Dominion Schoolhouse
6715 Seaside Drive, Dominion, Nouvelle-Écosse, B1G, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2008/01/15
Autre nom(s)
Dominion Schoolhouse
Mitchell School
Little Red School House
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1888/01/01 à 1888/12/31
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2008/04/10
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Dominion School House is located on the main thorough fare in the coastal community of Dominion, six km northwest of Glace Bay, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Its bright red colour makes it easily recognizable. Municipal designation applies to the building and land.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Dominion School House is valued for its age, historical associations, and as one of the few remaining one-room school houses in the province.
The Dominion School House was built in 1888 as Mitchell School 9 ½ (referring to the school district). The majority of students in attendance were the children of coal miners who worked for the Dominion Coal Company. During this period, industrialization in Cape Breton was on the rise and shortly after the turn of the twentieth century, Cape Breton was producing close to forty percent of Canada’s coal. As industries grew, so did the population of Dominion and the small school house became too small for its growing student body. In 1896 a new four-room school was built and the old one-room school house was closed. Since that time the building has been used for many purposes. In 1985 it was restored to its original appearance and is used as a community museum highlighting Dominion’s economic and social history.
Source: Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Municipal Heritage Files
Éléments caractéristiques
Character-defining elements of the Dominion School House relate to its original use as a school and include:
- wood frame construction;
- wood shingle cladding;
- six-over-six wooden windows with shutters;
- one-and-one-half storeys;
- gable roof;
- corner boards;
- wooden door;
- gable end facing away from road;
- white picket fence.
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
2008/01/15
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1985/01/01 à 2008/01/01
1888/01/01 à 1896/01/01
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- L'éducation et le bien-être de la société
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Loisirs
- Musée
Historique
- Éducation
- École à classe unique
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
CBRM Heritage Property Files 320 Esplanade, Sydney
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
07MNS2252
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
s/o