Ryan Premises National Historic Site
Ryan Premises
A cluster of white buildings belonging to a 19th-century salt cod trading firm on the Bonavista harbour, telling the story of Newfoundland's five-hundred-year fishing history.
Ryan Premises was the complex of buildings used by the James Ryan company for its salt cod trade in Bonavista in the late 19th century, including a shop, fish stages, storehouses, and living quarters. Now operated by Parks Canada as a National Historic Site, it presents nearly 500 years of fishing history along the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador, the methods of cod processing, and the social impact of the 1992 cod moratorium. Local handicrafts are also sold here. The white wooden buildings make for photogenic scenes against the harbour. The site is typically open from June to early September, with admission around C$5. It sits on the harbour in the town of Bonavista, and there are cafés and restaurants nearby.
Opening hours
About June–early September, 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
Nearby sights
- Mockbeggar Plantation Provincial Historic Site
- Dungeon Provincial Park
- Cape Bonavista Lighthouse
- Elliston Root Cellars
- Elliston Puffin Viewing Site
- Port Union Historic District
- Skerwink Trail
- Fort Point (Admiral's Point)