Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
William Black Memorial United Church
Glen Margaret, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- church
- Year built
- 1821
- Decade built
- 1820-1829
- Notice of registration date
- 7 March 1994
- Civic address
- 10515 Peggy's Cove Road
- Community
- Glen Margaret
- County
- Halifax
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 44.58637, -63.91532
- File number
- Prov_file_183
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesRoe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet ArchiveDavid Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford LibrariesRoe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet Archive
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1878 map "Lunenburg Co., N.S." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1878 · Lunenburg Co., N.S. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Kings, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (Roe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet Archive)
- 1879 · County of Halifax, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Hants, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (Roe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet Archive)
The Province of Nova Scotia's Registered Heritage Properties dataset ↗
The Province's registration record
Reason for registration
its construction date of 1821 makes it the oldest known surviving Methodist Church in Nova Scotia whose exterior is largely unaltered.
Character-defining elements
Character-defining elements of William Black Memorial United Church include:
- wood-frame construction;
- gable roof;
- bell tower, accommodating an entrance porch;
- wooden nine-over-six windows;
- square window with stained glass in the gable peak of the rear elevation;
- wood shingle cladding;
- Neo-classical style cornerboards;
- black painted trim around windows and door;
- wooden front door;
- location overlooking St. Margaret's Bay;
- cemetery surrounding church, including historic grave markers.