Buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia
The following is a list of buildings in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia with articles on Wikipedia.
Building | Address | Community | Type | Floors | Height | Completed | Notes | References |
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Halifax Town Clock | Brunswick Street | Halifax | Clock Tower | 3 | 1803 | Palladian-style structure was restored 2005 | ||
Lord Nelson Hotel | 1515 South Park Street | Halifax | Hotel | 9 | 29.88 m (98.0 ft) | 1927-1928 | 2 floors added in 1967 | |
Government House (Nova Scotia) | 1451 Barrington Street | Halifax | Government | 3 | 1805 | Official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and example of Adam-Georgian architecture | ||
King's Wharf | 50 King's Wharf Plaza | Dartmouth | Residential | 33 | 120 m (390 ft) | 2015 | Proposed building | |
Tupper Building | 5850 College Street | Halifax | University Residential | 16 | 1967 | |||
The Martello | 1550 Dresden Row | Halifax | Residential | 16 | 2005 | |||
Centennial Building, Halifax | 1660 Hollis Street | Halifax | Office Building | 13 | 1967 | |||
Joseph Howe Building | 1690 Hollis Street | Halifax | Office Building | 13 | 1974 | Home to Department of Health, Speaker's Office, Human Rights Commission, Voluntary Planning, Security Commission and Intergovernmental Affairs. Building being sold by Government of Nova Scotia. | ||
Radisson Suite Hotel Halifax | 1649 Hollis Street | Halifax | Hotel | 10 | 1996 | |||
Bank of Nova Scotia Building | 1709 Hollis Street | Halifax | Office Building | 6 | 1931 | |||
Halifax World Trade Centre | 1800 Argyle Street | Halifax | Convention Centre and Hotel | 18 (hotel) 14 (office building) | Proposed complex to be built on site of former Halifax Herald Building[1] | |||
Westin Nova Scotian | 1181 Hollis Street | Halifax | Hotel | 15 | 1930 | 310-room hotel was last renovated in the 1990s; original structural an example of Streamline Moderne architecture | ||
Halifax Station | 1161 Hollis Street | Halifax | Railway Station | 3 | 1928 | Example of Beaux Arts-style | ||
1801 Hollis Street | 1801 Hollis Street | Halifax | Office Building | 22 | 87 m (285 ft) | 1985 | Located near Halifax's waterfront and is home to many prominent businesses. | |
Alderney Landing | 2 Ochterloney Street | Dartmouth | Multi-use Building | 4 | 1999 | |||
CIBC Building | 1809 Barrington Street | Halifax | Office Building | 16 | 66 m (217 ft) | 1977 | Also known as the CIBC building. | |
Bank of Montreal Building | 5151 George Street | Halifax | Office Building | 18 | 73 m (240 ft) | 1971 | The BMO building is located near the waterfront, and is home to the Bank of Montreal in Halifax. | |
Dominion Public Building | 1713 Bedford Row | Halifax | Office Building | 13 | 53.27 m (174.8 ft) | 1929 1936 | Example of Art Deco style in Halifax | |
Halifax City Hall | 1841 Argyle Street | Halifax | Municipal Government Building | 3 | 1890 | Late Victorian and Second Empire structure | ||
The Vuze | 5599 Fenwick Street | Halifax | Residential | 32 | 98 m (322 ft) | 1971 | Fenwick Tower (formerly known as Fenwick Place) was a residence for the nearby Dalhousie University, and is now a private apartment building. | |
Scotiabank Centre | 1800 Argyle Street | Halifax | Multi-use Building | 1978 | Hockey arena home to the Halifax Mooseheads, with a capacity of 10,000-15,000, depending on the event. Example of Brutalist architecture | |||
World Trade and Convention Centre | 1800 Argyle Street | Halifax | Convention Centre | 5 | 1985 | Connected to Halifax Metro Centre and to be replaced with new WTCC, an 18-storey hotel and a 14-storey office building | ||
Delta Halifax | 1990 Barrington Street | Halifax | Hotel | 12 | 39.84 m (130.7 ft) | 1972 | Also referred to as Chateau Halifax when completed for CP Hotels | |
Halifax Shopping Centre | 7001 Mumford Road | Halifax | Shopping Centre | 2 | 1962 | 160 stores | ||
Loyola Residence Tower | 5865 Gorsebrook Avenue | Halifax | Residential/University Residential | 22 | 67 m (220 ft) | 1971 | The Loyola Residence Tower is a residence of Saint Mary's University. | |
Maritime Centre | 1505 Barrington Street | Halifax | Office Building | 20 | 78 m (256 ft) | 1977 | The Maritime Center is an office building that was formerly the headquarters of Maritime Telephone and Telegraph, which the building was named after. Site of former Capitol Theatre. | |
Province House | 1726 Hollis Street | Halifax | Government Building | 3 | 1819 | Canada's oldest seat of government and example of Palladian architecture | ||
Purdy's Wharf Towers I and II | 1959 and 1969 Upper Water Street | Halifax | Office Buildings | 20 22 | 74 m (243 ft) 88 m (289 ft) | 1990 | An office complex of two towers, a smaller office building, and a parkade located on the waterfront. They use the waters of Halifax Harbour to cool the buildings. | |
Queen Square | 45 Alderney Drive | Dartmouth | Office Building | 19 | 69.66 m (228.5 ft) | 1975 | The tallest building in the downtown core of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. | |
Royal Centre | 5161 George Street | Halifax | Office Building | 12 | 52 m (171 ft) | 1960 | Office tower in the downtown core of Halifax. | |
Scotia Square Complex | 5201 Duke Street | Halifax | Shopping Centre | 2 | 1960s-1970s | A system of buildings connected by pedways and tunnels. It houses a mall, two hotels, and three offices towers. | ||
Barrington Tower | 1894 Barrington Street | Halifax | Office Building | 20 | 84 m (276 ft) | 1971 | Example of Brutalist architecture | |
Cogswell Tower | 2000 Barrington Street | Halifax | Office Building | 14 | 79 m (259 ft) | 1975 | Example of Brutalist architecture | |
Duke Tower | 5251 Duke Street | Halifax | Office Building | 16 | 71 m (233 ft) | 1970 | Example of Brutalist architecture | |
Saint Mary's University | 923 Robie Street | Halifax | University | |||||
Shirreff Hall | 6385 South Street | Halifax | University Residence | 4 | 1923 | Presently the oldest university residence building in use at Dalhousie University. | ||
St. Mary's Basilica | 5221 Spring Garden Road | Halifax | Religious Building | 58 m (190 ft) | 1874 | The Norman-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Downtown Halifax and recently designated a National Historic Site. | ||
TD Centre | 1791 Barrington Street | Halifax | Office Building | 21 | 83 m (272 ft) | 1974/2014 | The TD Tower is an office building home to the Toronto Dominion bank in Halifax. | |
Tuft's Cove Generating Station | 315 Windmill Road | Dartmouth | Power Plant | 157 m (515 ft) (smokestack) | 1965 | Distinctive striped smokestacks of a fossil-fuel burning electrical generating station. | ||
Veith House | 3115 Veith Street | Halifax | Institutional Building | 4 | 1919 (rebuilt) | The former Halifax Protestant Children's Orphanage | ||
Icon Bay | 50 Bedford Highway | Halifax | Residential | 21 | 75 m (246 ft) | 2016 | ||
Metropolitan Place | 99 Wyse Road | Dartmouth | Office Building | 16 | 66.40 m (217.8 ft) | 1987 | [2] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Trade Centre Limited: History repeats itself | OpenFile". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
- ^ "Metropolitan Place". emporia.com. Emporis. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.