List of National Historic Sites of Canada in British Columbia

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This list includes all buildings, objects and sites in the Canadian province of British Columbia that have the status of a National Historic Site of Canada (French lieu historique national du Canada ). The Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada , as an agency within the remit of the Canadian Federal Environment Ministry , has so far included 94 sites on this list. As of June 2012 , 11 of these sites are currently managed by Parks Canada .


National Historic Sites

Historic site date ISIN
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Location description photo
223 Robert Street 1905 (end of construction) 1990 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 45 ″  N , 123 ° 23 ′ 20 ″  W.
Ornate wooden Queen Anne style house .
223 Robert Street
Abbotsford Sikh Temple 1912 (end of construction) 2002 Abbotsford
49 ° 3 ′ 3 ″  N , 122 ° 18 ′ 27 ″  W.
Oldest still existing Sikh temple in Canada; played an important role in the first phase of Sikh immigration to Canada.
Gur Sikh Temple in Abbotsford
Section of the Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon 1914 (end of construction) 2002 Central Okanagan
49 ° 48 ′ 13 ″  N , 119 ° 18 ′ 39 ″  W.
A 9.6 km long section of a railway line with several tunnels and trestle bridges made of steel and wood, which are considered a masterpiece of engineering.
Section of the Kettle Valley Railway in Myra Canyon
Barkerville 1862 (foundation) 1924 Barkerville
53 ° 3 ′ 57 ″  N , 121 ° 31 ′ 2 ″  W.
The center of the Cariboo gold rush and catalyst for British Columbia's economic and political development; the settlement became a ghost town , but restoration began in 1958.
Barkerville
Bay Street Drill Hall 1915 (end of construction) 1989 Victoria
48 ° 26 '7 "  N , 123 ° 21' 50"  W.
Two-storey parade hall with elements of the Tudor style ; their size reflects the great increase in the number of soldiers in training after the Second Boer War .
Bay Street Armory
Begbie Hall 1926 (end of construction) 1989 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 56 "  N , 123 ° 19 ′ 36"  W.
Three-story purpose-built nursing home at Royal Jubilee Hospital; recalls the increasing professionalization of nursing in the early 20th century.
Begbie Hall
Binning Residence 1941 (end of construction) 1998 West Vancouver
49 ° 20 '25 "  N , 123 ° 11' 48"  W.
Small two-room house, built for the artist BC Binning ; an early example of New Building construction in Canada.
Binning Residence
Boat Encampment 1811 (first use) 1943 Warsaw Mountain
52 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  N , 118 ° 26 ′ 0 ″  W.
Discovered by David Thompson , it was a major hub for the Hudson's Bay Company's York Factory Express ; Submerged in 1973 after the construction of a dam.
Boat Encampment
Britannia Mines Concentrator 1923 (end of construction) 1987 Britannia Beach
49 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  N , 123 ° 11 ′ 59 ″  W.
Ore enrichment plant (concentrator) for copper refining at one of Canada's largest mines in the 1920s and 1930s.
Britannia Mine Museum
Britannia Shipyard 1890 (foundation) 1991 Richmond
49 ° 7 ′ 16 ″  N , 123 ° 10 ′ 9 ″  W.
Shipyard at the southern estuary of the Fraser River and part of historic Cannery Row in Steveston .
Britannia Shipyard
Butchart Gardens 1904 (foundation) 2004 Brentwood Bay
48 ° 33'55 "  N , 123 ° 28'10"  W.
Internationally known gardens, partly located in a former limestone quarry.
Butchart Gardens
CFB Esquimalt 1865 (foundation) 1995 Esquimalt
48 ° 25 ′ 56 "  N , 123 ° 25 ′ 55"  W.
Four historic sites in the naval base: Her Majesty's Canadian Dockyard, the former Royal Navy Hospital, the Veterans Cemetery, and the Cole Island Magazine.
