Borden Wharf Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Borden Wharf Lighthouse
Also known as: Borden Wharf (Bordens Wharf, Canning) (relocated)
Built in 1904, the Borden Wharf Lighthouse is a square pyramidal wood tower, 6 meters tall, painted white with red trim. It originally served the Habitant River near Canning, Nova Scotia. The lighthouse ceased active operation in the early 1930s. After its decommissioning, the structure was sold and repurposed several times, including use as a pigsty and a toolshed. In 1990, the Village of Canning acquired the tower and converted it into an information center. It was later transferred to the Fieldwood Heritage Society for restoration and was relit with a decorative light in 2004.
Why it matters: The Borden Wharf Lighthouse is a notable example of community-led heritage preservation, illustrating the rescue and restoration of a former navigational aid into a local landmark and information center.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with red trim
- Material
- wood
Structure: square pyramidal wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with red trim
Location
- City
- Canning
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Nova Scotia
- Sea Region
- On the Habitant River in Canning, a town on the southwestern shore of the Minas Basin north of Wolfville
- Latitude
- 45.1577°
- Longitude
- -64.4224°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hantsport(12.1 km)
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-072
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1904
Significant events: Inactive since early 1930s, sold to local farmer in 1959, relocated to house pigs, sold and relocated in 1980 to be a toolshed, taken over by Village of Canning in 1990 and became information center, donated to Fieldwood Heritage Society, relocated to permanent home in June 2003, restoration and relighting celebrated September 4, 2004
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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