- Address
- 274 Sydney Street
- Type
- Military Support
- Designated
- 2014
Ordnance Building
Also known as Ordnance Store (1842) , HMCS Brunswicker , Military Stores Building
274 Sydney Street, Saint John
About Ordnance Building
Canada counts Ordnance Building among Saint John’s 14 National Historic Sites. Ordnance Building went up in 1842–1843.
The Ordnance Building National Historic Site of Canada is an imposing three storey, 4,900 square metres sandstone building. It is located in a mixed commercial, industrial and military area at the southernmost extremity of a peninsula that juts out into the Bay of Fundy. It employs a utilitarian classicism, evident in its symmetry and detailing. Official recognition refers to the building on its footprint.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Ordnance Building National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
The Historic Sites and Monuments Board recommends National Historic Sites; the designation marks national significance, not ownership.
Questions about Ordnance Building
Can you visit Ordnance Building?
Yes from the outside; whether it opens its doors is for its owner to say.
When was Ordnance Building built?
Ordnance Building went up in 1842–1843, by its record.
What is Ordnance Building?
Ordnance Building became a National Historic Site in 2014.
Is Ordnance 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).
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).