Mitchell Island Union Church
2645 Point Edward Highway, Point Edward, Nouvelle-Écosse, B2A, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2007/09/18
Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2008/04/03
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Mitchell Island Union Church is located on the southwest shore of the northwest arm of Sydney Harbour, in Point Edward, Nova Scotia. It is a small white church located by the side of the road, on a small island that is connected to the mainland by a road. The Cape Breton Regional Municipality designated the church, graveyard and land a municipal heritage property.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Mitchell Island Church is valued for its role in the community, for its simple architecture, and for its associations with the history of the area.
The church was constructed circa 1866 to support the religious activities of the several small communities in the area. Although a preacher of any denomination could use the church, it was a "preaching station" for the North Sydney Calvary Baptist Church and services were held every second Sunday afternoon and annual harvest services. The church can seat eighty people. It is a simple wooden structure, consisting of one main room and two small vestibule areas, which currently serve as furnace and coat rooms. Presently the church is used only for weddings and funerals.
The building is located on a small island that is named after a sailor who washed ashore here and who is buried in the graveyard. Currently the island is experiencing an erosion problem which is affecting the future of the site.
Source: Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Municipal Heritage Files, Mitchell Island Church
Éléments caractéristiques
Character-defining elements of the Mitchell Island Church include:
- simple form and massing;
- central tower;
- gable roof;
- location on an island;
- wooden main door;
- cemetery with historical markers surrounding church;
- low-lying fence enclosing family plot within cemetery.
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
2007/09/18
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- Les institutions religieuses
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Site funéraire, cimetière ou enclos
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
CBRM Heritage Property Files 320 Esplanade, Sydney
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
07MNS2255
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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