Surf these sites: A Brief History of Canadian Lighthouses -- This history by ''Stiff Crust'' is accompanied by a bibliography, gallery of photographs and lists of related museums and stamp issues. A Virtual Tour of the Architectural Heritage of Antigonish, Nova Scotia -- St. Francis Xavier University provides photographs, histories and descriptions of historic buildings in the town, biographies of architects, guide to architectural styles, glossary and bibliography. British Columbia Heritage -- Guide to historic sites operated by the Heritage Branch of the Provincial Government, including historic houses, a mill and the gold rush town of Barkerville. Maps, photographs, history, visitor information. Calgary and Southern Alberta -- This tutorial from the University of Calgary describes southern Alberta''s passage from a land teeming with buffalo to a major centre of the modern oil and gas industry. It includes archival images. Canadian Architect and Builder Online -- A digital version of a journal published 1888 to 1908. This 22-volume publication details the state of architecture and building in turn of the century Canada. Canadian Architecture Collection, McGill University -- The collection aims to document the work of past and present architects who have studied and/or taught at the university, the evolution of the McGill campus, the city of Montreal, and the architectural heritage of Quebec and Canada. Carr House, Victoria -- Virtual tour of the childhood home of Emily Carr, Canadian author and artist, now a museum. Her father Richard Carr had this house built of Canadian Redwood in 1864. Casa Loma, Toronto -- History, virtual tour and visitor information on this mock-medieval castle designed in 1911 by E.J.Lennox for Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Craigdarroch Castle -- This opulent mansion was designed by Warren H. Williams for the 19th-century coal baron Robert Dunsmuir in Victoria, British Columbia. History, virtual tour and visitor information. Dalnavert Museum, Winnipeg -- The Queen Anne Revival house designed in 1895 by Charles H. Wheeler for Sir Hugh John Macdonald, Premier of Manitoba in 1900, is now a museum. Photographs, history and visitor information from the Manitoba Historical Society. Fortress of Louisbourg -- The Louisbourg Institute provides history, images, bibliography and visitor information for the fortified town, whose fortifications were rebuilt in the 1960s to their state in 1744. Searchable site. Helmcken House, Victoria, British Columbia -- The official museum site offers a virtual tour, history, plans and construction details of the post-on-sill house built from 1852 by Dr. Helmcken, pioneer doctor and legislator. Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador -- Aims; activities; descriptions and brief histories of Registered Heritage Structures with images where available; tours with maps; architectural terms; articles on styles and structure by Professor Shane O''Dea. Heritage Society of British Columbia -- An umbrella organization that represents c.160 member groups, aiming to conserve historic buildings and other heritage resources. Activities, advice on maintenance and conservation of historic buildings. Industrial Architecture of Montreal -- Information and images of 130 industrial buildings built in Montreal 1845-1945. Includes bibliographies and biographical information on Montreal architects. By McGill University. Louisbourg -- Attractive, well-organised site from Industry Canada giving an interactive plan, history, archaeology and images of the reconstructed 18th-century fortified town. Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage: Vernacular Arts -- This page from the Memorial University of Newfoundland includes comment on vernacular houses with an expandable photograph of a house built ca.1900 in Placentia. Perkins House, Liverpool, Nova Scotia -- Photographs, brief history and visitor information on the house built in 1766 for Simeon Perkins, now operated by Queens County Historical Society for the Nova Scotia Museum. Quebec Religious Heritage Foundation -- Dedicated to the conservation of churches and other religious buildings in Quebec. Illustrated introduction and detailed, scholarly dissertations and monographs on specific buildings and topics. Ramsay Traquair -- Photograph, biography and archive of the Director of the School of Architecture at McGill University (1913-39), whose study of the traditional architecture of Quebec was inspirational. St Saint Stephen''s-in-the-Field, Toronto, Canada -- The official site provides an illustrated history of this Gothic Revival church built in 1858 to the designs of Thomas Fuller. Stones of History: The Parliament Hill Reconstruction Project -- Photographs, web-cam and progress reports on the renovation of Canada''s Neo-Gothic parliament buildings, from Public Works and Government Services, Canada. The Alberta Temple -- Academic study with sources by Cheryl Dawes of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints, Cardston, Alberta, designed in 1912 by American architects Hyrum Pope and Harold Burton. The William Morris Society of Canada -- Listing of Canadian events pertaining to William Morris and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Information on the Society, links to sites on Morris. Truro Heritage Advisory Committee, Nova Scotia -- Official body creating and maintaining an inventory of historical properties and advising the council on heritage. Illustrated guide to architectural styles in Truro. Virtual Tour of Historic Calgary -- Calgary Public Library provides images and information on the historic buildings of the town.
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