CFB Esquimalt
Chee Kung Tong Building 1877 (end of construction) 2008 Barkerville
53 ° 4 ′ 0 ″  N , 121 ° 31 ′ 0 ″  W.
Two-story wooden building; originally used by the Chee Kung Tong organization which looked after Chinese immigrants.
Chee Kung Tong Building
Chilkoot Trail 1896–1900 (event) 1987 Bennett
59 ° 46 '3 "  N , 135 ° 6' 47"  W.
Traditional traffic route from the upper reaches of the Yukon River over the Coast Mountains to Taiya Inlet in Alaska ; Used by thousands of prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush .
Chilkoot Trail
Chilliwack City Hall 1912 (end of construction) 1984 Chilliwack
49 ° 10 ′ 8 ″  N , 121 ° 57 ′ 24 ″  W.
Building in the Beaux-Arts style, which served as the town hall until 1980; Canada's only surviving town hall from before 1930 that is made entirely of reinforced concrete.
Chilliwack City Hall
Chinatown (Vancouver) 1880 (foundation) 2011 Vancouver
49 ° 16 '48 "  N , 123 ° 5' 58"  W.
The largest and one of the oldest Chinatowns in Canada.
Chinatown (Vancouver)
Chinatown (Victoria) 1858 (foundation) 1995 Victoria
48 ° 25 '46 "  N , 123 ° 22' 4"  W.
Canada's oldest Chinatown ; dominated by buildings in traditional Chinese construction.
Chinatown (Victoria)
Chinese cemetery at Harling Point 1903 (foundation) 1995 Oak Bay
48 ° 24 '24 "  N , 123 ° 19' 23"  W.
Cemetery on the banks of Juan de Fuca Street ; Remembering the first Chinese immigrants.
Chinese cemetery at Harling Point
Christ Church 1861 (end of construction) 1994 Hope
49 ° 22 ′ 52 ″  N , 121 ° 26 ′ 39 ″  W.
Wooden Anglican parish church in neo-Gothic style, built during the gold rush era; oldest church in British Columbia on the original foundation.
Christ Church
Church of Our Lord 1875 (end of construction) 1990 Victoria
48 ° 25 '14 "  N , 123 ° 21' 52"  W.
Church building of the Reformed Episcopal Church , designed by John Teague ; one of the best examples of "carpenter Gothic" on the west coast of Canada.
Church of Our Lord (Victoria)
Church of the Holy Cross 1906 (end of construction) 1981 Skookumchuck Hot Springs
49 ° 56 ′ 19 ″  N , 122 ° 24 ′ 24 ″  W.
Famous example of a mission church in the “carpenter's Gothic” style, built by carpenters from In-SHUCK-ch .
Church of the Holy Cross
Congregation Emanu-El 1863 (end of construction) 1979 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 39 "  N , 123 ° 21 ′ 41"  W.
The oldest surviving synagogue in Canada and a rare example of a neo-Romanesque synagogue .
Congregation Emanu-El (Victoria)
Craigdarroch Castle 1890 (end of construction) 1992 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 21 ″  N , 123 ° 20 ′ 37 ″  W.
Scottish Gothic Revival mansion built for industrialist and politician Robert Dunsmuir .
Craigdarroch Castle
Craigflower Manor House 1856 (end of construction) 1964 View Royal
48 ° 27 ′ 10 ″  N , 123 ° 25 ′ 18 ″  W.
Half-timbered house built for the Pugets Sound Agricultural Company and one of the main buildings at Craigflower Farm.
Craigflower Manor House
Craigflower Schoolhouse 1855 (end of construction) 1964 View Royal
48 ° 27 ′ 14 ″  N , 123 ° 25 ′ 15 ″  W.
Schoolhouse built for the children of Craigflower Farm and neighboring settlements; oldest surviving school building in western Canada.
Craigflower Schoolhouse
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory 1918 (end of construction) 2001 Saanich
48 ° 31 ′ 11 ″  N , 123 ° 25 ′ 5 ″  W.
