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McGill Office Building

10 John Street, Shelburne, Nouvelle-Écosse, B0T, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1987/01/01

Looking south down Dock Street, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 2007.; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.
Looking south down Dock Street
Front elevation, McGill Office Building, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 2007.
; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.
Front elevation, McGill Office Building
West elevation, McGill Office Building, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 2007.
; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.
West elevation, McGill Office Building

Autre nom(s)

McGill Office Building
Joseph McGill Shipbuilding and Transportation Company Office

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1857/01/01 à 1857/12/31

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2007/06/14

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The McGill Office Building is a two-and-one-half storey, Greek Revival style, wood frame structure. Built in 1857, the office is the only surviving structure of a number of buildings associated with the Joseph McGill Shipbuilding and Transportation Company. The Office is located on Dock Street, in Shelburne Nova Scotia surrounded by other heritage structures. Both the building and property are included in the municipal designation.

Valeur patrimoniale

The McGill Office Building is valued as the single surviving structure of a number of buildings associated with the shipbuilding firms of Joseph McGill and John Etherington.

Shipbuilding was a major industry in Nova Scotia and vital to the economies of many communities, and this particular building is representative of that well-known period in Nova Scotian history known as the “Golden Age of Sail.” Built in 1857, the office was part of the Joseph McGill Shipbuilding and Transportation Company, which included several other buildings. The office was accompanied by a barn, and two shed buildings which were all located on the corner of Dock and John Streets. The blacksmith building, galvanizing building and stone house were located on the wharf that was located directly across the street.

The McGill Office Building is also valued for its mainly unaltered condition, as it is essential in maintaining the historic character of Dock Street. Its location on Dock Street, across from the harbour where Shelburne’s two biggest industries of fishing and shipbuilding took place, is integral to its history, purpose and value.

More recently, Dock Street became known as the location of two major films: “Mary Silliman's War,” based on a true story depicting Fairfield, Connecticut during the American Revolution, and “"A"- The Scarlet Letter,” based on a novel depicting Puritan New England in the mid 1600s.

Source: Town of Shelburne, Heritage Property files, no. 5, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

Éléments caractéristiques

Character-defining elements of the McGill Office Building relating to its Greek Revival style elements include:

- two-and-one-half storey construction;
- gable roof;
- transom window above main door;
- symmetrical three bay façade;
- wood shingle cladding;
- six-over-six wood sash windows on second storey;
- wide return eaves;
- deep fascia board and corner boards;
- location on Dock Street close to Shelburne Harbour and several other heritage properties.

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

1987/01/01

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

Commerce / Services commerciaux
Établissement de restauration ou de débit de boissons
Résidence
Logement unifamilial

Historique

Transport maritime
Installation portuaire

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

s/o

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

Town of Shelburne Office, Water Street, PO Box 670, Shelburne, NS, B0T 1W0.

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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

51MNS0005

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

s/o

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