- Type
- Military Defence Installation
- Designated
- 1997
Battery Command Post
About Battery Command Post
The federal government recognizes Battery Command Post for its heritage, one of 9 such buildings in Eastern Passage. By its record, Battery Command Post was built in 1940–1941. Its design is credited to Department of National Defence. 6 neighbours on the registers lie within 400 m.
Centrally located at the highest point within Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada, on McNab’s Island, the Battery Command Post overlooks the approaches to Halifax Harbour. The low, concrete, structure features narrow observation windows with metal shutters. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Battery Command Post · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
Federal heritage buildings are Classified or Recognized; this one is Recognized.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes
Eastern Passage · about 100 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Battery Command PostStart here
- 2Fort McNabNational Historic Site · 100 m on
6 within 300 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Questions about Battery Command Post
When was Battery Command Post built?
Work on Battery Command Post is recorded as 1940–1941.
Is Battery Command Post protected?
The federal heritage policy applies while Canada owns it.
Can you visit Battery Command Post?
Yes from the outside; whether it opens its doors is for its owner to say.
What is Battery Command Post?
Battery Command Post is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building, designated in 1997.
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Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles.
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