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Shelburne County Museum

20 Dock Street, Shelburne, Nouvelle-Écosse, B0W, Canada

Reconnu formellement en: 1989/06/16

Shelburne County Museum main entrance, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 2007.
; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.
Main entrance
Dock Street streetscape, Shelburne County Museum, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 2007.; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.
Dock Street view
Front elevation, Shelburne County Museum, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 2007.

; Heritage Division, NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, 2007.
Front elevation

Autre nom(s)

Nairn House
Shelburne County Museum

Liens et documents

Date(s) de construction

1784/01/01 à 1784/12/31

Inscrit au répertoire canadien: 2007/06/18

Énoncé d'importance

Description du lieu patrimonial

The Shelburne County Museum is located on the north-east corner of Maiden Lane and Dock Street. The original house was built in 1784, with later additions on the north elevation and to the rear. The building and property are included in the municipal designation.

Valeur patrimoniale

The Shelburne County Museum is valued for its historical association with craftsman, David Nairn, its architecture and its contribution to the streetscape along Shelburne’s historic Dock Street.

The Shelburne County Museum was built by David Nairn in 1784. Nairn was a cooper from Fifeshire, Scotland. The house was later owned by Thomas and Agnes (Muir) Johnson. Thomas was a shipbuilder.

This building currently houses the Shelburne County Museum and is a resource centre for information on local history, including articles belonging to those who previously lived there, including the inventory of David Nairn's estate, among other things.

The Shelburne County Museum is a two-and-a-half storey wood frame building. It has a steeply pitched gable roof, clapboard siding, low granite foundation and a symmetrical five-bay front façade. Decorative elements include narrow cornerboards and a transom over the front door. There have been later additions added to the rear and north side.

The house sits very close to the street and affords an excellent view of the Shelburne Harbour.

Source: Town of Shelburne, Heritage file, no. 21, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

Éléments caractéristiques

Character-defining elements of the Shelburne County Museum relating to its New England Colonial style include:
- two-and-a-half storey wood construction;
- very steeply pitched gable roof;
- clapboard siding;
- low granite foundation;
- symmetrical five-bay front façade;
- central chimney;
- small cornerboards;
- transom over the front door;
- six-over-six windows;
- rear and north side additions;
- prominent location on Dock Street, sited close to the streetline and facing the harbour.

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

1989/06/16

Données sur l'histoire

Date(s) importantes

s/o

Thème - catégorie et type

Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
L'architecture et l'aménagement
Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
L'organisation communautaire

Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction

Actuelle

Loisirs
Musée

Historique

Résidence
Logement unifamilial

Architecte / Concepteur

s/o

Constructeur

s/o

Informations supplémentaires

Emplacement de la documentation

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

Réfère à une collection

Identificateur féd./prov./terr.

51MNS0021

Statut

Édité

Inscriptions associées

s/o

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