TopNational Historic Site · 1830–1832Marine Hospital12 Vye StreetPhoto: Lesfreck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Marine Hospital · Photo: Lesfreck · CC BY-SA 3.03historic places on the registers
History of Miramichi · Canada’s heritage registers
The registers list 3 historic places in Miramichi, one at the top
The list takes in 2 provincial or municipal listings. The oldest dated place, Marine Hospital, goes back to 1830. Wikidata gives 1995 for the municipality, whether that is when it was founded, incorporated or merged. Relative to its size Miramichi has 1.5 per 10,000 residents, more than 83% of Canadian towns.
Historic places
3
1.5 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Provincial and local listings
2
provincial and municipal listings with an encyclopedia article
Oldest building
1830
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
29%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
2 pictures of heritage Miramichi
2 designated places in Miramichi have a photo. To start: Marine Hospital, and St. Michael's Basilica.
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 Miramichi’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsProvincial and local listings
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
The 3, by tier
1 Highest designations2 Provincial and local listings
Most entries are federal, from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations; local listings outside Québec are known only through Wikidata items with an article.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Miramichi with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
2 local listings in Miramichi
Provincial and municipal listings that Wikidata records and an encyclopedia describes. Among them: St. Michael's Basilica and Middle Island. Each one opens its own page.
LocalProvincial heritage placeMiddle Island
Just outside
Just outside Miramichi
Places the registers give to the town from within 5 km of its edge, nearest first.
Just outside Miramichi: 2
| Beaubears Island ShipbuildingNational Historic Site · 400 m outside the town |
| BoishébertNational Historic Site · 800 m outside the town |
Homes by age
Old houses stand out in Miramichi: 29% predate 1961, where most towns have 18%
Half of the homes standing in Miramichi today were built before 1981. The busiest building years in Miramichi were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 34% of today’s homes. From 2016 on, Miramichi built only 2.8% of its homes; the typical town built 4.1%.
29%
Before 1961
34%
1961–80
26%
1981–2000
9.3%
2001–15
2.8%
2016–21
MiramichiTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born here
From 1828 to 1908: lives that began in Miramichi
There are 20 people born here before 1914 with an article to show for it. Best known is Frank Synott, with articles in 14 Wikipedia languages. James M. Creighton reached 90, the longest life here, ending in 1946. The years before Confederation gave 12 of the 20.
Alfred A. Green
John O'Neill
William Murray Caldwell
George Haddow
Patrick William Riordan
Michael Adams
J. Frederic McCurdy
John O'Brien
John J. Adams
Lemuel John Tweedie
James M. Creighton
Thomas Guthrie Marquis
Oswald Smith Crocket
Lenah Higbee
Frederick Tweedie
James William McBain
Frank Synott
John Patrick Barry
J. Fraser Kerr
Lloyd McIntyre
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Frank Synott1890–1945 · American ice hockey player
PR
Patrick William Riordan1841–1914 · Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco, California
LH
Lenah Higbee1874–1941 · United States Navy officer
JA
John J. Adams1848–1919 · American politician, New York
WC
William Murray Caldwell1832–1870 · Canadian politician
Michael Adams1845–1899 · Canadian politician
Lemuel John Tweedie1849–1917 · Politician from Chatham, New Brunswick
James M. Creighton1856–1946 · American architect
Everyone born in Miramichi → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Towns its size
Miramichi has the 4th most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 19,300 to 19,600 residents, by places on the registers.
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Ahead of it: Esquimalt, Central London and Mont-Saint-Hilaire. The middle one has 0. 9 of them have none.
Neighbours
Miramichi and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramichi | 19,402 | 3 | 1 | 1830 |
| Newcastle | 1,166 | 1 | 0 | — |
In brief
Miramichi in brief
Before 1961: 29% of Miramichi’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Together that makes 3 historic places, one with the highest designation, led by Marine Hospital. Just 3 towns of its size, out of 16, have more historic places. Frank Synott (1890), Patrick William Riordan (1841) and Lenah Higbee (1874) are the best known of its historic lives. Beyond that, its one place was designated in 1989.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- 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.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
Questions about Miramichi’s history
Which places in Miramichi have the highest designation?
It is Marine Hospital.
What is the oldest building in Miramichi?
Marine Hospital — its record dates it to 1830 (National Historic Site).
How old are the homes in Miramichi?
29% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Miramichi be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 3 further listings in Miramichi show up only as Wikidata numbers.
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).