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Dockyard Terrace

General view of the Dockyard Terrace, showing the elegant, symmetrical façade distinguished by a central pediment, framed by giant pilasters, set upon a high basement, 1986. : Department of National Defence / Ministère de la Défense nationale, 1986.
  • Rear view of the Dockyard Terrace, showing the building’s simple two-storey form and wide tripartite, rectangular massing with a gable roof, rear dormers and chimneys, 1986. : Department of National Defence / Ministère de la Défense nationale, 1986.
  • Interior view of the Dockyard Terrace, showing the decorative fireplace mantels. : Parks Canada Agency / Agence Parcs Canada.

Description of Historic Place

Set on a sloping site in a landscaped park, the Dockyard Terrace, also known as Buildings 77, 78, and 79, stands within Her Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) Dockyard in Halifax, part of the Halifax Dockyard National Historic Site of Canada. An elegant, gable-roofed two-storey structure, it is distinguished by a symmetrical, tripartite façade clad in vinyl siding intended to recall its original wood construction. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

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Buildings 77, 78 and 79 HMC Dockyard Terrace
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Also called: Bâtiments 77, 78 et 79, Buildings 77, 78 and 79

Construction Date 1815

 

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