Fredericton is New Brunswick’s provincial capital. Its Victorian Legislative Building served as the seat of government since 1882. Its southeast corner is Secretary and King streets, quite an intersection of high and low roles. The Georgian building on the other side of the city is the old Government House that was the official residence of governors until 1893. It is now the local RCMP headquarters and a public park.
Christ Church Cathedral is one of the best Gothic churches on the continent. Construction began in 1845 and took eight years to complete. Queen Victoria’s letters patent conferring city status to Fredricton are stored in the church, as is part of her coronation robe.
The nineteenth-century Soldiers Barracks was built in the 1820s. Today, the eastern building is the Fredericton Region Museum and the two parallel buildings are part of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. The Guard House has been restored as part of conservation efforts and looks as it did 200 years ago.
Other sights include the York County Courthouse built in 1882, the old City Hall built in 1876, Wilmot United Church built in 1852 with wooden Gothic features, the School Days Museum, and the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.
