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Orwell School

RR #2 Vernon, Orwell, Île-du-Prince-Édouard, C0A, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 2005/12/15

Showing side elevation; Province of PEI, Brian Simpson, 2005
Orwell School
Showing interior of school; Province of PEI, Brian Simpson, 2005
Orwell School
Showing detail of quatrefoil window; Province of PEI, Brian Simpson, 2005
Orwell School

Autre nom(s)

s/o

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1895/01/01

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2006/02/06

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The Orwell School is a well preserved rural one room schoolhouse located in the Orwell Corner Historic Village. Constructed by local artisans in 1895, it has a wood frame, shingle cladding, and a gable roof. The designation includes the footprint of the building, it does not include the building's interior.

Valeur patrimoniale

The Orwell School is valued as a well preserved representation of rural school architecture in 19th Century Prince Edward Island. Constructed in 1895, the school replaced several that had been in the area since the first crude log structure in 1825. It operated until 1969 when school consolidation forced it to close. The building was later rejuvenated to mark the 1973 centennial of Prince Edward Island in Canadian Confederation when it opened as part of the Orwell Corner Historic Village - one of the sites of the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation.

Source: PEI Heritage Advisory Committee Files

Éléments caractéristiques

The following character-defining elements illustrate the heritage value of the schoolhouse:

- the overall massing and shape of the building with its wood frame and wood shingle cladding
- the gable roof with simple trim mouldings
- the decorative Gothic quatrefoil window in the upper gable end of the building
- the placement and style of the six over six single sash windows throughout the exterior
- the placement of the brick chimney
- the placement and style of the side entrance door
- the location and style of the sign on the gable end of the building

Other character-defining elements include:
- the location of the building as part of the Orwell Corner Historic Village

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 désigné

Date de reconnaissance

2005/12/15

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
L'architecture et l'aménagement

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Loisirs
Site historique ou d'interprétation

Historique

Éducation
École à classe unique

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

s/o

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Located in the Culture and Heritage Division, PEI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 File #: 4320-20/O1

Réfère à une collection

Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

4320-20/O1

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

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