List of historic places in central Newfoundland facts for kids
Newfoundland is a beautiful island in Canada, and it's full of amazing old places that tell stories about the past! This article is like a treasure map to some of these special spots in central Newfoundland.
These historic places are officially recognized on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. This means they are important to Canada's history, whether they are owned by the federal government, the province, or a local town.
The places you'll discover here are located in the central part of Newfoundland. This includes areas around Notre Dame Bay, the Burin Peninsula, and the southern coast all the way to Cape Ray. Each place has a unique story, from old houses and churches to lighthouses and even ancient sites. They help us understand how people lived, worked, and built communities long ago.
List of Historic Places
| Name | Address | Municipality | PC | Coordinates | IDF | IDP | IDM |  |
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| Ashbourne Longhouse | Twillingate | A0G | 49°39′19″N 54°45′40″W / 49.6554°N 54.761°W | 2308 | 16265 |  More images |
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| Ashbourne's Lower Trade General Store Municipal Heritage Site | Sellen's Cove Road | Twillingate | A0G | 49°39′21″N 54°46′33″W / 49.6557°N 54.7759°W | 18946 | ||||
| Ashbourne Office Registered Heritage Structure | Twillingate | A0G | 49°39′19″N 54°45′40″W / 49.6553°N 54.761°W | 12899 | 18716 |  |
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| Ashbourne Shop Registered Heritage Structure | Twillingate | A0G | 49°39′19″N 54°45′40″W / 49.6554°N 54.761°W | 12900 | |
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| Bank of Nova Scotia | Burin | A0E | 47°04′32″N 55°08′20″W / 47.0755°N 55.1389°W | 2016 | |||||
| Alphaeus Barbour House | Newtown | A0G | 49°12′06″N 53°30′55″W / 49.2018°N 53.5154°W | 2108 | |||||
| Benjamin Barbour House | New-Wes-Valley | A0G | 49°12′06″N 53°30′56″W / 49.2018°N 53.5155°W | 2201 | |||||
| Beaver Pond Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°28′37″N 55°49′55″W / 47.477°N 55.832°W | 11962 | |||||
| Bethany United Church | Petites | A0M | 47°37′12″N 58°37′49″W / 47.6199°N 58.6303°W | 2318 | |||||
| Bleak House Registered Heritage Structure | Fogo | A0G | 49°43′06″N 54°17′10″W / 49.7182°N 54.2861°W | 1891 | 10194 | ||||
| Boyd's Cove Beothuk National Historic Site of Canada | Boyd's Cove | A0G | 49°27′45″N 54°37′46″W / 49.4626°N 54.6294°W | 10557 |  More images |
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| Brett House and Outbuildings | Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay | A0G | 49°43′47″N 54°10′24″W / 49.7296°N 54.1733°W | 2228 | 8144 | ||||
| John and Ann Brinson House | Carmanville South | A0G | 49°23′58″N 54°15′36″W / 49.3994°N 54.2599°W | 2134 | |||||
| Buffett House Registered Heritage Structure | Grand Bank | A0E | 47°06′08″N 55°45′15″W / 47.1022°N 55.7542°W | 7779 | |||||
| Cape Chapeau Rouge Municipal Heritage Site | St. Lawrence | A0E | 46°53′26″N 55°22′31″W / 46.8905°N 55.3754°W | 3593 | |||||
| Cape Ray Light Tower | Cape Ray | 47°37′16″N 59°18′14″W / 47.6211°N 59.3039°W | 13113 21137 |
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| Hector Carter House, Henhouse, Fishing Shed and Property Registered Heritage Structure | Greenspond | A0G | 49°04′07″N 53°34′03″W / 49.0686°N 53.5675°W | 10636 | |||||
