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Walls House

168 Main Street, Blackville, New Brunswick, E9B, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2008/06/12

View looking north, front and side elevations, 2008; Village of Blackville
Walls House
Front and side elevations of the back kitchen, looking north, 2008; Village of Blackville
Walls House - back kitchen
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Other Name(s)

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Construction Date(s)

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2008/07/08

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

The Walls House, a two-storey vernacular Classic Revival farmhouse, built circa the turn of the 20th century, is located on the east side of Main Street in the northern end of the Village of Blackville. It is situated within unusually close proximity to the road. The designation also includes the grounds and the "outside kitchen" building.

Heritage Value

The Walls House is designated a Local Historic Place for its association with Charles Walls, a farmer and mill worker who was a descendant of a longstanding name in the Village of Blackville. Charles raised his family here. The residence and family possessions of the home were conveyed to the Blackville Parish Library and Historical Society Inc. in 1986.

The Walls House is a good example of Classic Revival vernacular residential architecture from the turn of the 20th century. The residence remains integral to its original construction, situated at road's edge and is a reminder of days of horse and wagon roads. It is surrounded by a fallow field. It currently functions seasonally as a community library and museum. Its interior offers a fine example of typical family-life in rural New Brunswick.

The "outside kitchen" or "back kitchen", repositioned from its original site, was seasonally used during warm summer days to prepare the home's food and harvest while avoiding uncomfortable conditions and thus denotes a bygone era.

Source: Village of Blackville, Village Office, Site File #08-05

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements relating to the Classic Revival vernacular architecture of the Walls House include:
- typical two-storey L-shaped massing;
- medium pitched gable roof;
- clad in wooden clapboards with narrow corner boards;
- double window shed dormer on side ell;
- wide eaves;
- rectangular 2/2 windows with simple entablatures;
- veranda spanning the front façade with squared supporting posts and low baluster rail.

The character-defining elements relating to the location of the Walls House include:
- its placement relative to road's edge;
- located within a fallow field.

The character-defining elements of the outside kitchen include:
- rectangular form and massing;
- clad in wooden shingles;
- narrow eaves and corner boards.

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

2008/06/12

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design

Function - Category and Type

Current

Leisure
Museum
Leisure
Library

Historic

Residence
Single Dwelling

Architect / Designer

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Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

Village of Blackville, Village Office, Site File #08-05

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

1582

Status

Published

Related Places

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