TopNational Historic Site · 1916–1926Port Union Historic DistrictHarbour Front, Reid Road, Coaker Road and the Power StationPhoto: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Port Union Historic District · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.01historic place on the registers
History of Trinity Bay North · Canada’s heritage registers
Heritage in Trinity Bay North: 1 historic place of the highest rank
Trinity Bay North’s one place is Port Union Historic District, a national historic site begun in 1916. Outside the boundary but close by, there is one more. 4 more places on provincial or local lists are counted from Wikidata without pages.
Historic places
1
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings
Oldest building
1916
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
27%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Trinity Bay North’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 1, by tier
1 Highest designations
Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists the places the Government of Canada has recognized; outside Québec, provincial and municipal listings come only through Wikidata, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Trinity Bay North with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Within 25 km of Trinity Bay North, 2 top designations
Within 25 km there are 6 in all. They are 3 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, a Classified Federal Heritage Building and a National Historic Site. Nearest comes Ryan Residence, 15 km off, in Bonavista.
The 6 nearest, within 25 km
| Ryan ResidenceClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1860–1861 · 15 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan PremisesNational Historic Site · 1857–1953 · 15 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Store and Fish Purchasing CentreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1874–1880 · 15 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Fish StorageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1888–1891 · 15 km away, in Bonavista |
| Ryan Retail StoreRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1860–1875 · 15 km away, in Bonavista |
| Cape Bonavista LightProvincial historic site · 1843 · 20 km away, in Bonavista |
Just outside Trinity Bay North: 1
| LighttowerRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1.2 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Old houses stand out in Trinity Bay North: 27% predate 1961, where most towns have 18%
Few of Trinity Bay North’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 7.1%, the norm 15%. More of Trinity Bay North’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980 than in any other period: 37%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 4.5% of Trinity Bay North’s, about the typical 4.1%.
27%
Before 1961
37%
1961–80
25%
1981–2000
7.1%
2001–15
4.5%
2016–21
Trinity Bay NorthTypical 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
3 lives that began in Trinity Bay North before 1914
The first on the line is John Joseph Murphy (1849). Charles Granger is the most written about, in 5 languages. At the other end is Charles Granger, from 1912. John Joseph Murphy reached 89, the longest life here, ending in 1938.
John Joseph Murphy
John G. Stone
Charles Granger
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Charles Granger1912–1995 · Canadian politician
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John Joseph Murphy1849–1938 · Newfoundland politician
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John G. Stone1876–1934 · Canadian politician
Everyone born in Trinity Bay North → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Neighbours
Trinity Bay North and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Bay North | 1,692 | 1 | 1 | 1916 |
| Bonavista | 3,293 | 6 | 2 | 1843 |
In brief
Trinity Bay North in brief
The 2021 Census dates 27% of Trinity Bay North’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. All told, the registers hold 1 historic place, one with the highest designation, Port Union Historic District among them. The town’s people of the past are Charles Granger (1912), John Joseph Murphy (1849) and John G. Stone (1876). The rest is about typical: its designation dates from 1999.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- 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 grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- Map points. Pins for federal places come from Wikidata rather than Parks Canada, which gives no points.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Trinity Bay North’s history
Which places in Trinity Bay North have the highest designation?
Just one: Port Union Historic District.
What is the oldest building in Trinity Bay North?
By its record, Port Union Historic District, from 1916 (National Historic Site).
How old are the homes in Trinity Bay North?
27% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Why might a heritage building in Trinity Bay North be missing here?
Its province’s and council’s own lists can’t be reused here; 4 further listings in Trinity Bay North 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).