maritime provinces – New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia – and Newfoundland and Labrador... |
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| Farmers' Bank of Rustico Farmers' Bank of Rustico The Farmers' Bank of Rustico operated in the village of Rustico, from 1864 to 1894. It is often considered to have been the first community-based bank in Canada. Founded and managed under the leadership of Father Georges-Antoine Belcourt , the Farmer's Bank of Rustico was established on April... |
1863 (completed) | 1959 | North Rustico North Rustico, Prince Edward Island North Rustico is a village located in the northern part of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.It became an incorporated municipality in 1954. The village is known to locals, as well as many others as "The Crick"... 46°25′23.9"N 63°17′0.07"W |
A stone building that housed one of the first people’s banks in the country, offering loans to residents in the predominantly Acadian farming community; its establishment heralded the development of the credit union Credit union A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members... movement in Canada |
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| Former Summerside Post Office | 1887 (completed) | 1983 | Summerside Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :... 46°23′36.04"N 63°47′26.32"W |
A stone post office with Gothic Gothic Revival architecture in Canada Gothic Revival architecture in Canada is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects throughout the late... and Romanesque Romanesque Revival architecture Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid 19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture... elements; representative of the small urban post offices erected by the Department of Public Works Public Works and Government Services Canada Public Works and Government Services Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for the government's internal servicing and administration.... in smaller urban centres during Thomas Fuller Thomas Fuller (architect) Thomas Fuller was a Canadian architect.He was born in Bath, Somerset , where he trained as an architect. Living in Bath and London he did a number of projects. In 1845 he left for Antigua, where he spent two years working on a new cathedral before emigrating to Canada in 1857... 's term as Chief Architect |
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| Government House Government House (Prince Edward Island) Government House of Prince Edward Island, often referred to as Fanningbank, is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, as well as that in Charlottetown of the Canadian monarch... |
1834 (completed) | 1971 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°13′52.42"N 63°8′10.15"W |
The official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island The Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island is the viceregal representative in Prince Edward Island of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her... |
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| Great George Street Historic District | 1990 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°14′1.74"N 63°7′28.21"W |
A wide six-block street that begins at the waterfront and ends at Province House Province House (Prince Edward Island) Province House is where the Prince Edward Island Legislature, known as the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, has met since 1847. The building is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown; it is Canada's second-oldest seat of government.- History... ; the view up Great George Street from Peake’s Quay contains many elements that the Fathers of Confederation Fathers of Confederation The Fathers of Confederation are the people who attended the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences in 1864 and the London Conference of 1866 in England, preceding Canadian Confederation. The following lists the participants in the Charlottetown, Quebec, and London Conferences and their attendance at... would have experienced on their way to the Charlottetown Conference Charlottetown Conference The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss Canadian Confederation... in 1864 |
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| Jean-Pierre Roma at Three Rivers | 1732 (establishment) | 1933 | Brudenell Brudenell, Prince Edward Island Brudenell is a small community located along the Brudenell and Montague Rivers in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Brudenell point, which is located right where the rivers meet, was the site of the Jean Pierre Roma Acadian settlement in the 18th century. This small portion of Brudenell is now a... 46°10′54.88"N 62°33′37.13"W |
Jean Pierre Roma Jean Pierre Roma Jean Pierre Roma was a French settler from the 18th century who settled at Three Rivers Roma which is now a National Historic Site of Canada. It is located within what is now the small community of Brudenell, Prince Edward Island - the province was then called Ile St... established a fishing and trading post on this site in 1732, which was destroyed by New Englanders New England New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut... in 1745 after the Siege of Louisbourg Siege of Louisbourg (1745) The Siege of Louisbourg took place in 1745 when a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet captured Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Île-Royale during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies.Although the Fortress of... ; symbolic of the French presence New France New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763... on Île Saint-Jean (later named Prince Edward Island) |
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| Kensington Railway Station | 1904 (completed) | 1976 | Kensington Kensington, Prince Edward Island Kensington is a town located 15 kilometres northeast of Summerside in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; As of 2001, the population was 1,385.... 46°26′16.15"N 63°38′20.15"W |
A fieldstone Fieldstone Fieldstone is a building construction material. Strictly speaking, it is stone collected from the surface of fields where it occurs naturally... station with a high gable roof and sheltered platforms, originally built for the Prince Edward Island Railway Prince Edward Island Railway The Prince Edward Island Railway was a historic Canadian railway.-Construction:Located wholly within the province of Prince Edward Island, construction of the PEIR started in 1871, financed by the United Kingdom... ; commemorates development of the railways in the Maritimes Maritimes The Maritime provinces, also called the Maritimes or the Canadian Maritimes, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. On the Atlantic coast, the Maritimes are a subregion of Atlantic Canada, which also includes the... and a rare surviving example of a railway station in Prince Edward Island |
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| L.M. Montgomery's Cavendish Green Gables Green Gables is the name of a circa-19th century farm in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is one of the most notable literary landmarks in Canada. The Green Gables farm and its surroundings are the setting for the popular Anne of Green Gables novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The site is... |
2004 | Cavendish Cavendish, Prince Edward Island Cavendish is a Canadian unincorporated rural area in the township of Lot 23, Queens County, Prince Edward Island. Its primary industries are tourism and agriculture. Cavendish is the largest seasonal resort area on Prince Edward Island... 46°29′15.68"N 63°22′54.64"W |
