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Gaudet Lodge

197 Dalton Avenue, Tignish, Prince Edward Island, C0B, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2001/08/03

Showing hipped gable roof, verandahs, and shingle styles; West Prince Acadian History Committee
Side Elevation of Gaudet Lodge
First Acadian Lieut. Governor of PEI; Province of PEI
Joseph A. Bernard
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Other Name(s)

Gaudet Lodge
Patrick C. Murphy House

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Construction Date(s)

1896/01/01 to 1901/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2004/11/19

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

Gaudet Lodge is a two and one half storey house with Cottage and Queen Anne Revival style elements. It is located in the village of Tignish, PEI on a spacious treed lot. The registration includes the footprint of the building.

Heritage Value

The building is significant because of its association with the famous Island architect, William Critchlow Harris (1854-1913). It is one of the few surviving residences designed by Harris. This house was built sometime after the 1896 Great Fire of Tignish for Senator and Dr. Patrick Charles Murphy. In 1927, it was the home of Joseph A. Bernard, the first Acadian Lt. Governor of PEI (1945-1950). By the late 1950s, it was owned by Camille Gaudet and became a rooming house and restaurant. Today, it remains remarkably intact except for the addition of an annex behind the house which was added in 1976-77.

Source: PEI Heritage Advisory Committee Files

Character-Defining Elements

The heritage value of Gaudet's Lodge is shown in the following Cottage Style elements:
- the hipped gable roof with central chimney
- the large dormers on the side elevations
- the semi-enclosed verandah on the front elevation
- the smaller verandah and porch on the side elevation
- the size, style, and placement of the windows and doors
- the decorative bargeboards
- the alternating shingle shapes between the various storeys (a Queen Anne Revival element)

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Prince Edward Island

Recognition Authority

Province of Prince Edward Island

Recognition Statute

Heritage Places Protection Act

Recognition Type

Registered Historic Place

Recognition Date

2001/08/03

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

n/a

Theme - Category and Type

Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design

Function - Category and Type

Current

Historic

Residence
Single Dwelling

Architect / Designer

William C. Harris

Builder

n/a

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

Located in the Culture and Heritage Division, PEI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 File #: 4310-20/G1

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

4310-20/G1

Status

Published

Related Places

n/a

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