| Cemetery for Priests and Religious Sisters Municipal Heritage Site | St. Lawrence | A0E | 46°55′17″N 55°22′39″W / 46.9214°N 55.3774°W | 5452 | |||||
| Channel Head Lighttower | Channel-Port aux Basques | 47°33′58″N 59°07′26″W / 47.566°N 59.1239°W | 3901 |  More images |
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| Noah Chippett Stage/Twine Loft and Wharf Municipal Heritage Site | Leading Tickles | A0H | 49°30′04″N 55°28′05″W / 49.501°N 55.468°W | 7308 | |||||
| Roland Chippett Stage Municipal Heritage Building | Leading Tickles | A0H | 49°30′04″N 55°28′05″W / 49.501°N 55.468°W | 7309 | |||||
| Church of England Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | Causeway Extension | Burnt Islands | A0M | 47°35′57″N 58°53′25″W / 47.5992°N 58.8903°W | 13793 | ||||
| Cluett House Registered Heritage Structure | Belleoram | A0H | 47°31′00″N 55°25′00″W / 47.5167°N 55.4167°W | 2089 | |||||
| Cluett House Registered Heritage Structure | Hillcrest Road | Ramea | A0H | 47°31′23″N 57°23′19″W / 47.5231°N 57.3885°W | 19793 | ||||
| Connaught Hall Masonic Lodge #9 | Botwood | A0H | 49°08′36″N 55°20′28″W / 49.1434°N 55.3411°W | 2325 | |||||
| Deadman's Cove Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | 47°28′01″N 55°50′49″W / 47.467°N 55.847°W | 15369 | ||||||
| Doloman's Point Municipal Heritage Site | Gambo | 48°47′21″N 54°11′25″W / 48.7891°N 54.1903°W | 19144 | ||||||
| Dwyer House | Tilting | A0G | 49°42′20″N 54°03′31″W / 49.7056°N 54.0585°W | 2170 | |||||
| Fidelity Lodge #5 | Grand Bank | A0E | 47°06′08″N 55°45′21″W / 47.1023°N 55.7559°W | 1893 | 7458 | ||||
| Fishermen's Union Trading Company Cash Store Registered Heritage Structure | Musgrave Harbour | A0G | 49°26′59″N 53°56′35″W / 49.4496°N 53.9431°W | 8145 | |||||
| Fishermen's Union Trading Company Premises Registered Heritage Structure | Seldom-Little Seldom | 49°36′36″N 54°11′06″W / 49.6099°N 54.185°W | 15663 | ||||||
| Fleur de Lys Dorset Soapstone Quarry | Near Highway 410, locality 1 | Fleur de Lys | A0K | 50°07′11″N 56°07′27″W / 50.1197°N 56.1241°W | 18943 | 4127 | |||
| Fogo Courthouse and Public Building Municipal Heritage Site | Fogo | 49°42′54″N 54°16′52″W / 49.715°N 54.281°W | 15365 | ||||||
| Fogo United Church | Fogo | A0G | 49°42′53″N 54°16′56″W / 49.7148°N 54.2822°W | 2024 | |||||
| Pearce Foley House Registered Heritage Structure | Tilting | A0G | 49°42′18″N 54°03′31″W / 49.705°N 54.0585°W | 2296 | |||||
| J. B. Foote House Municipal Heritage Building | Grand Bank | A0E | 47°06′09″N 55°45′31″W / 47.1024°N 55.7586°W | 7461 | |||||
| Fortune Fishing Sheds Municipal Heritage Site | Fortune | A0E | 47°04′25″N 55°49′35″W / 47.0736°N 55.8264°W | 5866 | |||||
| Frazer Park Municipal Heritage Site | Grand Bank | A0E | 47°06′04″N 55°45′14″W / 47.101°N 55.754°W | 7459 | |||||
| Friar's Cove Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | 47°27′50″N 55°47′49″W / 47.464°N 55.797°W | 15368 | ||||||
| Gorman/Hynes House Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°28′19″N 55°49′37″W / 47.472°N 55.827°W | 13794 | |||||
| H.C. Grant Heritage Museum Registered Heritage Structure | Springdale | A0J | 49°29′48″N 56°04′13″W / 49.4966°N 56.0703°W | 4017 | 5348 | ||||
