Peter Lent Hatfield House

Reason for registration

its historical associations with the prominent New York Loyalist families of Lent and Hatfield and it is an interesting, little-altered example of a 19th century Nova Scotian domestic building.

Character-defining elements

Character defining elements of Peter Lent Hatfield House relating to its Greek Revival style with Gothic Revival style elements include:

- one-and-a-half storey, wood frame structure;
- steeply pitched gable roof;
- large centre gable dormer;
- kitchen addition in the rear;
- entrance location centered beneath the dormer and its detailing in a relatively elaborate manner;
- the location of a second floor bay window above the entrance;
- the location of the oculus (round window) above the bay window within the peak of the dormer;
- double windows on either side of the entrance ;
- two inset chimneys;
- one-and-a-half storey, wood frame barn.