- 2026-10-08Born in Halifax, Watts entered the Royal Navy in 1797 and served on the Halifax and West Indies stations until…
- 2026-10-08Born and educated in New Glasgow, Cameron, having graduated from the Boston Law School, practiced law in the United States…
- 2026-10-08The labyrinth of batteries and forts on Georges Island—Elpaqkwitk to the Mi’kmaq—were part of the Halifax Defence Complex, which protected…
- 2026-10-08Gilbert Stuart Newton was the first artist born in British North America to be elected to the Royal Academy in…
- 2026-10-08Constructed between 1799 and 1805 under the superintendence of architect-builder Isaac Hildrith, this is one of the oldest official residences…
- 2026-10-08The villages of Grand-Pré and Hortonville, and the fertile farmlands which surround them, comprise one of the oldest settlement and…
- 2026-10-08This block consists of nineteen adjoining commercial buildings constructed between 1860 and 1904, which form a harmonious group through their…
- 2026-10-08Built to defend against a land-based attack, the Halifax Citadel was the fourth in a series of forts to occupy…
- 2026-10-08The Halifax City Hall, erected between 1887 and 1890, is the largest and one of the oldest municipal buildings in…
- 2026-10-08The Halifax Court House was designated in 1858 by the Toronto architectural firm of William Thomas and Sons and since…