Observatory with neoclassical decorations; was one of the world's leading astrophysical research centers until the 1960s.
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Doukhobor Suspension Bridge 1913 (end of construction) 1995 Castlegar
49 ° 19 ′ 3 ″  N , 117 ° 37 ′ 47 ″  W.
Suspension bridge over the Kootenay River , built by Duchoborzen .
Doukhobor Suspension Bridge
Former Courthouse (Vancouver) 1911 (end of construction) 1980 Vancouver
49 ° 16 '58 "  N , 123 ° 7' 14"  W.
Former courthouse, built in neoclassical style; now the location of the Vancouver Art Gallery .
Former Courthouse (Vancouver)
Former courthouse (Victoria) 1888 (end of construction) 1981 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 34 ″  N , 123 ° 22 ′ 8 ″  W.
The first major public building built by the provincial government; former location of the British Columbia Supreme Court.
Former courthouse (Victoria)
Emily Carr House 1864 (end of construction) 1964 Victoria
48 ° 24 ′ 50 ″  N , 123 ° 22 ′ 12 ″  W.
Two-story house in the Picturesque - Italianate style ; Birthplace of the artist Emily Carr .
Emily Carr House
Empress Hotel 1908 (end of construction) 1981 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 19 ″  N , 123 ° 22 ′ 5 ″  W.
Nationally known railway hotel in the Châteauesque neo-renaissance style, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway .
Empress Hotel
First crossing of North America 1793 (event) 1924 Bella Coola
52 ° 22 ′ 43 "  N , 127 ° 28 ′ 14"  W.
Location on the shores of the Pacific (in Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park ), which Alexander MacKenzie reached during his expedition and thereby became the first European to cross North America by land.
First crossing of North America
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse 1913 (end of construction) 1992 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 48 ″  N , 123 ° 22 ′ 52 ″  W.
Roundhouse on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway , surrounded by the repair shop and outbuildings; Practically unchanged since it was built.
Roundhouse on the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
Government House 1959 (end of construction) 2002 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 6 "  N , 123 ° 20 ′ 33"  W.
Around 15 hectares of cultivated landscape with the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
Government House
Fisgard Lighthouse 1888 (end of construction) 1981 Colwood
48 ° 25 ′ 49 "  N , 123 ° 26 ′ 51"  W.
The first permanent lighthouse on the Pacific coast of Canada, located at the entrance to Esquimalt Harbor .
Fisgard Lighthouse
Fort Alexandria 1821 (foundation) 1925 Alexandria
52 ° 37 ′ 59 ″  N , 122 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  W.
The last trading post established by the North West Company prior to merging with the Hudson's Bay Company ; no remains above ground.
Fort Alexandria
Fort Hope 1848 (foundation) 1927 Hope
49 ° 22 ′ 43 ″  N , 121 ° 26 ′ 40 ″  W.
The location of a Hudson's Bay Company trading post .
Fort Hope National Historic Site memorial stone
Fort Kamloops 1812 (foundation) 1924 Kamloops
50 ° 40 ′ 44 ″  N , 120 ° 20 ′ 20 ″  W.
The location of the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company trading posts .
Fort Langley 1839 (foundation) 1923 Fort Langley
49 ° 10 ′ 5 ″  N , 122 ° 34 ′ 18 ″  W.
The location of a Hudson's Bay Company trading post on the south bank of the Fraser River ; here in 1858 the colony of British Columbia was proclaimed.
Fort Langley
Fort McLeod 1805 (foundation) 1953 McLeod Lake
54 ° 59 ′ 5 "  N , 123 ° 2 ′ 43"  W.
Location of the first fur trading post of the North West Company west of the Rocky Mountains ; For two decades the only connection between the two sides of the mountain.
Fort McLeod
Fort Rodd Hill 1898 (end of construction) 1958 Colwood
48 ° 25 ′ 57 ″  N , 123 ° 27 ′ 0 ″  W.
