I love historic buildings. They are structures that help tell the story of Canada.

That got me thinking about the oldest buildings in Canada and the role those buildings played in our history.

To that end, here are the oldest buildings in each province and territory!

British Columbia:

While the Fort Langley Storehouse and St. Ann's Schoolhouse were built in the 1840s, the Kamloops Museum states that the Fort Kamloops Log Cabin was built in 1822. It became Kamloop's first museum in 1937.

Alberta:

Father Lacombe's chapel is listed as the oldest building in the province, built in 1861. Located in St. Albert, the church was built on a site selected by Father Lacombe and Bishop Alexander Tache.

Saskatchewan:

The Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Stanley Mission along the Churchill River was built from 1854 to 1860. The church was designed by Reverend Robert Hunt and the first service was conducted entirely in Cree.

Manitoba:

The oldest building in Manitoba is the Prince of Wales Fort, built along Hudson Bay and the Churchill River in 1731. A log fort was built in 1717 but replaced with the current structure. It is the oldest building west of Ontario.

Ontario:

The oldest building in Ontario is the Secord House in Niagara-on-the-Lake. It was built in 1782 by Peter Secord, the uncle to Laura Secord's husband. His Grist Mill was also built around the same time.

Quebec:

The oldest building in the province is Maison Puiseaux in Quebec City. The original building was built in 1638, but the current building was built in the early-1700s. Frances Moore Brooke wrote The History of Emily Montague in this building.

New Brunswick:

The oldest building in the province is Treitz Haus, built in 1769 in Moncton. The eastern section of the building was completed that year, and the second addition was finished in the 1820s.

Prince Edward Island:

The Doucet House is the oldest building in the province, dating back to its construction in 1768. It was moved to the Rustco National Historic Site in December 1999.

Nova Scotia:

The oldest building in Nova Scotia is also the oldest building in Canada. The South Powder Magazine at Fort Anne in the Annapolis Valley dates to 1708.

In 1917, it became Canada's first National Historic Site.

Newfoundland and Labrador:

It is believed that the Anderson House in St. John's is the oldest building in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was built around 1804 by James Anderson.

Nunavut:

The oldest building in the territory is Fort Conger, built in 1881 as an Arctic exploration camp. It is located on the northern shore of Lady Franklin Bay in Grinnell Land on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island.

Northwest Territories:

Located along the Mackenzie River at Fort Good Hope, the Church of Our Lady of Good Hope was built between 1865 and 1885. It was built as a mission of the Oblate Fathers.

Yukon:

The oldest building in the territory is the Fort Selkirk Schoolhouse, which was built in Fort Selkirk in 1892. It is believed it was built by Reverend Thomas Henry Canham.

I hope you enjoyed that look at Canada's oldest buildings.

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