Heritage Sites
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Canadian High Commission
Location: Kingston, GeorgetownClassification: Diplomatic MissionPeriod/ Year Built: Late 1920s Historical Background / Description:The Canadian High Commission is located on
Pegasus Hotel
Location: Kingston, Georgetown Classification: Residential Period/ Year Built: 1969 Historical Background / Description: Pegasus Hotel is located on a
Military Bunkers
Location: Thomas Lands, GeorgetownClassification: MilitaryPeriod/ Year Built: 20th century Historical Background / Description:These military bunkers are four in total,
Burnham’s Bust
Location: Kitty, Georgetown Classification: Commemorative Monument Period/ Year Built: 1986 Historical Background / Description: Burnham’s Bust is located at
Guyana Police Force (Eve Leary)
Location: Eve Leary, Georgetown Classification: Community Period/ Year Built: 19th century Historical Background / Description: Eve Leary Barracks is
Queen’s College
Location: Thomas Lands, GeorgetownClassification: EducationalPeriod/ Year Built: Established 1844 Historical Background / Description:Queen’s College, one of Guyana’s leading secondary
Guyana Defence Force (Camp Ayanganna)
Location: Thomas Lands, Georgetown Classification: Military Period/ Year Built: Established 1965 Historical Background / Description: The Guyana Defence Force
National Park
Location: Thomas Lands, Georgetown Classification: Civil Landscape Period/ Year Built: Established 1966 Historical Background / Description: The National Park
Camp Street Koker
Location: Thomas Lands, Georgetown Classification: Civil Infrastructure Period/ Year Built: 19th century Historical Background / Description: Camp Street Koker
Georgetown Club
Location: North Cummingsburg, Georgetown Classification: Commercial Period/ Year Built: Mid-20th century Historical Background / Description: The Georgetown Club, located
Colgrain House
Location: North Cummingsburg, Georgetown Classification: Governmental Period/ Year Built: Late 19th century Historical Background / Description: Colgrain House is
Moray House
Location: Cummingsburg, Georgetown Classification: Community Period/ Year Built: 19th century Historical Background / Description: Moray House, a 19th century
Cara Lodge
Location: South Cummingsburg, Georgetown Classification: Residential Period/ Year Built: Circa 1840 Historical Background / Description: Cara Lodge is located
Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest)
Location: South Cummingsburg, Georgetown Classification: Governmental Period/ Year Built: 20th century Historical Background / Description: The Guyana Office for
Bedford Methodist Church
Location: Lacytown, Georgetown Classification: Religious Period/ Year Built: 1869 Historical Background / Description: Bedford Methodist Church is located on
Indian Arrival Monument
Location: Bourda (Merriman’s Mall) Georgetown Classification: Commemorative Monument Period/ Year Built: 1997 Historical Background / Description: The Indian Arrival
St. Rose’s High School
Location: South Cummingsburg, Georgetown Classification: Educational Period/ Year Built: Established 1867 Historical Background / Description: St. Rose’s High School
Queenstown Masjid
Location: Queenstown, Georgetown Classification: Religious Period/ Year Built: Current Masjid construction started 2007 (not completed) Historical Background / Description:
Bourda Cricket Ground
Location: Queenstown, Georgetown Classification: Recreational Period/ Year Built: 1885 Historical Background / Description: Bourda Cricket Ground is the home
Sharples House
Location: Queenstown, Georgetown Classification: Commercial Period/ Year Built: Circa 1907 Historical Background / Description: Sharples House, located on Forshaw
Patrick Dargan’s House
Location: Bourda, Georgetown Classification: Governmental Period/ Year Built: Circa 1880s Historical Background / Description: Patrick Dargan’s House commonly known
Kitty Market
Location: Kitty, Georgetown Classification: Community Period/ Year Built: 1925 Historical Background / Description: The Kitty Market, located at the
St. James-the Less, Anglican Church
Location: Kitty, Georgetown Classification: Religious Period/ Year Built: Established 1838, dedicated 1857 Historical Background / Description: St. James-the Less
University of Guyana (Turkeyen Campus)
Location: Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown Classification: Educational Period/ Year Built: Established 1963, Turkeyen Campus built 1969/1970 Historical Background / Description:
Independence Arch (Cummings Lodge)
Location: Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown Classification: Commemorative Monument Period/ Year Built: 2017 Historical Background / Description: The Independence Arch
St. John, the Baptist, Roman Catholic Church
Location: Sparendam, East Coast Demerara Classification: Religious Period/ Year Built: Consecrated 1877 Historical Background / Description: St. John, the
Plaisance Monument
Location: Plaisance, East Coast Demerara Classification: Commemorative Monument Period/ Year Built: 1966 Historical Background / Description: Plaisance is a
Hermanus Post’s Tomb
Location: Le Ressouvenir, East Coast Demerara Classification: Funerary Structure Period/ Year Built: 19th century Historical Background / Description: Hermanus
Chateau Margot Chimney
Location: Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara Classification: Engineering Structure Period/ Year Built: 1889 Historical Background / Description: The Chateau
Emancipation Monument
Location: Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara Classification: Commemorative Monument Period/ Year Built: 1996 Historical Background / Description: The freeing of