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This
page is a Picture tour of
Older
Houses that are still standing in
Summerville Hants County
Nova
Scotia
This
is my small effort to help preserve the
History
of Summerville
All the houses shown are at least 100 Years Old and most are still occupied
A special note.
This
page could not have been written without the help of our local historian
and genealogists Ted Sanford Many thanks to
Ted and all his hard work researching these houses.
If you can get a copy of his book "A Land
History of Summerville" it make for some very interesting reading.
Also note that all the pictures
on this page are public domain and may be used by anyone for any purpose.
I have larger copies of these
pictures and if you would like one please contact me.
This
page was last updated on Feb 5, 2017
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It was built around 1835 |
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They rise and fall almost 50 ft at Summerville. There are two Great Spots to View these tides and both are FREE and as we all know FREE IS GOOD
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This was the site of the Armstrong Shipyard and the Government Wharf When this rock was half uncovered it was considered safe to sail from the wharf |
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Today Summerville is a quite
community on the
banks of the Avon River but
it has a very
interesting past.
It was originally founded
in 1784 by Captain John Grant,
a United Empire Loyalists.
It was one of the major shipbuilding
centers on the
Minas Shore and a important
gypsum producer.
It had two very active wharfs
which the remains of are still visible.
At it's height it was the major
employer in the area.
For
a brief history of Summerville click here and
to
view Summerville as it used to be
I have a request to make.
If anyone viewing this page
has any old pictures of Summerville
I would love to have a copy
of them.
I am working on a History Page
of Summerville and would like to add
some pictures of Summerville
the way it used to be.
Thanks
You can E Mail them to me at
John
MacDonald
How to find Summerville N.S.
Summerville is located along
the eastern shore of the beautiful Avon River
on Nova Scotia's Glooscap Trail,
highway 215
I realize that this web page
is about the Old Houses of Summerville
but two of our ladies have just
received a great honor.
I thought I would share it with
you.
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Dr. Arthur Hines Elementary School for the past 6 years. Her dedicated work has earned her the recognition she so rightly deserves and has received The Golden Jubilee Metal |
Photo compliments of "The Regional MAGAZINE" |
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as a Way Station. It was attached to the Avon Emporium in recent years |
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Joseph Marsters in 1881 |
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and was built in 1883. It now houses the Summerville Fire dept. |
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Thomas about 1870 |
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exact date it was built is unknown |
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The Avon Emporium and the Shipwright
Inn
This part of the building was built in 1869 |
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a Baptist minister in 1862 This house was moved about 500 ft to it's present location in 1956 |
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It was built about 1892. It now is the new home of the Riverwind Gallery
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"the Bungalow" It was built by Everett Lake and was moved to this location from Lower Summerville around 1920. |
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Read the interesting history of Capt. Thomas Card |
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This house is presently under reconstruction by Casimer and Doris Hagmann |
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but could have been built around 1877 |
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The local post office was run from this house for 40 years by Lewis and Winnie Crossley. They retired a few years ago and the post office was moved to the Avon Emporium |
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This property and the Mosher property below were sold two day apart. This one on November 10 1873 and the Mosher property on November 8 1873. It's interesting that this was a Saturday and a Monday Both were bought from Daniel Marsters. Both houses have had many changes made to them over the years. |
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This property was also bought from Daniel Marsters |
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Lower Summerville
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The exact year of construction is unknown. |
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standing in Summerville and was built by Benjamin Burgess around 1835 |
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renovations in the past few years. |
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If
you have any comments or would like something added to this web page
please
contact me at john@summervillens.ca
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