| Martin Greene House and Outbuildings | Tilting | A0G | 49°42′08″N 54°03′50″W / 49.7023°N 54.0639°W | 2025 | |||||
| Greenspond Courthouse | Greenspond | A0G | 49°04′07″N 53°34′05″W / 49.0686°N 53.5681°W | 2074 | |||||
| Gun Hill Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°29′20″N 55°48′40″W / 47.489°N 55.811°W | 11963 | |||||
| Harbour Breton Landslide Monument Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°28′44″N 55°48′22″W / 47.479°N 55.806°W | 13240 | |||||
| Harding House | Greenspond | A0G | 49°04′07″N 53°34′03″W / 49.0686°N 53.5675°W | 1887 | |||||
| Harmsworth Hall | Grand Falls-Windsor | A0H | 49°00′35″N 55°30′31″W / 49.0096°N 55.5085°W | 2560 |  More images |
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| George C. Harris House | Grand Bank | A0E | 47°06′03″N 55°45′14″W / 47.1007°N 55.754°W | 2195 | 7460 | ||||
| Hart's Cove General Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | Twillingate | 49°39′47″N 54°45′32″W / 49.663°N 54.759°W | 16267 |  |
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| Patrick Hayden Residence | Petit Forte | A0B | 47°23′43″N 54°40′06″W / 47.3954°N 54.6683°W | 5314 | |||||
| Hewlett House and Grounds Municipal Heritage Site | Roberts Arm | A0J | 49°29′02″N 55°50′30″W / 49.4838°N 55.8418°W | 5966 | |||||
| Hodge Brothers Premises Registered Heritage Structure | Twillingate | A0G | 49°39′26″N 54°46′29″W / 49.6571°N 54.7748°W | 5356 | 18909 | ||||
| Hunt's Point Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°29′06″N 55°48′07″W / 47.485°N 55.802°W | 12909 | |||||
| Iron Springs Mine Municipal Heritage Site | St. Lawrence | A0E | 46°59′10″N 55°25′02″W / 46.9862°N 55.4173°W | 3594 | |||||
| Ephraim Jacobs House Municipal Heritage Site | Twillingate | 49°39′47″N 54°45′36″W / 49.6631°N 54.7601°W | 16266 |  |
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| Kean's General Store | Brookfield | A0G | 49°08′25″N 53°34′58″W / 49.1404°N 53.5827°W | 1994 | |||||
| George and Mary Lake House Municipal Heritage Site | Fortune | A0E | 47°04′27″N 55°49′40″W / 47.0743°N 55.8279°W | 5763 | |||||
| Lane House | Tilting | A0G | 49°42′29″N 54°03′55″W / 49.7081°N 54.0653°W | 2114 | |||||
| Lighttower | Fortune Bay | 47°28′24″N 55°24′20″W / 47.4732°N 55.4056°W | 3903 | ||||||
| Lighttower | Little Denier Island | Salvage | 48°41′09″N 53°35′22″W / 48.6858°N 53.5894°W | 3977 | |||||
| Lighttower | Bacalhao Island | Bacalhao Island | 49°41′20″N 54°33′42″W / 49.6889°N 54.5617°W | 3909 | |||||
| Long Island Consumers Co-op Store Municipal Heritage Building | Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North | A0J | 49°36′50″N 55°40′41″W / 49.614°N 55.678°W | 7480 | |||||
| Long Point Light Station Dwelling Registered Heritage Structure | Crow Head | A0G | 49°41′16″N 54°48′01″W / 49.6877°N 54.8002°W | 6407 |  |
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| Long Point Lightstation Municipal Heritage Site | Crow Head | A0G | 49°41′16″N 54°48′01″W / 49.6878°N 54.8002°W | 9675 20836 |
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| Loveridge House | Twillingate | A0G | 49°39′00″N 54°46′13″W / 49.65°N 54.7702°W | 2627 | 16268 | ||||
| Lucky Strike Deckhead Municipal Heritage Structure | Buchans | A0H | 48°49′24″N 56°51′14″W / 48.8234°N 56.8539°W | 7310 | |||||
