Barbour's General Store
A faithfully recreated 19th-century rural general store beside the Market Slip, its shelves stocked with old goods, medicines and sweets; free to visit.
Barbour's General Store was originally built around 1867 in the countryside of Sheffield, New Brunswick. In 1967, to mark Canada's centennial, it was moved to the Market Slip in Saint John and opened as a museum. The store has been restored with its original counter, post office corner and barber's chair, and displays more than two thousand vintage items such as tea, spices, patent medicines and tools. It also sells old-fashioned sweets. Open in summer only, admission is free. The store is very small and takes 15–20 minutes to see, so it's a good stop while strolling along the waterfront.
Opening hours
About Jun–Sep 10:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Market Square & Harbour Passage
- Uptown Saint John (Trinity Royal)
- Loyalist House
- Saint John City Market
- Trinity Church
- King's Square & Loyalist Burial Ground
- Imperial Theatre
- Fort Howe Lookout