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Petite école

276 St-Pierre-Ouest Boulevard, Caraquet, New Brunswick, E1W, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2006/11/01

Photo of "Petite école" (formerly Pointe-Rocheuse School) taken in 2006.; Fidèle Thériault
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Other Name(s)

Petite école
Pointe-Rocheuse School
École Pointe-Rocheuse

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Construction Date(s)

1935/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2007/08/30

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

Petite école is a rectangular one-storey building in clapboard siding with an east-facing front façade. It is located on the south side of St-Pierre-Ouest Boulevard in Caraquet.

Heritage Value

Petite école is designated a Local Historic Place for its age, for its historic educational function in the community and for its architecture.

Petite école is recognized for being the oldest school with two divisions still standing in Caraquet. Grades 1 to 8 were taught there, and when it closed as a public school in 1967, Grades 1 through 5 were offered. It subsequently housed the municipal library and was then used for public education courses.

Petite école is also recognized for its architecture. Built in 1935 from the plans of notable Caraquet architect Nazaire Dugas, it replaced an older school that had stood on the same site. His style is reflected in the building’s rectangular shape, hipped gable roof and two-room interior layout. It has been restored to its original appearance.

Source: Caraquet Town Hall, Historic Places files, “La petite école”

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements that describe Petite école include:
- one-storey rectangular massing;
- façade with its central entrance with two wide windows;
- stone foundation;
- gable roof with hipped ends;
- clapboard cladding;
- proportional arrangement of the doors and windows;
- interior layout.

Recognition

Jurisdiction

New Brunswick

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (NB)

Recognition Statute

Local Historic Places Program

Recognition Type

Municipal Register of Local Historic Places

Recognition Date

2006/11/01

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

1935/01/01 to 1967/01/01

Theme - Category and Type

Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Learning and the Arts
Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design

Function - Category and Type

Current

Historic

Education
Special or Training School
Leisure
Library
Education
Composite School

Architect / Designer

Nazaire Dugas

Builder

n/a

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

Caraquet Town Hall, Caraquet, NB

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

982

Status

Published

Related Places

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