National historic site · Schmidtville · Nova Scotia

Cavalier Building

Among the sights of Schmidtville is Cavalier Building, a national historic site. It is on the official list as a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Close by, St. Mary's Basilica is 700 m away.

Photo: Cavalier Building, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Schmidtville

inside the neighbourhood outline

Run by

Parks Canada

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 20%

#1,012 of 5,181 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–23°C

In brief

National historic site in Schmidtville

Inside Schmidtville

Inside Schmidtville’s neighbourhood outline: Cavalier Building. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Parks Canada

One of the places Parks Canada looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Classified Federal Heritage Building

It holds a federal or Québec heritage designation, or sits on the Canadian Register of Historic Places. About ↓

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers, with Statistics Canada’s 2021 outlines and ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Picking your season

Warm weather in Schmidtville runs June to September, with highs of 19–23°C.

Jan0° / -8°124 mm

Feb1° / -8°114 mm

Mar4° / -4°120 mm

Apr9° / 0°108 mm

May14° / 5°115 mm

Jun19° / 10°107 mm

Jul23° / 14°95 mm

Aug23° / 15°94 mm

Sep20° / 11°107 mm

Oct14° / 6°141 mm

Nov9° / 1°135 mm

Dec4° / -4°156 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Schmidtville, and each month’s precipitation (rain, with snow counted as water). Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1991–2020 normals at Shearwater, 6.3 km from Schmidtville (Open Government Licence – Canada). Hours and seasons change through the year: check before you go. Schmidtville’s full climate →

About

Cavalier Building

The site is kept up by Parks Canada.

Its historic-place page →

Type: National historic site
Run by: Parks Canada
Listed: Classified Federal Heritage Building
Town: in Schmidtville

Facts: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the federal and Québec heritage registers.

The map

Locating Cavalier Building

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Cavalier Building is the orange one.

Towns near it

The towns around Cavalier Building

Of the 8, Austinville is the largest, at 28,021 people. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · It’s in town

Schmidtville

18,105 people · 44 places to visit

2 · 400 m west of it

North End

19,733 people · 40 places to visit

3 · 900 m south of it

South End

22,012 people · 44 places to visit

4 · 1.2 km southwest of it

Westmount

23,207 people · 41 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Cavalier Building is	People	Places to visit
Schmidtville	It’s in town	18,105	44
North End	400 m west of it	19,733	40
South End	900 m south of it	22,012	44
Westmount	1.2 km southwest of it	23,207	41
Austinville	2 km northwest of it	28,021	45
Windsor Park	2.1 km west of it	13,044	43
Manor Park	2.3 km north of it	14,148	46
Portland Estates	3.2 km northeast of it	10,164	46

Make a day of it

Close to Cavalier Building

Nearby, within 15 km, there are 2 national historic sites, a church and a castle, among others.

ChurchSt. Mary's Basilica700 m away 2

CastleHalifax Citadel100 m away 3

Art galleryArt Gallery of Nova Scotia600 m away 4

GardenHalifax Public Gardens500 m away 5

MuseumNova Scotia Museum of Natural History400 m away 6National historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaCounterscarp Gallery100 m away 7National historic siteNational historic site · Parks CanadaRedan100 m away 8

Fort · Parks CanadaTown Clock on Citadel Hill200 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Cavalier Building, answered

Where is Cavalier Building?

Inside the neighbourhood outline, Cavalier Building is in Schmidtville (Nova Scotia).

What is Cavalier Building?

National historic site.

Who runs Cavalier Building?

Parks Canada.

When is the best time to visit Cavalier Building?

On ECCC’s 1991–2020 normals, June to September is when Schmidtville is warmest, with highs of 19–23°C.

Is Cavalier Building a designated historic place?

Yes: Classified Federal Heritage Building.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF (Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers, Statistics Canada 2021 census boundaries, ECCC 1991–2020 climate normals (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Cavalier Building: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Mary's Basilica: baekken, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halifax Citadel: Moneywagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Halifax Public Gardens: Hantsheroes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History: Hal peridol, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Town Clock on Citadel Hill: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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).