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371 Granville Street East

371 Granville Street East, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, B0S, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2000/11/08

Front and side elevation, 371 Granville Street East, Bridgetown, NS, 2007.; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.
Front and Side Elevations
Pedimented portico, 371 Granville Street East, Bridgetown, NS, 2007.; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.
Pedimented Portico Detail
Front elevation, 371 Granville Street East, Bridgetown, NS, circa 1890.; Courtesy of the Bridgetown and Area Historical Society.
Front Elevation circa. 1890

Other Name(s)

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Links and documents

Construction Date(s)

1835/01/01 to 1835/12/31

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2007/09/28

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

371 Granville Street East is a one-and-a-half-storey wooden home set back from the road at the east end of Granville Street, which is the old highway that runs east-west through the Town of Bridgetown, Nova Scotia. The property and the building are included in the designation.

Heritage Value

The property at 371 Granville Street East is valued as one of the grander examples of the vernacular tradition in Bridgetown.

William Handley Chipman, a farmer, built this house in 1835 on one of the original farm-grant lots at the east end of town. As an example of the vernacular tradition in Bridgetown, it marks the earliest chapter in the town's built heritage.

From the twin chimneys down to the front steps, the front elevation of this home conveys a stately appearance. The five-bay symmetrical façade has a distinctive doorway, covered with a pedimented portico and framed with sidelights and a transom window. The medium-pitched end-gable roof adds grandeur to an otherwise simple design, with its three pedimented dormers, originally housing six-over-six windows.

The return eaves and pilasters add decorative relief and break up the massing of this simply configured home that gains in stature by being set well back from the road on a large town block. Its placement and its long east-west axis distinguish it from many neighbouring homes that are set closer to the street and are generally taller and of narrower or more square proportions.

Source: Heritage Property file no. 3, Town of Bridgetown, NS

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements of 371 Granville Street East include:

- medium-pitched end-gable roof with return eaves;
- size and massing;
- wood framed and cladding;
- three pedimented dormers;
- five-bay symmetrical façade with pedimented portico;
- sidelights and transom at the central doorway;
- two one-quarter insert chimneys;
- location of the property on one of the original farm-grant lots.

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Nova Scotia

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (NS)

Recognition Statute

Heritage Property Act

Recognition Type

Municipally Registered Property

Recognition Date

2000/11/08

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

n/a

Theme - Category and Type

Developing Economies
Trade and Commerce
Developing Economies
Communications and Transportation

Function - Category and Type

Current

Residence
Single Dwelling

Historic

Architect / Designer

n/a

Builder

William Handley Chipman

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

Heritage Property file no. 3, Town of Bridgetown, 371 Granville Street, Bridgetown, NS.

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

03MNS0003

Status

Published

Related Places

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