A cultural landscape Cultural landscape Cultural Landscapes have been defined by the World Heritage Committee as distinct geographical areas or properties uniquely "..represent[ing] the combined work of nature and of man..".... near Cavendish that author Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE , called "Maud" by family and friends and publicly known as L.M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908. Anne of Green Gables was an immediate success... made famous in her Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book... books |
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| Port-la-Joye—Fort Amherst | 1720 (established) | 1958 | Rocky Point Rocky Point, Prince Edward Island Rocky Point is a settlement in Prince Edward Island. It is part of Lot 65 in Hillsboro Parish.... 46°29′15.68"N 63°22′54.64"W |
A hilly landscape on the west side of the channel entrance to Charlottetown harbour, with remnants of an 18th-century fort built by the French New France New France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period beginning with the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Spain and Great Britain in 1763... and later occupied by the British British America For American people of British descent, see British American.British America is the anachronistic term used to refer to the territories under the control of the Crown or Parliament in present day North America , Central America, the Caribbean, and Guyana... ; the site was the seat of government and port of entry for settlers to Île Saint-Jean/Prince Edward Island |
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| Province House Province House (Prince Edward Island) Province House is where the Prince Edward Island Legislature, known as the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, has met since 1847. The building is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown; it is Canada's second-oldest seat of government.- History... |
1847 (completed) | 1966 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°14′5.74"N 63°7′33.9"W |
A neoclassical Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing... legislative building Legislative buildings of Canada There are currently fourteen legislative buildings in Canada: Parliament in Ottawa, and one for each of the provinces and territories of Canada, though not all contain the words legislative building in their names.- Current :- Former :... that served as the site of the Charlottetown Conference Charlottetown Conference The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss Canadian Confederation... of 1864, the first meeting that led to Canadian Confederation Canadian Confederation Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces... |
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| Shaw's Hotel Shaw's Hotel Shaw's Hotel is a family-operated inn located at Brackley Beach on the north shore of Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was established in 1860, when the Shaw family first allowed paying guests to stay at their farmhouse.The main lodging contains 17 rooms... |
1860 (lodge completed) | 2003 | Brackley Beach Brackley Beach, Prince Edward Island The community of Brackley Beach, formerly Brackley Point, is a small Canadian rural farming community located in central Prince Edward Island on the province's north shore, approximately 10 km north of the community of Brackley, from which it derives its name.Brackley Beach is bordered on the... 46°25′26.13"N 63°11′29.84"W |
A two-and-a-half-storey main lodge, with two large barns and twenty-five cottages sitting on a 8 hectares (19.8 acre) site; operating as a tourist resort for more than 150 years, the site is evocative of the early years of tourism in Canada | |
| St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica St. Dunstan's Basilica St. Dunstan's Basilica is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Charlottetown in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is named for St. Dunstan the great Anglo Saxon saint from Glastonbury... |
1907 (completed) | 1990 | Charlottetown Charlottetown Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885... 46°14′0.96"N 63°7′31.44"W |
St. Dunstan's is the centre of the Roman Catholic church in Prince Edward Island and the mother church of the diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlottetown is a Roman Catholic diocese which comprises the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It is currently led by Bishop Richard John Grecco... ; it was elevated to the status of Basilica Minor basilica Minor basilica is a title given to some Roman Catholic churches. By canon law no Catholic church can be honoured with the title of basilica unless by apostolic grant or from immemorial custom.... in 1929; a noted example of the High Victorian Gothic Revival style in Canada |
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| Strathgartney Homestead | 1907 (completed) | 1996 | Bonshaw Bonshaw, Prince Edward Island Bonshaw is a small Canadian rural farming community in central Prince Edward Island, situated on the province's South Shore along the Northumberland Strait.... 46°12′3.33"N 63°21′17.07"W |
A 13 hectares (32.1 acre) remnant of the 200 hectares (494.2 acre) estate of Robert Bruce Stewart, a nineteenth-century landowner; illustrative of the land tenure Land tenure Land tenure is the name given, particularly in common law systems, to the legal regime in which land is owned by an individual, who is said to "hold" the land . The sovereign monarch, known as The Crown, held land in its own right. All private owners are either its tenants or sub-tenants... system that dominated Prince Edward Island until the passage of the Land Purchase Act Land Purchase Act (1875) The Land Purchase Act, 1875 was a statute in Prince Edward Island, Canada passed by the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1875... of 1875 |
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| Tryon United Church | 1881 (completed) | 1990 | Tryon Tryon, Prince Edward Island Tryon is an unincorporated area in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Situated on Route 1 and Route 10 , it lies within the township of Lot 28 which in 2006 had a population of 880 people. Tryon is not far from Crapaud, Prince Edward Island.... 46°14′28.64"N 63°30′7.3"W |
A wooden church designed for a Methodist congregation by William Critchlow Harris William Critchlow Harris William Critchlow Harris was an architect noted mainly for his ecclesiastical and domestic projects in Maritime Canada.... ; now a United Church United Church of Canada The United Church of Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. It is the largest Protestant church and, after the Roman Catholic Church, the second-largest Christian church in Canada... , it is an exceptional example of the Gothic Revival Gothic Revival architecture in Canada Gothic Revival architecture in Canada is an historically influential style, with many prominent examples. The Gothic Revival was imported to Canada from Britain and the United States in the early nineteenth century, and rose to become the most popular style for major projects throughout the late... style in Canadian architecture. |
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See also
- History of Prince Edward IslandHistory of Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name. It joined the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1873.-Early history:Prince Edward Island was originally inhabited by the Mi'kmaq people...