Davie Shipyard
In French: Chantier maritime A.C. Davie
Across from 6210 Saint-Laurent Street, Lévis
Davie Shipyard, 1885 and today
Drag across to compare. The two views aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.
1885: Photo: Jean-Georges Garneau · Public domain. Today: Photo: Nakeyah Giroux-Works · CC BY-SA 4.0.
About Davie Shipyard
Davie Shipyard is one of 5 National Historic Sites in Lévis. By its record, Davie Shipyard was built in 1829–1830. Allison Davie and Allison Davie designed it.
Davie Shipyard National Historic Site of Canada is located on the St. Lawrence River waterfront close to the Québec-Lévis ferry terminal. The shipyard is bi-sected by rue Commerciale running parallel to the St. Lawrence River. A marine railway and floating dock are located on the river side, and three buildings are situated across the road. Together they constitute the rare cultural landscape of a shipyard of the wooden sailing ship era. The designation refers to all shipyard-related resources within the site boundaries.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Davie Shipyard National Historic Site of Canada · Open Government Licence – Canada · quoted as the register has it
National Historic Sites are places the Minister of Environment designates, on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board, for their national significance.
7 old views of Davie Shipyard
Made before 1950, from 1830 to 1941: public domain or CC0. Tap one to see it full screen.
c. 18301885
1916
c. 1920
c. 1940
c. 1941
1941From Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server; some are drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit is in the viewer.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 20 minutes
Lévis · about 1 km on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Davie ShipyardStart here
- 2Lévis Railway Station (Intercolonial)National Historic Site · 400 m on
- 3L'AnglicaneMunicipal citation (Québec) · 300 m on
- 4Maison Alphonse-DesjardinsClassified heritage building (Québec) · 200 m on
- 5Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire de LévisClassified heritage building (Québec) · next door
Questions about Davie Shipyard
What is Davie Shipyard?
A National Historic Site: Canada designated Davie Shipyard in 1990.
When was Davie Shipyard built?
By its record, Davie Shipyard dates from 1829–1830.
Is Davie Shipyard 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.
Can you visit Davie Shipyard?
Its register lists it as a museum, so it is likely open to visitors; check the hours with whoever runs it.
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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.
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).