Civic Building
4030 Eastern Ave, Parrsboro, Nouvelle-Écosse, B0N, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1987/09/28
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2007/03/14
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Civic Building is a large building of wooden construction, prominently located at the main intersection of the town of Parrsboro, and has retained its original historic character despite its many renovations and additions over the years. Originally a church rectory, the building also housed the local Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) attachment before becoming the Town Office. The municipal heritage designation applies to the building and the land it occupies.
Valeur patrimoniale
The value of the Civic Building lies in its illustration of public structures in the town of Parrsboro and as a building that has retained most of its architectural integrity. It displays a combination of Picturesque and Modified Gothic designs, and illustrates the construction methods used in mid-nineteenth century architecture with its intersecting gable roofs, gothic dormers and bay windows.
Believed to have been built by Rev. William B. King and his congregation in 1858, the building has played an integral role in the cultural and spiritual development of the community as well as the continuity of local government. The building was first used as a church rectory for St. George’s Anglican Church (1858 - 1937) clergy, then as an RCMP office and housed living quarters for their personnel. It became Parrsboro’s Town Office in 1952.
Source: Town Office, Town of Parrsboro, Heritage Property Site Inventory Forms, Book # 1, ID # 25214503
Éléments caractéristiques
Character defining elements of the Civic Building include:
- two storey wood construction with intersecting gable roofs
- three inset chimneys;
- Gothic dormers;
- gabled dormers framing Gothic style windows;
- bay window and projecting bay on main façade;
- hip-roofed porch and dormers on Eastern Avenue façade;
- labelled mouldings on windows and door;
- complementary renovations, including two-storey ell;
- prominent location of the place at a main intersection.
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
1987/09/28
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Gouverner le Canada
- Les institutions gouvernementales
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Gouvernement
- Hôtel de ville
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Town Office,
Town of Parrsboro,
PO Box 400,
Parrsboro, NS B0M 1S0
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
14MNS0035
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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