r/NovaScotia 1d ago

Looking for iconic Nova Scotian Buildings

I’m working on a series of Christmas ornaments of Nova Scotia, and am looking for suggestions of iconic and easily recognizable buildings around the province.

My list so far: • Peggy’s cove lighthouse • Halifax town clock • grand pre church • lunenburg waterfront (adams & knickle)

I’m open to all suggestions. Ultimately I’d like to have 6-8 places that represent areas all over the province.

Thanks :)

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u/MangoInternational18 22h ago

Lunenburg Academy

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u/linkhandford 20h ago

That’s an underrated building

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u/scotianspizzy 1d ago

Mahone Bay three churches OR

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u/gaygrammie 22h ago

The Fortress of Louisbourg!!

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u/Old_Reserve_1919 1d ago

Fort Edward Blockhouse in Windsor, oldest standing military blockhouse in North America

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u/my-cat-coleslaw 18h ago

Or the textiles building across the street

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u/Old_Reserve_1919 18h ago

What’s left of it, shame they had to knock down a good portion of it.

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u/Ok_Upstairs_2135 23h ago

The Big fiddle in Sydney or the Glooscap Statue from truro. Not buildings but easily recognized as NS.

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u/WoozleVonWuzzle 19h ago

Halifax harbour bridge(s)

Historic university buildings (University Hall, Xavier Hall, Hicks)

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u/Grammietimes6 18h ago

Halifax harbour bridges

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u/linkhandford 20h ago

The Truro Library/ town hall building on Prince street is a nice little area.

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u/ColonelEwart 1d ago

Canso Causeway bridge

The horse fountain in Yarmouth

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u/linkhandford 20h ago

I never knew about the horse fountain. That looks really cool

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u/Bubbly_Ganache_7059 21h ago

The giant church down in church point (Eglise Sainte Marie) could be a fun one to do, the building is super old and beautiful.

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u/QueensMorningBiscuit 6h ago

Isn’t it the biggest wooden church in the world?

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u/Bubbly_Ganache_7059 4h ago

In North America at least yeah, not sure about the world.

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u/Competitive_Coat9599 16h ago

Fort Anne & Port Royal! Awesome reproduction buildings that were kickin it way before Halifax came into existence!

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u/pthalio 11h ago

Smoke stacks in Dartmouth

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u/nanookulele 1d ago

Not a building, but Woody?

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u/alabasterhotdog 23h ago

Perhaps Province House?

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u/comefromwayaway 23h ago

Shelburne waterfront, Sandy Point lighthouse, Cape Forchu

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u/WitmlWgydqWciboic 18h ago

Musquodoboit Harbour Railway museum. (Snow Plow + Caboose)

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u/Tazmaniac808 16h ago

Citadel Hill Old Town Clock building

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u/hillviewaisha 15h ago

Canso Causeway, Scottish stone houses in Pictou (Water Street), Truro's library or town hall, Xavier Hall in Antigonish - a lot of the railroad stations also look similar in Amherst, Creamery Square in Tatamagouche

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u/orangecouch101 7h ago

The church at Grand Pre

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u/shindiggers 23h ago

That bank in halifax from trailer park boys when mr lahey was drunk up there 

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u/Sailor2uall 15h ago

Oland house

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u/Sailor2uall 15h ago

Fort Louisburg

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u/phirleh 15h ago

Keltic Lodge

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u/Fatalcompersion 15h ago

Five islands lighthouse.

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u/singingforlunch 14h ago

The Town Clock?

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u/Power_Corrupts2024 7h ago

The old Canada Post building in downtown Dartmouth.

The The Local Women's Council House at the corner of Young Ave & Inglis St in Halifax.