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Alex McKillop Homestead

87 Percy Kelly Drive, Miramichi, New Brunswick, E1V, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2007/04/30

Alex McKillop Homestead, front elevation, 2006.; City of Miramichi
Alex McKillop Homestead
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Other Name(s)

Alex McKillop Homestead
Charles Johnson Homestead
Propriété Charles Johnson
Cornelius Sullivan Homestead
Propriété Cornelius Sullivan

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Construction Date(s)

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2008/02/26

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

Alex McKillop Homestead is located on Percy Kelly Drive in the former Village of Douglastown, today the City of Miramichi. The one-storey homestead farmhouse is typical of vernacular architecture within the farming community during the mid-1800’s.

Heritage Value

Alex McKillop Homestead is designated a Local Historic Place for its architecture and for its location in the former village of Douglastown.

Alex McKillop Homestead is recognized for its architecture. Built prior to 1850, the farmhouse is a good representation of vernacular dwellings constructed during this time. This homestead is located within an area settled by Scottish immigrants during the shipbuilding era of local employer Gilmour, Rankin & Co. Alexander McKillop, cabinetmaker, immigrated to the Miramichi area in 1820 from Arran, Scotland and built this residence prior to 1850.

Source: City of Miramichi Heritage Office – Beaverbrook House – Historic Places File #07-94

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements that describe the vernacular architecture of the Alex McKillop Homestead include:
- rectangular one-storey massing;
- vertical pine plank and wooden peg construction;
- symmetrical front façade;
- centrally located dormer;
- gable roof;
- sparrow pecked sandstone block cellar walls.

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

2007/04/30

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

n/a

Theme - Category and Type

Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design
Peopling the Land
Settlement

Function - Category and Type

Current

Historic

Residence
Single Dwelling

Architect / Designer

n/a

Builder

Alex McKillop

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

City of Miramichi Heritage Office - Beaverbrook House - Historic Places File #07-94

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

1344

Status

Published

Related Places

n/a

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