Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
Ross House
North East Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- residence
- Year built
- c.1864
- Decade built
- 1860-1869
- Cultural association
- Scottish, Gaelic
- Notice of registration date
- 24 April 1996
- Civic address
- 6423 Cabot Trail
- Community
- North East Margaree
- County
- Inverness
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 46.32559, -61.01073
- File number
- Prov_file_209
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
2 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1764 map "L'Isle Royale, Située a l'Entrée du Golphe de Saint Laurent" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1764 · L'Isle Royale, Située a l'Entrée du Golphe de Saint Laurent (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Eastern Half of Nova Scotia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
The Province of Nova Scotia's Registered Heritage Properties dataset ↗
The Province's registration record
Reason for registration
the associations of this building, and the Ross family, with the development of a late 19th century tourism industry in the region; and the building's landmark status, due to its scale and siting along the Cabot Trail.
Character-defining elements
Character-defining elements of Ross House are its:
-large 2 ½ storey, wood frame structure;
-Gothic Revival style massing, form, and roof profiles;
-two, multi-storey projecting bay additions;
-location in the Margaree Valley with wooded slopes rising to provide a backdrop for the structure.