Coastal fortification with three artillery batteries , built to protect the port and naval base of Esquimalt .
Fort Rodd Hill
Fort St. James 1806 (foundation) 1948 Fort St. James
54 ° 26 ′ 6 "  N , 124 ° 15 ′ 26"  W.
Restored fur trading post on Stuart Lake founded by Simon Fraser ; New Caledonia District headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1826 to 1862.
Fort St. James
Fort St. John 1806 (foundation) 1958 Fort St. John
56 ° 12 ′ 9 ″  N , 120 ° 49 ′ 34 ″  W.
Location of a fur trading post of the North West Company .
Fort Steele 1887 (foundation) 1925 Fort Steele
49 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  N , 115 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  W.
The first North-West Mounted Police base in British Columbia, founded by Superintendent Sam Steele .
Fort Steele
Fort Victoria 1843 (foundation) 1924 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 33 "  N , 123 ° 22 ′ 7"  W.
Hudson's Bay Company trading post , center of trade in the British Territories west of the Rockies ; Place of assembly of the First Parliament of Vancouver Island .
Fort Victoria
Gastown Historic District 1867 (foundation) 2009 Vancouver
49 ° 17 '4 "  N , 123 ° 6' 32"  W.
Historic business district with buildings that mostly date from between 1886 and 1914; the first downtown Vancouver.
Gastown Historic District
Gitwangak Battle Hill 1971 Kitwanga
55 ° 7 ′ 16 ″  N , 128 ° 1 ′ 5 ″  W.
Remains of a fortified Gitxsan village on the Kitwanga River, from around 1700 to 1835.
Gitwangak Battle Hill
Gulf of Georgia Cannery 1894 (foundation) 1976 Steveston
49 ° 7 ′ 30 "  N , 123 ° 11 ′ 12"  W.
Various wooden structures on a quay used for processing and canning fish; located in what was once the most important fishing village on the west coast.
Gulf of Georgia Cannery
Hatley Park 1913 (end of construction) 1995 Colwood
49 ° 7 ′ 30 ″  N , 123 ° 11 ′ 12 ″  W.
229 acre landscaped garden with Hatley Castle in the center; this Tudor-style building was the seat of the Royal Roads Military College from 1940 to 1995 .
Hatley Park
Howse Pass 1978 Blaeberry River
51 ° 48 ′ 54 "  N , 116 ° 46 ′ 20"  W.
An early 19th century traffic route across the Rocky Mountains .
Camp at Howse Pass around 1902
Kaslo Municipal Hall 1913 (end of construction) 1995 Kaslo
49 ° 54 ′ 38 "  N , 116 ° 54 ′ 18"  W.
Two-storey half-timbered house with hipped roof ; the oldest surviving town hall on mainland British Columbia.
Kicking Horse Pass 1858 (event) 1995 Yoho National Park
51 ° 27 ′ 9 ″  N , 116 ° 17 ′ 7 ″  W
Significant traffic corridor for road and rail over the Rocky Mountains .
Kicking Horse Pass
Kiix? In (village and fortress) approx. 1000 BC Chr. 1971 Barkley Sound
48 ° 48 ′ 55 ″  N , 125 ° 10 ′ 30 ″  W.
Huu-ay-aht village and fortress ; the only First Nation settlement on the coast of British Columbia that still retains largely traditional architecture.
Kitselas Canyon 1972 Kitselas
54 ° 34 ′ 31 ″  N , 128 ° 39 ′ 48 ″  W.
A canyon on the Skeena River that has been inhabited by indigenous people for around 5000 years; Location of two 19th century Tsimshian villages .
Kitselas Canyon
Kitwankul 1972 Gitanyow
55 ° 16 ′ 0 ″  N , 128 ° 4 ′ 0 ″  W.
A Gitxsan village , known as Gitanyow since the 1990s.
monument
Kiusta Village 1972 Graham Island
54 ° 10 ′ 38 "  N , 133 ° 1 ′ 31"  W.
