The architecture of St. John's, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, has a style distinct from that of the rest of Canada, and its major buildings are remnants of its history and prestige as the firs
Downtown St. John's.
Façade of the Basilica of St. John the Baptist
Nave of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Second Empire style houses on Cochrane St.
Great Fire of 1892
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The Great Fire of 8 July 1892 occurred in St. John's, Newfoundland. It is remembered as the worst disaster ever to befall that city. Previous "Great Fires" had occurred in St. John's, during 1816, 181
Architecture of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
…Revolution took hold and new methods and materials for construction were introduced, the landscape changed as the city grew in width and height. The Great Fire of 1892 destroyed most of the downtown core, and most residential and other wood-frame buildings date from this period. Often compared to San Francisco because…
City of St. John's after the great fire of 1892; the double steeples of the Basilica of St. John the Baptist are visible on the far hill
City of St. John's and the St. John the Baptist Cathedral after the fire
Basilica of St. John the Baptist and St. John's after the Great Fire of 1892