Charlottetown Heritage Photos

Beyond PEI's Province House, Charlottetown's core streets are lined with heritage buildings, some of which date back to the early 1800s.

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Newson Block (1885) (166 Richmond St.). Architect: William C. Harris.	Ground floor of Newson Block.	Island Crafts Shop in Morris Building.	Morris Block (1890) (154-8 Richmond St.).

Cameron Block (1884). Architect: William C. Harris.	Outdoor café at Cameron Block.	Brown's Block (128-134 Richmond St.).	Sculpted face on Brown's Block.

Stamper Block (1892) (110 Richmond St.).	Victorian brick buildings on Pawnal St.	Transept spire of St Dunstan's Catholic Basilica (1897-1907). Style: Victorian Gothic. Architect: F.-X. Berlinguet.	Main spire of St Dunstan's Catholic Basilica.

John Joseph Ganan house (1880) (126 Sydney St.) beside St Dunstan's Basilica.	St Paul's Anglican Church (1895). Architect: William C. Harris.	Former Union Bank Building (1872) (94 Great George St.). Architect: Thomas Alley.	Former Union Bank Building with local history interpreters.

Wellington Hotel (68 Great George St.) was a meeting spot for legislators from 1820-50. Style: Georgian.	John Carroll (before 1863) & Hugh Perkins (1843) homes (64 & 62 Great George St.).	Dundas Esplanade on Water Street.	James Eden house (1897) (12 West St.). Style: Queen Anne. Architect: C.B. Chappell.

Riverside (1874) (5 West St.) home of Louis Henry Davies former PEI premier & Chief Justice of Canada.	Beaconsfield Historic House (1877) (2 Kent St.) built for shipbuilder James Peake, Jr. Architect: William C. Harris.	Beaconsfield House, now HQ of PEI Museum.	View from Beaconsfield House to Charlottetown Harbour.

Fanningbank (1834) Lieutenant Governor's mansion.	Mock orange flowers.	Ardgowan home of William Henry Pope, a Father of Confederation.	Ardgowan where newspaper editor Pope entertained delegates to 1864 meetings of Canadian Union.

Confederation Center of the Arts.	Confederation Center of the Arts sculpture & architectural detail.