A former Haida village .
Kootenae House 1807 (end of construction) 1934 Invermere
50 ° 31 '36 "  N , 116 ° 2' 44"  W.
The location of a previous North West Company trading post ; David Thompson's base camp exploring the Columbia River . Occasionally also written Kootanae House .
Lions Gate Bridge 1938 (end of construction) 2005 Vancouver
49 ° 18 ′ 55 "  N , 123 ° 8 ′ 18"  W.
Suspension bridge over Burrard Inlet and important transport link in the agglomeration of Vancouver; the longest suspension bridge in the British Empire at the time of opening .
Lions Gate Bridge
Malahat Building 1875 (end of construction) 1987 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 28 "  N , 123 ° 22 ′ 12"  W.
Former customs house ; a rare surviving example of a federal administration building in the Second Empire style.
Malahat Building
Marpole Midden 1892 (excavation) 1933 Vancouver
49 ° 12 ′ 19 ″  N , 123 ° 8 ′ 17 ″  W.
One of the largest archaeological sites in western Canada; contains the remains of a coastal Salish settlement .
Memorial to Marpole Midden
McLean Mill 1925 (foundation) 1989 Port Alberni
49 ° 18 ′ 39 "  N , 124 ° 49 ′ 38"  W.
A rare surviving example of an early 20th century sawmill , set in 13 hectares of forest in the Alberni Valley on Vancouver Island .
McLean Mill
Metlakatla Pass 1972 Metlakatla
54 ° 19 ′ 27 ″  N , 130 ° 27 ′ 29 ″  W.
Traditional wintering place of the Tsimshian on Pike Island, an island at the northern entrance to the port of Prince Rupert .
Motor Vessel BCP 45 1927 (end of construction) 2005 Campbell River
49 ° 59 ′ 48 "  N , 125 ° 13 ′ 47"  W.
One of the oldest and best preserved wooden purse seine fishing boats , typical of the west coast fishing; depicted on the Canadian five dollar bill from 1972 to 1986.
Motor Vessel BCP 45
Nan Sdins 1981 Gwaii Haanas
52 ° 5 '53 "  N , 131 ° 12' 59"  W.
Also known as ninstints; Remains of long houses and totem poles of the Haida ; the World Heritage of UNESCO explained.
Nan Sdins
New Gold Harbor Area 1972 Moresby Island
52 ° 48 ′ 28 "  N , 132 ° 3 ′ 53"  W.
Remains of a Haida settlement .
Nikkei Internment Memorial Center 1994 (opening) 2007 New Denver
49 ° 59 ′ 12 ″  N , 117 ° 22 ′ 31 ″  W.
On Slocan Lake located the center in memory of the camps where during the Second World War the Japanese-Canadians the west coast were interned.
Nikkei Internment Memorial Center
North Pacific Cannery 1889 (foundation) 1985 Port Edward
54 ° 11 ′ 40 "  N , 130 ° 13 ′ 29"  W.
Factory for canning salmon ; consisting of a relatively intact cluster of buildings that represent over 100 years of fishing industry on the west coast.
North Pacific Cannery
Orpheum Theater 1927 (end of construction) 1979 Vancouver
49 ° 16 '48 "  N , 123 ° 7' 13"  W.
One of the few cinema complexes from the first half of the 20th century that has remained practically unchanged in Canada to this day.
Orpheum Theater
Pemberton Memorial Operating Room 1896 (end of construction) 2005 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 58 ″  N , 123 ° 19 ′ 39 ″  W.
Octagonal operating room in the Royal Jubilee Hospital; rare surviving example of a surgical device from the late 19th century.
Pemberton Memorial Operating Room
Point Atkinson Lighthouse 1912 (end of construction) 2005 West Vancouver
49 ° 20 ′ 5 "  N , 123 ° 15 ′ 42"  W.
A 19 meter high, hexagonal lighthouse on Burrard Inlet across from Vancouver; an early example of this type of construction.
