Murray Premises
5 Beck's Cove, St. John's
About Murray Premises
Murray Premises is one of 23 National Historic Sites in St. John's. Murray Premises went up in 1847–1850. 11 other places on the registers stand within 400 m.
Murray Premises National Historic Site of Canada is located on the waterfront in downtown St. John’s, Newfoundland. The site is comprised of three adjoining former warehouses of varying heights associated with Newfoundland’s fisheries industry. The stone and brick premises have been rehabilitated to serve as shops and a hotel. Official recognition refers to the three buildings on their properties at the time of designation (1976).
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Murray Premises National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word
A National Historic Site is designated by the federal minister on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board’s advice.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 15 minutes
St. John's · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Murray PremisesStart here
- 2Bishop Feild CollegeCity of St. John's heritage site · 200 m on
- 3Colonial BuildingProvincial historic site · 200 m on
- 4Government HouseNational Historic Site · 200 m on
- 5St. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and GardenNational Historic Site · 200 m on
5 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Murray Premises
Can you visit Murray Premises?
The outside is easy to see; inside, it depends on the owner’s rules.
When was Murray Premises built?
Its register puts the building of Murray Premises at 1847–1850.
Is Murray Premises 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.
What is Murray Premises?
Murray Premises is a National Historic Site of Canada, designated in 1976.
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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.
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