Adam Roy House
Alexander Roy House
Barbrick House
Campbell House
Charles Putnam House
Cockrine General Store
Captain Forbes House
Captain George Douglas House
Captain Tom Roy House
Captain William Douglas House
Crowe Homestead
Currie House
Old Customs & Telegraph Office
Dr.Fred Feeize House
Denny Smith House
Dickie House
Douglas House
Douglas Machine Shop
Dr.Creelman House
Dr.Sam Brown House
Drillio House
Ellis House
Foley House
Fred Freize House
Freize Roy Store

WELCOME TO HISTORIC 
MAITLAND 
Nova Scotia's First Heritage Conservation District

The first inhabitants of Maitland were the Mi'kmaq and they had two names Menesatung meaning " healing waters" and T'witnook meaning "the place were the river runs fast". So Maitland's existence was hinged to the mighty tides rushing down the Shubenacadie River. The Acadians(French Huguenots) settled here (1685-1755),built their dykes and called there home "Village Robert". After the explosion it was another thirty years before the area was again settled, this time by the English. The first grants were made to William Putnam & stepfather Luke Upham. Within the next five years other settlers arrived including David Whidden, a farmer from Truro; William Frieze from Providence, R.I., who opened a store; James Douglas, a Scotsman from PEI opened a blacksmith shop; Adam Roy, who later was a partner in the Frieze and Roy store; and Isaac Douglas, who opened a forge; etc... It is recorded that by 1831 there were eleven shingled houses in Maitland, four of which were taverns. The route to bring supplies to Maitland was the Bay of Fundy and soon small coastal vessels left Maitland with timber and plaster, returning with household and farm supplies.

James Campbell, one of the early shipbuilders, built 25 small vessels sailing them across the bay to Saint John and the West Indies. Within a few years, other shipyards sprang up and the "big" ships appeared in the yards of Alexander Roy, Archibald MacCallum, W.D. Lawrence, Alfred Putnam, Sidney Smith, & Joseph Monteith. All yards were within a half mile stretch in the village. The W.D. Lawrence, the largest wooden ship built in Canada was launched in 1874, while the Monteith yards launched the Earnsclife, the second largest vessel, in 1891. The tall beautiful sailing ships are gone, as are many of the names like Putnam, Douglas, Frieze, MacCallum, and Ellis. But many of the homes built by these wealthy shipbuilders remain complete with their individual staps i.e. varied attic windows, type of bracket, or window hood, etc. Present day owners are playing their role in maintaining and restoring these gems of Greek Revival, soaring Gothic Revival, Second Empire, Classic Revival (Cape Cod) or Classic Revival (Colonial) styles. The shipbuilding past and the beauty of homes reflecting the individual tastes of wealthy 19th century shipbuilders moved toward further protection when Maitland became a "Nova Scotia's First Heritage Conservation District" on July 15th, 1995.

Hiram Grant House
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Howe House
Isaac Douglas House
Jack Putman House
James Douglas House
King Tinsmith 
Lawrence House
Livery Stable
Lockhart Lawrence House
MacCumber House
McCullun House
Murphy Hurtle House
Old Bank
Old School House
Putnam Freize House
Sam Murphy House
Smith House
Springhurst
St David United Church
Sterling House
Terranita
United Church Manse
Whidden House