Dominion Public Building
The Dominion Public Building is an Art Deco-style office building located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Completed in 1936, it served as the central post office for the City of Halifax and housed various other government offices.Photo: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Government office
- Description: historic building in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Address: 1713 Bedford Row, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1T3
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and Province House.
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Museum
Photo: Letterofmarque, CC BY 3.0.
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a maritime museum located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The museum is a member institution of the Nova Scotia Museum and is the oldest and largest maritime museum in Canada with a collection of over 30,000 artifacts including 70 small craft and a steamship: the CSS Acadia, a 180-foot steam-powered hydrographic survey ship launched in 1913. Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is situated 100 metres southeast of Dominion Public Building.
Province House
Public building
Photo: Louperivois, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Province House in Halifax is where the Nova Scotia legislative assembly, known officially as the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, has met every year since 1819, making it the longest serving legislative building in Canada. Province House is situated 110 metres west of Dominion Public Building.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Art gallery
Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is a public provincial art museum based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The art museum's primary building complex is located in downtown Halifax and takes up approximately 6,200 square metres of space.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and Hydrostone.
North End
Locality
Photo: Citobun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The North End of Halifax is a neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia occupying the northern part of Halifax Peninsula immediately north of Downtown Halifax.
Hydrostone
Neighborhood
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hydrostone is a neighbourhood in the North End of the Halifax Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It consists of ten short parallel streets and is bordered by Duffus Street to the north, Young Street to the south, Isleville Street to the west and Novalea Drive to the east. Hydrostone is situated 3 km northwest of Dominion Public Building.
Tufts Cove
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tufts Cove is an urban neighbourhood in the community of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the North End of Dartmouth. Tufts Cove is situated 3½ km northwest of Dominion Public Building.
Dominion Public Building
- Categories: historic building, building, office, and government building
- Location: Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.64815° or 44° 38′ 53″ northLongitude
-63.57204° or 63° 34′ 19″ westLevels
8Open location code
87PRJCXH+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 98486226OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5291067
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