Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
Yarmouth Academy
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- commercial
- Year built
- 1830
- Decade built
- 1830-1839
- Architect/designer
- James B. Dane
- Builder
- Edward Huestis
- Notice of registration date
- 24 May 1994
- Civic address
- 111-113 Main Street
- Community
- Yarmouth
- County
- Yarmouth
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 43.82836, -66.12090
- File number
- Prov_file_187
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesRoe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet ArchiveBarry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
3 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1859 map "Colton's Maine (1859)" (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1859 · Colton's Maine (1859) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1878 · Yarmouth, Shelburne counties, N.S. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Digby, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (Roe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet Archive)
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The Province's registration record
Reason for registration
it is a rare and is believed to be the earliest example in the Province of an educational building designed in the Greek Revival style, and because of its historical association with education in Yarmouth from its erection in 1832 to its sale for commercial use in 1864.
Character-defining elements
Character-defining elements of the Old Yarmouth Academy include its:
- location in the oldest area of the Town of Yarmouth;
- restored condition to reflect its original appearance;
- proximity to street.
Character-defining elements of the Old Yarmouth Academy relating to its Greek Revival architecture style include:
- stone foundation;
- two storeys;
- wood construction and clapboard cladding;
- medium pitched gable roof;
- pedimented gable on the facade;
- wide eaves with moulded dentils;
- classical frieze with triglyphs and metopes;
- asymmetrical four bay facade with a centred entrance and an off-centre entrance;
- full width entablature over first storey bays;
- four light transom over centre door;
- double hung sash windows;
- upper storey windows tight to frieze;
- six-over-six glazing in most windows;
- half round window in front pediment;
- corner- and base-board trim;
- "ACADEMY" sign centred in front frieze.
Nearby in the register
- Lawson Houseresidenceunder 1 mi
- MacKinnon-Cann Innresidenceunder 1 mi
- Charles Richards Houseresidenceunder 1 mi
- Augustus Cann Estateresidenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.