Aug 4, 2010

St. John's has many historic buildings. This picture is of the Newman Wine Vault. Newman port wine was stored here until the 1990's. It is the only existing historic wine vault in Newfoundland and Labrador housed in one of St. John's oldest buildings(cir.
1700's).







Colonial Building, home of Newfoundland legislature and public market house, cir. 1836.









St. Thomas Anglican Church--1836--oldest church in St. John's.








Basilica Cathedral St. John the Baptist, cir. 1841-1855. It is built of Irish and Newfoundland bluestone and granite and took 14 years to build.

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