Cardigan Craft Centre
358 Shore Road, Cardigan, Île-du-Prince-Édouard, C0A, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2008/12/09
Autre nom(s)
Cardigan Craft Centre
Former Cardigan Railway Station
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1874/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2008/12/18
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
This former railway station has been moved from its original location. The one-storey wooden shingled building has a gable roof with wide eaves supported by large brackets. A bay window facing north contains its original windows.
Valeur patrimoniale
The building is valued as an example of a former railway station in the province and for its contribution to the community of Cardigan.
The railway began being constructed in PEI in 1871. This station was completed in 1874 and Cardigan was part of the original line. It was originally located closer to the tracks (now part of the Confederation Trail system) southwest of its present location. The site then also had adjacent freight sheds.
The station closed in 1972 and was sold to John Doucette. In 1975, it was purchased by the Cardigan Craft Guild who moved the building and began operating a craft showroom and tea house. A new foundation was put under the building and some windows were changed. The interior still retains the intact waiting room and ticket office with their original woodwork.
Today, the building is home to the Cardigan Craft Centre and Olde Station Tea Room and is open annually to the public from early June until early October.
Source: Culture and Heritage Division, PEI Department of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
File #: 4310-20/TR8
Éléments caractéristiques
The heritage value of the building is shown in the following character-defining elements:
- the one-storey wood frame construction
- the wood shingle cladding
- the gable roof with wide eaves
- the large support brackets
- the brick chimney
- the bay window
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Autorité de reconnaissance
Province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Loi habilitante
Heritage Places Protection Act
Type de reconnaissance
Endroit historique inscrit au répertoire
Date de reconnaissance
2008/12/09
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Communications et transport
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Industrie
- Centre de production d'artisanat
Historique
- Transport ferroviaire
- Gare ou autre installation ferroviaire
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Culture and Heritage Division, PEI Department of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
File #: 4310-20/TR8
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
4310-20/TR8
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o