Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
Hampton Lighthouse
Hampton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- lighthouse
- Year built
- 1911
- Decade built
- 1910-1919
- Builder
- Joseph Marshall
- Notice of registration date
- 15 November 2007
- Civic address
- 66 Hampton Wharf Road
- Community
- Hampton
- County
- Annapolis
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 44.90587, -65.34997
- File number
- Prov_file_267
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford LibrariesRoe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet ArchiveDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1828 map "The north eastern coast, North America, New York to Cape Canso (center sheet)" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1828 · The north eastern coast, North America, New York to Cape Canso (center sheet) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1878 · St. John Co., N.B. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Saint John, New Brunswick (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, 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)
The Province of Nova Scotia's Registered Heritage Properties dataset ↗
The Province's registration record
Reason for registration
lighthouses are a symbol of provincial importance and because of its character defining elements including: the frontage along the Bay of Fundy at Chute Bay; building form and massing; the square floor plan; centrally mounted lantern; wooden shingled siding painted white with red trim; gallery to service light standard; and hipped roof.
Character-defining elements
Character defining elements of the Hampton Lighthouse relate to its original function as a navigation aid and include:
- location on Chute Bay;
- original form and massing;
- square floor plan;
- original centrally mounted lantern;
- wood shingle siding painted white with red trim;
- open balcony to service light standard;
- hip roof.