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St. John's Anglican Church

8 Church Road, Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, B3Z, Canada

Formally Recognized: 1993/02/22

Front elevagtion, St. John's Anglican Church, Peggy's Cove, 2000.; HRM Planning and Development Services, Heritage Property Program, 2000.
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Other Name(s)

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Construction Date(s)

1883/01/01 to 1884/12/31

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2005/08/09

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

St. John's Anglican Church is a Gothic Revival church with a corner tower and spire and is located in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia. The designation applies to the church and the land it occupies.

Heritage Value

St. John's Anglican Church is valued for its importance to the people of Peggy’s Cove as the only religious centre in the community. The church has been involved with all aspects of residents’ lives, from birth to death. The timber was brought from across the bay and built by a Mahone Bay resident.

Architecturally, St. John's Anglican Church is valued for its Gothic Revival architecture and its uniquely situated corner tower and spire. The tower has buttressed corners. The church features vertical board and batten wood cladding and a steeply pitched gable roof. St. John's Anglican Church has an additive form with small projections from the gable roof structure. The style and function of the building are unique in the community, as it is the only church.

Source: HRM Heritage Property File 8 Church Road, St. John's Anglican Church, found at HRM Planning and Development Services, Heritage Property Program, 6960 Mumford Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements of St. John's Anglican Church relate to its Gothic Revival style and include:

- tower with buttressed corners;
- corner tower with spire;
- additive form with small projections from the gable roof structure;
- vertical board and batten wood cladding;
- steep pitch gable roof.

Recognition

Jurisdiction

Nova Scotia

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (NS)

Recognition Statute

Heritage Property Act

Recognition Type

Municipally Registered Property

Recognition Date

1993/02/22

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

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Theme - Category and Type

Building Social and Community Life
Religious Institutions

Function - Category and Type

Current

Religion, Ritual and Funeral
Religious Facility or Place of Worship

Historic

Architect / Designer

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Builder

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Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

HRM Planning and Development Services, 6960, Mumford Road, Halifax, NS B3L 4P1

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

23MNS0008

Status

Published

Related Places

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