| Halifax Public Gardens | |
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.jpg) Wrought-iron gates erected to honour the Halifax Provisional Battalion (1907)[1] | |
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| Type | City park |
| Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Area | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
| Created | 1867 |
| Operated by | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | Halifax Transit |
| Official name | Halifax Public Gardens National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1984 |
| Type | Municipally Registered Property |
| Designated | 1991 |
The Halifax Public Gardens are Victorian-era public gardens formally established in 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation. The gardens are located in the Halifax, Nova Scotia on the Halifax Peninsula near the popular shopping district of Spring Garden Road and opposite Victoria Park. The gardens were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1984.[2]
- ^ David A. Sutherland. "Halifax Encounter with the North-West Uprising of 1885. Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society. Vol. 13, 2010. p. 74
- ^ Halifax Public Gardens National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 9 March 2013.