Description of Historic Place

The John Quinton Limited Shop is a combination of a wooden, two- storey Biscuit Box house and a wooden, two storey steep gable house. Located in Red Cliffe, NL, the designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

Heritage Value

The John Quinton Limited Shop has been designated a Registered Heritage Structure because it has aesthetic value.

The John Quinton Limited Shop is aesthetically valuable because it is a good example of the reuse of a building for purposes other than which it was constructed. Originally a steep gable roofed residence, a biscuit box like addition was added to the front facade when the structure was used as a shop. This recycling of buildings was a common trait in outport communities where building materials were not always easily assessable.
Source: Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador property designation file M-046-001, Red Cliffe - John Quinton Limited

Character-Defining Elements

All elements that define the buidling's simple vernacular design including:
-combination flat and steep gable roof;
-return on rear eave;
-number of storeys;
-narrow clapboard;
-corner boards;
-window size, style, trim and placement;
-size, style, trim and placement of exterior doors;
-shelf running above door and windows on first storey;
-size and style of steps on front facade;
-chimney style and placement;
-wood post foundation;
-original scale and massing of additions; and,
-dimension, location and orientation of building.