Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
Stonehouse
Gulf Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- residence
- Year built
- 1833
- Decade built
- 1830-1839
- Builder
- John Lorrain
- Cultural association
- Scottish, Gaelic
- Notice of registration date
- 7 February 1990
- Civic address
- 2627 Gulf Shore Road
- Community
- Gulf Shore
- County
- Cumberland
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 45.87508, -63.52297
- File number
- Prov_file_112
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1878 map "Pictou Co., N.S." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1878 · Pictou Co., N.S. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Cumberland, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · Counties of Queens and Kings, Prince Edward Island (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime… (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Colchester, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Pictou, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
The Province of Nova Scotia's Registered Heritage Properties dataset ↗
The Province's registration record
Reason for registration
it is the last remaining stonehouse in Cumberland County and because it has been so faithfully restored as one of the finest examples of the Scottish stonemason's craft in Nova Scotia.
Character-defining elements
Character-defining elements of Stone House, incorporating those typical of tradition Scottish craftsmanship, include:
- one and a half storey stone construction;
- stone foundation;
- steeply pitched gable roof;
- two large end chimneys;
- two dormers in the front and one dormer in the rear;
- two outbuildings of wood construction.
Character-defining elements of the wooden addition to Stone House include:
- one and a half storey wood construction;
- steeply pitched gable roof;
- one large end chimney;
- two dormers in the rear.