Petite école
276 St-Pierre-Ouest Boulevard, Caraquet, New Brunswick, E1W, Canada
Formally Recognized:
2006/11/01
Other Name(s)
Petite école
Pointe-Rocheuse School
École Pointe-Rocheuse
Links and documents
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Construction Date(s)
1935/01/01
Listed on the Canadian Register:
2007/08/30
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
Petite école is a rectangular one-storey building in clapboard siding with an east-facing front façade. It is located on the south side of St-Pierre-Ouest Boulevard in Caraquet.
Heritage Value
Petite école is designated a Local Historic Place for its age, for its historic educational function in the community and for its architecture.
Petite école is recognized for being the oldest school with two divisions still standing in Caraquet. Grades 1 to 8 were taught there, and when it closed as a public school in 1967, Grades 1 through 5 were offered. It subsequently housed the municipal library and was then used for public education courses.
Petite école is also recognized for its architecture. Built in 1935 from the plans of notable Caraquet architect Nazaire Dugas, it replaced an older school that had stood on the same site. His style is reflected in the building’s rectangular shape, hipped gable roof and two-room interior layout. It has been restored to its original appearance.
Source: Caraquet Town Hall, Historic Places files, “La petite école”
Character-Defining Elements
The character-defining elements that describe Petite école include:
- one-storey rectangular massing;
- façade with its central entrance with two wide windows;
- stone foundation;
- gable roof with hipped ends;
- clapboard cladding;
- proportional arrangement of the doors and windows;
- interior layout.
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
2006/11/01
Historical Information
Significant Date(s)
1935/01/01 to 1967/01/01
Theme - Category and Type
- Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
- Learning and the Arts
- Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
- Architecture and Design
Function - Category and Type
Current
Historic
- Education
- Special or Training School
- Leisure
- Library
- Education
- Composite School
Architect / Designer
Nazaire Dugas
Builder
n/a
Additional Information
Location of Supporting Documentation
Caraquet Town Hall, Caraquet, NB
Cross-Reference to Collection
Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier
982
Status
Published
Related Places
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