Arts Building
In French: Pavillon des Arts
3 Bailey Drive, Fredericton
About Arts Building
National Historic Site status goes to 12 places in Fredericton, Arts Building among them. Arts Building dates from 1826–1828. The register names J.E. Woolford as its architect. One neighbour on the registers lies within 400 m.
The Arts Building is a large, three-storey, classically inspired masonry structure located on College Hill, at the centre of the picturesque, hillside, campus of the University of New Brunswick. Noted as the oldest university building in Canada still in continuous use, the Arts Building overlooks the city of Fredericton and the Saint John River. The formal recognition refers to the building on its footprint.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Arts Building National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · in the register’s words, not edited
National Historic Site status comes on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes
Fredericton · about 100 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Arts BuildingStart here
- 2William Brydone Jack ObservatoryNational Historic Site · next door
1 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Arts Building
Can you visit Arts Building?
From outside, yes; going in depends on who owns or runs it.
When was Arts Building built?
Arts Building went up in 1826–1828, by its record.
What is Arts Building?
Arts Building has been a National Historic Site of Canada since 1951.
Is Arts Building protected?
The designation recognizes its national significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Provincial or municipal designation may.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · 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).