Churchfield Barracks
2046 - 2068 Brunswick Street, Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse, B3K, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1982/02/03
Autre nom(s)
Churchfield Barracks
Twelve Apostles
New Military Barracks
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1903/01/01 à 1903/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2006/01/03
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Churchfield Barracks is a twelve unit one-and-a-half storey brick row house in the Gothic Revival style, on Brunswick Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. These buildings were built by the British Army in 1903. They became known as the Churchfield Barracks as the garrison church was located nearby. The municipal heritage designation applies to the building and the lot they occupy.
Valeur patrimoniale
Churchfield Barracks are valued for their association with the British Army in Halifax at the turn of the twentieth century. These residential buildings were built by the British as barracks and were completed in 1903. At one time the army garrison church was located where Trinity Church now stands and the barracks became locally known as the ‘Churchfield Barracks.’ They were first listed in the Halifax City Directory in 1902 as the "New Military Barracks" on the garrison chapel grounds. They are also locally known as the Twelve Apostles.
Architecturally, Churchfield Barracks valued as a good example Gothic Revival style and is unique within Nova Scotia. The units feature steeply pitched gabled roofs with covered porch entrances that provide shelter and easy run off of rain and snow. Each unit features a gabled Gothic style dormer and an enclosed porch with a small window. As well each unit has a segmental window on the first storey with radiating voussoir and sandstone window sill. This twelve unit row house provides a tangible link with the city’s significant military past.
Source: Heritage Property File: 2046 - 2068 Brunswick Street, Churchfield Barracks
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of Churchfield Barracks related to its Gothic Revival style and original use as military housing and include:
- unified form and appearance of the 12 units;
- red brick construction and brick decorative detail;
- Gothic gable dormers;
- symmetrically spaced gables;
- chimney pots;
- matching enclosed porches;
- slight arch on windows;
- string course separating first and second storeys;
- sandstone window sills;
- rear exterior cupboards on each unit that could be accessed from inside – used to deliver groceries.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Nouvelle-Écosse
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (N.-É.)
Loi habilitante
Heritage Property Act
Type de reconnaissance
Bien inscrit au répertoire municipal
Date de reconnaissance
1982/02/03
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Un territoire à peupler
- Les établissements
- Gouverner le Canada
- L'histoire militaire et la défense
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Résidence
- Édifice à logements multiples
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
HRM Planning and Development Services, 6960 Mumford Road, Halifax, NS B3L 4P1
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
23MNS0057
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o