Heritage lost: Halifax has lost 87 per cent of its heritage buildings, new study says

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The Halifax Memory Maps project, led by Jonathan Fowler, a Saint Mary’s University archaeologist and anthropology professor, has found the city has lost 87 per cent of historical buildings since 1878. The first installment of the project compares maps of Halifax drawn by American civil engineer Henry W. Hopkinswith current maps of the city, finding that only 1,143 of nearly 9,000 buildings remain.



A new project mapping Halifax’s architectural heritage shows the city has lost most of its historical structures. A sailboat is shown in front of the Halifax skyline on Sunday, July 31, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese The project says only 381 of the remaining buildings are registered as heritage properties with the Halifax Regional Municipality, protecting them from demolition.

It also says 30 per cent of unregistered heritage buildings in downtown Halifax were demolished between 2009 and 2019. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.

Fowler says the several of the homes that were lost were unaffected by the Halifax Explosion in 1917, which destroyed many buildings in the Richmond neighbourhood in Halifax’s north end, which wasn’t very built up when Hopkins charted the city. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 16, 2024.

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