FedRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1965–1966Lighttower; Point EscuminacPhoto: IR Walker · CC BY 2.5 · Commons file
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain2historic places on the registers
History of Hardwicke · Canada’s heritage registers
Hardwicke has 2 historic places on the registers
On the list: a provincial or municipal listing and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. The oldest dated place, Lighttower; Point Escuminac, goes back to 1965.
Historic places
2
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Provincial and local listings
1
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1965
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
16%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
2 photos of Hardwicke’s historic places
Each of Hardwicke’s two designated places has a photo. First come Escuminac Disaster Memorial and Lighttower; Point Escuminac.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Hardwicke’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Other federal designationsProvincial and local listings
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
The 2, by tier
1 Other federal designations1 Provincial and local listings
Federal designations come from Parks Canada’s directory; a province’s or a council’s own listing shows here only when Wikidata holds it and an encyclopedia covers it.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Other federal designations
One other place Canada recognizes in Hardwicke
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
On a provincial or local list in Hardwicke: one place
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Each one opens its own page.
LocalAround the town
Within 50 km of Hardwicke: 10 places on the registers
They stand in 6 towns, Miramichi, Alnwick and Newcastle among them. The first one out is Girouard Shipwreck Site, 18 km away in Alnwick. Of the 3 of the highest rank, the nearest is Marine Hospital, 40 km away.
The 10 nearest, within 50 km
| Girouard Shipwreck SiteProvincial heritage place · 18 km away, in Alnwick |
| MacDonald FarmProvincial heritage place · 29 km away, in Newcastle |
| Collège Saint-LouisLocal historic place · 1874 · 33 km away, in Saint-Louis de Kent |
| Middle IslandProvincial heritage place · 35 km away, in Miramichi |
| St. Michael's BasilicaLocal historic place · 1922 · 36 km away, in Miramichi |
| Marine HospitalNational Historic Site · 1830–1832 · 40 km away, in Miramichi |
| Beaubears Island ShipbuildingNational Historic Site · 1790–1791 · 44 km away, in Miramichi |
| BoishébertNational Historic Site · 1756–1760 · 45 km away, in Miramichi |
| The Enclosure Provincial ParkProvincial heritage place · 46 km away, in Southesk |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption MonumentProvincial heritage place · 48 km away, in Rogersville |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Hardwicke’s homes dates from 1981 to 2000: 32%
Homes from before 1961 are 16% of Hardwicke’s housing, about the typical 18%. From 2016 to 2021 Hardwicke added 4% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%. Half of the homes standing in Hardwicke today were built before 2001.
16%
Before 1961
30%
1961–80
32%
1981–2000
17%
2001–15
4%
2016–21
HardwickeTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
In brief
Hardwicke in brief
Hardwicke has 2 historic places. Counted by age, only 16% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: James M. Hill (1899) is its person of the past on the record; and its one place was designated in 2008.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
Questions about Hardwicke’s history
How many historic places does Hardwicke have on the registers?
2 historic places in Hardwicke, from Canada’s heritage registers.
What is the oldest building in Hardwicke?
Lighttower; Point Escuminac — its record dates it to 1965 (Recognized Federal Heritage Building).
How old are the homes in Hardwicke?
16% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
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) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
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).