| Man-of-War Brook Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°28′30″N 55°48′52″W / 47.475°N 55.8144°W | 10832 | |||||
| Newman and Company Root Cellar Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | 47°28′48″N 55°48′07″W / 47.48°N 55.802°W | 15367 | ||||||
| Newman's Fish Store Register Heritage Structure | Gaultois | A0H | 47°36′23″N 55°54′10″W / 47.6064°N 55.9029°W | 19609 | |||||
| Newman's Flagpole Rock Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°29′N 55°48′W / 47.48°N 55.8°W | 13795 | |||||
| Old Catholic Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | Leading Tickles | A0H | 49°29′41″N 55°27′26″W / 49.4947°N 55.4573°W | 8008 | |||||
| Old Church of England Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | Leading Tickes | A0H | 49°30′13″N 55°27′29″W / 49.5035°N 55.458°W | 8006 | |||||
| Old House Cove General Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | Twillingate | 49°38′56″N 54°46′30″W / 49.649°N 54.775°W | 16269 |  |
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| Old Lumsden North (Cat Harbour) Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | Off Lumsden North Road | Lumsden | A0H | 49°18′26″N 53°36′48″W / 49.3073°N 53.6134°W | 19794 | ||||
| Old Methodist Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | Leading Tickles | A0H | 49°30′05″N 55°28′13″W / 49.5015°N 55.4703°W | 8007 | |||||
| Old Schoolhouse Municipal Heritage Building | Fogo | A0G | 49°42′54″N 54°16′58″W / 49.715°N 54.2827°W | 10195 | |||||
| Pelley House Registered Heritage Structure | Boyd's Cove | A0G | 49°26′51″N 54°39′29″W / 49.4474°N 54.6581°W | 19037 | |||||
| Pickersgill Premises Registered Heritage Structure | Salvage | A0G | 48°41′00″N 53°38′00″W / 48.6833°N 53.6333°W | 2334 | |||||
| Piercey House Municipal Heritage Site | Milltown-Head of Bay D'Espoir | A0H | 47°54′54″N 55°45′03″W / 47.915°N 55.7508°W | 13798 | |||||
| Red Head Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | 47°27′32″N 55°49′55″W / 47.459°N 55.832°W | 15366 | ||||||
| Reddy Property Municipal Heritage Site | Marystown | A0E | 47°09′31″N 55°09′45″W / 47.1585°N 55.1625°W | 5380 | |||||
| Rocky Point Light Tower Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°28′44″N 55°47′38″W / 47.479°N 55.794°W | 21114 | 13796 | ||||
| John Rodway Senior Residence | Baine Harbour | A0E | 47°21′37″N 54°53′19″W / 47.3603°N 54.8886°W | 2628 | |||||
| Rose Blanche Lighthouse | Rose Blanche | A0M | 47°37′00″N 58°41′00″W / 47.6167°N 58.6833°W | 2095 |  More images |
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| St. Andrew's Anglican Church and Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | Fogo | A0G | 49°42′54″N 54°16′48″W / 49.715°N 54.2801°W | 8143 |  More images |
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| St. Anne's Church | Little Fogo Island | A0G | 49°48′42″N 54°07′15″W / 49.8117°N 54.1207°W | 2092 |  More images |
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| St. Bartholomew's Memorial Stone Municipal Heritage Site | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°28′48″N 55°48′50″W / 47.48°N 55.814°W | 13797 | |||||
| St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | St. Lawrence | A0E | 46°55′33″N 55°23′32″W / 46.9257°N 55.3922°W | 8581 | |||||
| St. Gabriel's Hall Municipal Heritage Building | Marystown | A0E | 47°09′40″N 55°09′43″W / 47.1611°N 55.1619°W | 7277 | |||||
