126 Brunswick Street
126 Brunswick Street, Dalhousie, New Brunswick, E8C, Canada
Formally Recognized:
2006/12/18
Other Name(s)
126 Brunswick Street
Bateman House
Maison Bateman
Links and documents
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Construction Date(s)
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2007/03/16
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
126 Brunswick Street is a medium sized three storey Tudor Revival style home on a sloping lot on Brunswick Street in Dalhousie. The Local Historic Place designation applies to the building on its footprint.
Heritage Value
126 Brunswick Street is designated a Local Historic Place because of its architect and its construction method.
126 Brunswick Street is recognized for its architecture. Designed and built by Frederick J. Bateman, Dalhousie Town Engineer during the late 1930s and into the 1940s, this building was said to be patterned after a French chateau Bateman saw during the Great War. Bateman was an expert on construction with concrete. He was responsible for the design and construction of the Dalhousie Town Hall, the concrete paving of Dalhousie's main streets and, in 1940, the planning and building of his residence at 126 Brunswick Street.
126 Brunswick Street is also recognized for its construction method. The residence is unique in Dalhousie for its construction with pre-formed concrete slabs. Exterior and interior walls, 20 to 30 cm thick, were cast in horizontal moulds and were lifted into position when cured. To support these massive walls the main floor was cast in place with railway rail re-enforcing. Even the exposed interior "wooden" support beams are of painted concrete.
Source: Restigouche Regional Museum, Dalhousie, Local Historic Place file: “126 Brunswick Street“.
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements that describe 126 Brunswick Street include:
- traditional asymmetrical Tudor Revival massing;
- gable and hipped roofs;
- unique concrete construction by Frederick J. Bateman;
- concrete interior and exterior walls;
- erected slab construction;
- concrete main floor with train rail re-enforcement;
- faux wood beams of concrete.
Recognition
Jurisdiction
New Brunswick
Recognition Authority
Local Governments (NB)
Recognition Statute
Local Historic Places Program
Recognition Type
Municipal Register of Local Historic Places
Recognition Date
2006/12/18
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
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Theme - Category and Type
- Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
- Architecture and Design
Function - Category and Type
Current
Historic
- Residence
- Single Dwelling
Architect / Designer
Frederick J. Bateman
Builder
Frederick J. Bateman
Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
Restigouche Regional Museum, Dalhousie
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
1301
Status
Published
Related Places
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