Week of July 27 – Historic Sites – Tyler Stapleton (guest editor)

Wikipedia Needs Assessment – Historic Buildings

A Selection of Existing Articles to Improve:

Wikipedia’s List of historic places in Newfoundland and Labrador – this lists buildings/places in different regions and will help identify what has an article and what doesn’t. Uploading of photos would be a great place to start.

Examples of articles that could use some editing:

All Saints Anglican Church (English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador) (needs expansion)
Anderson House (St. John’s) (needs citations)
Bowring Park Bridge (needs expansion)
Colonial Building (needs citations)
Confederation Building (Newfoundland and Labrador) (needs citations)
George Street United Church (needs expansion)
Hotel Newfoundland (needs improvement and citations)
Mallard Cottage (currently under Quidi Vidi – could have its own entry)
Masonic Temple (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) (needs citations)
Murray Premises (needs expansion)
National War Memorial (Newfoundland) (needs citations)
O'Reilly House (Placentia) (needs citations)

Suggested New Articles to Create:

Alphaeus Barbour House (Newtown)
Apothecary Hall (St. John's)
Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital
Brigus Stone Barn
Crow’s Nest Officer’s Club (St. John’)
Devon House (St. John’s)
Kelvin House (St. John’s)
Lester-Garland (Plantation) Premises (Trinity)
Martin McNamara House (St. John’s)
Mockbeggar Plantation (Bonavista)
Mosquito School House (Bristol's Hope)
Port Union Heritage Structures
Rorke’s Stone Jug (Carbonear)
Temperance Street Houses (Samuel Garrett Houses – Four Sisters)
Thimble Cottage (St. John’s)
White Elephant Building (Makkovik)
Winterholme (St. John’s)
Yellow Belly Corner

Many more possible buildings can be found on the Heritage NL website.

Online Resources on NL Historic Buildings

“Architecture” in Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador Volume 1, pp. 65-69.
“Lighthouses” in Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador Volume 3, pp. 295-303.
“Architecture in Newfoundland and Labrador” in Book of Newfoundland, vol. 4, pp. 194-199.
Heritage Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador – Publications and Additional Sources on NL’s Historic Places
Registered Heritage Structures (NL Heritage Web Site)
Search for Heritage Properties (Heritage Foundation)
The Trident (newsletter of the Newfoundland Historic Trust)
Search issues of The Trident on the Digital Archives Initiative
Provincial Historic Sites
Streetscapes

Also consult Online Resources with Newfoundland and Labrador Content.

Recommended readings and potential citations for articles:

Ball, Jean M. A Gift of Heritage : Historic Architecture of St. John's, Newfoundland. 2nd ed. St. John's, Nfld.: Dicks and by Arrangement with the Newfoundland Historic Trust, 1998.
Ball, Jean M. Ten Historic Towns : Heritage Architecture in Newfoundland. St. John's]: Valhalla : by Arrangement with the Newfoundland Historic Trust, 1978.
Harding, Les. Historic St. John's : The City of Legends. St. John's, Nfld.: Jesperson, 1993.
McBurney, Margaret., Mary Byers, and John. De Visser. True Newfoundlanders : Early Homes and Families of Newfoundland and Labrador. Erin, Ont.: Boston Mills, 1997.
Roche, Bill., and Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland Labrador. A Provincial Inventory of Historic Buildings. St. John's]: Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1987.
Ryan, Patti. A Guide to Researching Historic Buildings in St. John's. St. John's, Nfld.]: Reference and Researcher Services, Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1996.
Stacey, Jean Edwards. Historic Homes of Newfoundland. St. John's, Nfld.: DRC Pub., 1998.
The Centre for Newfoundland Studies has a huge collection of books, articles and reports on individual buildings. Please contact us at cnsqeii@mun.ca for assistance.

Compiled July 23, 2020
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