Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
Lovitt House
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- residence
- Year built
- 1862
- Decade built
- 1860-1869
- Architect/designer
- Jacob Bingay
- Notice of registration date
- 30 July 1997
- Civic address
- 10 Parade Street
- Community
- Yarmouth
- County
- Yarmouth
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 43.83786, -66.11825
- File number
- Prov_file_224
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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
the historical associations with Sen. John Lovitt, a notable 19th century financier and politician; and the architectural design, especially the central tower which is a well known landmark in the Town of Yarmouth.
Character-defining elements
Character-defining elements of the Lovitt House include:
- two-and-a-half storeys;
- wood frame;
- pedimented gable ends;
- three storey tower centered in front elevation with capped ogee profile roof;
- all three storeys of tower are totally glazed;
- round headed attic windows;
- wood siding;
- first storey windows have large moulded crowns;
- upper storey windows are butted to frieze;
- wide corner pilasters with capitals;
- medium pitched gable roof;
- dentiled cornices and rakes;
- rear ell that mimics the style of the house;
- original, wood clad, three bay carriage house.
Nearby in the register
- Guest 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.