| St. John Lodge Society of United Fishermen No. 11 Municipal Heritage Building | Joe Batt's Arm-Barr'd Islands-Shoal Bay | A0G | 49°43′31″N 54°10′44″W / 49.7253°N 54.1789°W | 10196 | |||||
| St. Lawrence Centennial Soccer Field | St. Lawrence | A0E | 46°55′21″N 55°23′38″W / 46.9224°N 55.394°W | 3554 | |||||
| St. Mark's Church | Nippers Harbour | A0K | 49°47′03″N 55°52′01″W / 49.7843°N 55.8669°W | 2109 | |||||
| St. Matthew's Anglican Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | St. Lawrence | A0E | 46°55′30″N 55°23′28″W / 46.925°N 55.3911°W | 8580 | |||||
| St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church | Grand Falls-Windsor | A2A | 48°55′52″N 55°39′34″W / 48.9312°N 55.6594°W | 5022 |  More images |
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| St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery Municipal Heritage Site | Twillingate | 49°39′17″N 54°46′42″W / 49.6547°N 54.7783°W | 16270 | ||||||
| St. Peter's Anglican Church | Twillingate | A0G | 49°39′22″N 54°46′33″W / 49.6562°N 54.7759°W | 1902 | 19064 |  More images |
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| St. Peter's Lodge SUF #12, Victoria Hall, Registered Heritage Structure | Twillingate | A0G | 49°38′59″N 54°46′20″W / 49.6497°N 54.7723°W | 5342 | 18908 |  More images |
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| South Side United Church Municipal Heritage Building | Twillingate | A0G | 49°39′10″N 54°45′39″W / 49.6527°N 54.7609°W | 7279 |  More images |
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| Stoodley Fishing Stage | Grand Bank | A0E | 47°05′58″N 55°45′10″W / 47.0995°N 55.7528°W | 2026 | 7462 | ||||
| Sunny Cottage Registered Heritage Structure | Harbour Breton | A0H | 47°28′36″N 55°49′34″W / 47.4766°N 55.8261°W | 1937 | 11950 | ||||
| Emma and Philip Templeman Property Registered Heritage Structure | New-Wes-Valley | A0G | 49°12′15″N 53°30′58″W / 49.2042°N 53.5162°W | 6297 | |||||
| The Thorndyke | Grand Bank | A0E | 47°06′03″N 55°45′14″W / 47.1007°N 55.754°W | 2196 | 7463 | ||||
| Tilting Registered Heritage District | Tilting | A0G | 49°42′29″N 54°03′55″W / 49.7081°N 54.0653°W | 13153 | 2731 | ||||
| Torraville Property | Change Islands | A0G | 49°40′18″N 54°24′27″W / 49.6716°N 54.4076°W | 2192 | |||||
| Truth Loyal Orange Lodge LOL #116 | Herring Neck | A0G | 49°38′50″N 54°45′43″W / 49.6471°N 54.7619°W | 2203 |  More images |
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| USS Truxtun and USS Pollux Historic Wreck Sites | St. Lawrence | A0E | 46°52′38″N 55°25′42″W / 46.8773°N 55.4284°W | 3436 | |||||
| Twillingate Masonic Temple | Twillingate | A0G | 49°38′47″N 54°46′03″W / 49.6463°N 54.7676°W | 2172 | 16271 |  More images |
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| Victoria Hall Masonic Lodge #1378 Municipal Heritage Site | Fortune | A0E | 47°04′25″N 55°49′35″W / 47.0736°N 55.8264°W | 5963 | |||||
| West Point Light Tower | West Point Lightstation | Francois, West Point | 47°33′43″N 56°44′04″W / 47.562°N 56.7344°W | 12954 | |||||
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| Lighttower | Gull Island | 49°59′54″N 55°21′33″W / 49.9983°N 55.3592°W | 3906 |
See also
- List of historic places in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador
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