Buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia explained

The following is a list of buildings in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia with articles on Wikipedia.

BuildingAddressCommunityTypeFloorsHeightCompletedNotesReferences
Halifax Town ClockBrunswick StreetHalifaxClock Tower31803Palladian-style structure was restored 2005
Lord Nelson Hotel1515 South Park StreetHalifaxHotel929.88m (98.03feet)1927-19282 floors added in 1967
Government House (Nova Scotia)1451 Barrington StreetHalifaxGovernment31805Official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and example of Adam-Georgian architecture
King's Wharf50 King's Wharf PlazaDartmouthResidential33120m (390feet)2015Proposed building
Tupper Building5850 College StreetHalifaxUniversity Residential161967
The Martello1550 Dresden RowHalifaxResidential162005
Centennial Building, Halifax1660 Hollis StreetHalifaxOffice Building131967
Joseph Howe Building1690 Hollis StreetHalifaxOffice Building131974Home 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 Halifax1649 Hollis StreetHalifaxHotel101996
Bank of Nova Scotia Building1709 Hollis StreetHalifaxOffice Building61931
Halifax World Trade Centre1800 Argyle StreetHalifaxConvention Centre and Hotel18 (hotel)
14 (office building)
Proposed complex to be built on site of former Halifax Herald Building[1]
Westin Nova Scotian1181 Hollis StreetHalifaxHotel151930310-room hotel was last renovated in the 1990s; original structural an example of Streamline Moderne architecture
Halifax Station1161 Hollis StreetHalifaxRailway Station31928Example of Beaux Arts-style
1801 Hollis Street1801 Hollis StreetHalifaxOffice Building2287m (285feet)1985Located near Halifax's waterfront and is home to many prominent businesses.
Alderney Landing2 Ochterloney StreetDartmouthMulti-use Building41999
1809 Barrington StreetHalifaxOffice Building1666m (217feet)1977Also known as the CIBC building.
Bank of Montreal Building5151 George StreetHalifaxOffice Building 1873m (240feet)1971The BMO building is located near the waterfront, and is home to the Bank of Montreal in Halifax.
Dominion Public Building1713 Bedford RowHalifaxOffice Building1353.27m (174.77feet)1929
1936
Example of Art Deco style in Halifax
Halifax City Hall1841 Argyle StreetHalifaxMunicipal Government Building31890Late Victorian and Second Empire structure
The Vuze5599 Fenwick StreetHalifaxResidential3298m (322feet)1971Fenwick Tower (formerly known as Fenwick Place) was a residence for the nearby Dalhousie University, and is now a private apartment building.
Scotiabank Centre1800 Argyle StreetHalifaxMulti-use Building1978Hockey 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 Centre1800 Argyle StreetHalifaxConvention Centre51985Connected to Halifax Metro Centre and to be replaced with new WTCC, an 18-storey hotel and a 14-storey office building
Delta Halifax1990 Barrington StreetHalifaxHotel1239.84m (130.71feet)1972Also referred to as Chateau Halifax when completed for CP Hotels
Halifax Shopping Centre7001 Mumford RoadHalifaxShopping Centre21962160 stores
Loyola Residence Tower5865 Gorsebrook AvenueHalifaxResidential/University Residential2267m (220feet)1971The Loyola Residence Tower is a residence of Saint Mary's University.
Maritime Centre1505 Barrington StreetHalifaxOffice Building20 78m (256feet)1977The 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 House1726 Hollis StreetHalifaxGovernment Building31819Canada's oldest seat of government and example of Palladian architecture
Purdy's Wharf Towers I and II1959 and 1969 Upper Water StreetHalifaxOffice Buildings20
22
74m (243feet)
88m (289feet)
1990An 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 Square45 Alderney DriveDartmouthOffice Building1969.66m (228.54feet)1975The tallest building in the downtown core of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Royal Centre5161 George StreetHalifaxOffice Building12 52m (171feet)1960Office tower in the downtown core of Halifax.
Scotia Square Complex5201 Duke StreetHalifaxShopping Centre21960s-1970sA system of buildings connected by pedways and tunnels. It houses a mall, two hotels, and three offices towers.
Barrington Tower1894 Barrington StreetHalifaxOffice Building2084m (276feet)1971Example of Brutalist architecture
Cogswell Tower2000 Barrington StreetHalifaxOffice Building1479m (259feet)1975Example of Brutalist architecture
Duke Tower5251 Duke StreetHalifaxOffice Building1671m (233feet)1970Example of Brutalist architecture
Saint Mary's University923 Robie StreetHalifaxUniversity
Shirreff Hall6385 South StreetHalifaxUniversity Residence41923Presently the oldest university residence building in use at Dalhousie University.
5221 Spring Garden RoadHalifaxReligious Building58m (190feet)1874The Norman-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Downtown Halifax and recently designated a National Historic Site.
TD Centre1791 Barrington StreetHalifaxOffice Building2183m (272feet)1974/2014The TD Tower is an office building home to the Toronto Dominion bank in Halifax.
315 Windmill RoadDartmouthPower Plant157m (515feet) (smokestack) 1965Distinctive striped smokestacks of a fossil-fuel burning electrical generating station.
Veith House3115 Veith StreetHalifaxInstitutional Building41919 (rebuilt)The former Halifax Protestant Children's Orphanage
Icon Bay50 Bedford HighwayHalifaxResidential2175m (246feet)2016
Metropolitan Place99 Wyse RoadDartmouthOffice Building1666.4m (217.8feet)1987[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trade Centre Limited: History repeats itself | OpenFile . 2012-12-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120708050719/http://www.openfile.ca/halifax/halifax/text/trade-centre-limited-history-repeats-itself . 2012-07-08 .
  2. Web site: Metropolitan Place . https://web.archive.org/web/20210920060753/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/129754/metropolitan-place-halifax-canada . dead . September 20, 2021 . emporia.com . Emporis . 14 October 2021.