National Register of Historic Places listed place

Peace Arch

In French: Arche de la Paix

On a provincial or municipal heritage register

OOther placesBBuilt 1921O4 old views

DirectionsIts record on historicplaces.ca ↗Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

★ Then & now

Peace Arch, 1921 and today

Drag across to compare. The two views aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.

1921Today

1921: Photo: Asahel Curtis · Public domain. Today: Photo: US Embassy Canada · Public domain.

About

About Peace Arch

Peace Arch is the one place in Douglas known from a provincial or municipal register. Peace Arch went up in 1921.

Its listing is provincial or municipal; the register’s own record isn’t open data, so this page draws on Wikidata.

In old photographs

4 old views of Peace Arch

Made before 1950, from 1920 to 1925: public domain or CC0. Tap one to see it full screen.

Construction of the International Peace Arch, Blaine, Washington, ca. 1920 — Construction of the International Peace Arch, Blaine, Washington, ca.…

Dedication of the International Peace Arch by Samuel Hill, Blaine, Washington, September 6, 1921 — Dedication of the International Peace Arch by Samuel Hill, Blaine, Wa…

International Peace Arch, Blaine, Washington, ca. 1925

From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server; some are drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit is in the viewer.

Visit

Finding Peace Arch

Douglas

Directions

Its nearest historic neighbours are too far for a short walk.

Questions about Peace Arch

Can you visit Peace Arch?

The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.

When was Peace Arch built?

Its register puts the building of Peace Arch at 1921.

Is Peace Arch protected?

Its listing is provincial or local, and protection varies by province.

What is Peace Arch?

Peace Arch is listed by its province or municipality.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).

Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).