Point Atkinson Lighthouse
Point Ellice House / O'Reilly House 1912 (end of construction) 1966 Victoria
48 ° 26 ′ 10 ″  N , 123 ° 22 ′ 38 ″  W.
Victorian country house of prominent colonial official Peter O'Reilly ; Country house and garden are among the finest examples of Picturesque in Canada.
Point Ellice House
Powell River Townsite Historic District 1911 (foundation) 1995 Powell River
49 ° 52 '21 "  N , 124 ° 32' 53"  W.
Residential area with wooden half-timbered houses for the workers of the nearby paper mill; very well preserved example of a planned industrial city.
Powell River Townsite Historic District
Rogers Building 1903 (end of construction) 1991 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 26 "  N , 123 ° 22 ′ 5"  W.
Victorian era commercial building with Queen Anne style storefront, intact interior and decorative elements.
Roger Building in Victoria, BC
Rogers Pass 1971 Glacier National Park
48 ° 25 ′ 26 ″  N , 123 ° 22 ′ 4 ″  W
Pass crossing in the Selkirk Mountains ; instrumental in developing the main Canadian Pacific Railway line into a major national route.
Rogers Pass
Rossland Court House 1901 (end of construction) 1980 Rossland
49 ° 4 ′ 38 ″  N , 117 ° 47 ′ 44 ″  W.
Courthouse made of bricks, which is particularly impressive due to its impressive location on a steep slope.
Rossland Court House
Royal Theater 1913 (end of construction) 1987 Victoria
48 ° 25 '24 "  N , 123 ° 21' 44"  W.
Erected by the Victoria Opera House Company , this building served as a venue for theater, musicals and vaudeville performances; meanwhile a cinema and since 1972 a theater again.
Royal Theater
SS Moyie 1898 (end of construction) 1958 Kaslo
49 ° 54 ′ 42 "  N , 116 ° 54 ′ 8"  W.
A late 19th century paddle steamer , anchored on the shores of Kootenay Lake since 1958 ; At that time the oldest paddle steamer still in operation, which was built in Canada.
SS Moyie
Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church 1884 (end of construction) 1980 North Vancouver
49 ° 18 ′ 57 "  N , 123 ° 5 ′ 17"  W.
Roman Catholic church building in neo-Gothic style with two towers; oldest surviving mission church in the region.
Saint Paul's Roman Catholic Church
Similkameen Spirit Trail 2007 Hedley
49 ° 24 ′ 7 "  N , 120 ° 15 ′ 29"  W.
Cultural landscape that illustrates over 4000 years of history of the Upper Similkameen; consisting of a path that connects three sites.
Similkameen Spirit Trail
Skedans 2007 Gwaii Haanas
52 ° 57 ′ 52 "  N , 131 ° 36 ′ 29"  W.
Former Haida village .
Skedans
St. Andrew's Cathedral 1892 (end of construction) 1990 Victoria
48 ° 25 ′ 32 "  N , 123 ° 21 ′ 45"  W.
Roman Catholic cathedral in neo-Gothic style; Seat of the Diocese of Victoria .
St. Andrew's Cathedral
St. Ann's Academy 1871 (end of construction) 1989 Victoria
48 ° 25 '8 "  N , 123 ° 21' 49"  W.
Monumental brick building that served as an important educational institute for more than a century.
St. Ann's Academy
St. Roch 1928 (end of construction) 1962 Vancouver
49 ° 16 '39 "  N , 123 ° 8' 50"  W.
Saver of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , who permanently in Vancouver Maritime Museum is issued; first ship to complete the Northwest Passage in a west-east direction.
St. Roch
Stanley Park 1888 (foundation) 1988 Vancouver
49 ° 18 '14 "  N , 123 ° 8' 53"  W.
405 hectares of parkland on a peninsula that used to be a ceremonial site for the First Nations and a restricted military area for the British; largest city park in Canada.
