Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
Carwarden
Chipman's Corner, Kings, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- B&B
- Year built
- 1911
- Decade built
- 1910-1919
- Architect/designer
- Leslie Fairn
- Notice of registration date
- 26 May 1995
- Civic address
- 640 Church St.
- Community
- Chipman's Corner
- County
- Kings
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 45.10147, -64.45999
- File number
- Prov_file_194
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
Roe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet ArchiveDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesRoe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet ArchiveDavid Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries
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 Hants, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (Roe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet Archive)
- 1879 · Counties of Westmorland and Albert, New Brunswick (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime… (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
its 1910 design by the noted Nova Scotian architect, Leslie Fairn, represents an interesting transitional phase in his career, demonstrating general Queen Anne Revival style attributes, specific Craftsman style details, and an obvious influence of the traditional architecture of the Annapolis Valley.
Character-defining elements
Exterior character-defining elements that relate to the Queen Anne Revival style with Vernacular style elements of Carwarden include:
- its location on a hill overlooking the dykelands;
- one-and-a-half storey wood frame structure;
- cross gable roof profiles;
- verandah across the entire front elevation;
- projecting bays at the ground floor level;
- hipped dormers;
- bell cast in the end gables;
- large, wood frame barn.
Nearby in the register
- Chipman Corner Cemeterycemeteryunder 1 mi
- St. John's Anglican Church & Cemeterychurch1 mi
- Canard Burial Groundscemetery2 mi
- Jonathan Shearman House (formerly Eaton House)residence2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.