Vancouver with Stanley Park in the foreground
Stave Falls Dam 1912 (end of construction) 2003 Mission
49 ° 13 ′ 44 ″  N , 122 ° 21 ′ 22 ″  W
Well-preserved example of a typical hydroelectric power plant from the early 20th century; still used to generate electricity and is owned by BC Hydro .
Stave Falls Dam
Tanu 1986 Gwaii Haanas
53 ° 1 ′ 30 "  N , 131 ° 46 ′ 30"  W.
Former Haida village .
Totem pole from Tanu
Triple Island Lighthouse 1920 (end of construction) 1974 Triple Island
54 ° 17 ′ 41 ″  N , 130 ° 52 ′ 50 ″  W.
Octagonal lighthouse on a small island on Hecate Strait ; the storm winds and the high tide made the construction of the lighthouse an extremely dangerous undertaking.
Twin Falls Tea House 1910 (end of construction) 1992 Yoho National Park
51 ° 32 ′ 45 ″  N , 116 ° 31 ′ 39 ″  W
A log cabin that serves as a rest stop for hikers; typical facility for recreational activities in Canadian national parks.
Twin Falls Tea House
Victoria City Hall 1890 (end of construction) 1977 Victoria
48 ° 25 '42 "  N , 123 ° 21' 53"  W.
One of the best preserved examples of a Second Empire style public building in western Canada.
Victoria City Hall
Vogue Theater 1941 (end of construction) 1993 Victoria
49 ° 16 ′ 47 "  N , 123 ° 7 ′ 18"  W.
Building designed for both theatrical and cinema screenings; well-known and well-preserved example of streamlined modernity in Canada.
Vogue Theater
Weir's (Taylor's) Beach Earthworks Site 1974 Metchosin
48 ° 22 '55 "  N , 123 ° 32' 17"  W.
Prehistoric earthfill on Vancouver Island .
Whaler's Shrine Site 1983 Yuquot
49 ° 35 '29 "  N , 126 ° 37' 0"  W.
Original location of the most important monument related to the Nuu-chah-nulth whaling culture ; the shrine was removed by an anthropologist in 1905 and is currently on display at the American Museum of Natural History .
Whaler's Shrine House
X̲á: ytem / Hatzic Rock 1992 Mission
49 ° 9 ′ 7 ″  N , 122 ° 15 ′ 2 ″  W
Home of the Stó: lō .
X̲á: ytem / Hatzic Rock
Yan Village Indian Site 1972 Masset
54 ° 3 '49 "  N , 132 ° 14' 22"  W.
Former Haida village .
Yuquot 1923 Yuquot
49 ° 36 '0 "  N , 126 ° 37' 0"  W.
Center of the social, political and economic world of the Mowachaht-Muchalaht ; first meeting place for Europeans and natives on the west coast of Canada; Signing of the Nootka Conventions .
Yuquot

Web links

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Individual evidence

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  3. Abbotsford Sikh Temple National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  4. ^ Myra Canyon Section of the Kettle Valley Railway National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  5. ^ Barkerville National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  6. Bay Street Drill Hall National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
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  8. ^ Binning Residence National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  9. Boat Encampment National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
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  11. ^ Britannia Shipyard National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  12. ^ Butchart Gardens National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
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  17. Vancouver's Chinatown National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  18. Victoria's Chinatown National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
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  20. ^ Christ Church National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  21. ^ Church of Our Lord National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  22. ^ Church of the Holy Cross National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  23. ^ Congregation Emanu-El National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  24. Craigdarroch Castle National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  25. Craigflower Manor House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
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  34. ^ Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  35. ^ Estate of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  36. ^ Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  37. ^ Fort Alexandria National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  38. ^ Fort Hope National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  39. ^ Fort Kamloops National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  40. ^ Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  41. ^ Fort McLeod National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  42. ^ Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  43. ^ Fort St. James National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places, accessed June 19, 2012 .
  44. ^ Fort St. John National Historic Site of Canada. Parks Canada, accessed June 19, 2012 .
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