Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
Walton Lighthouse
Walton, East Hants, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- lighthouse
- Notice of registration date
- 12 April 2012
- Civic address
- 119 Lorne Smith Road
- Community
- Walton
- County
- East Hants
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 45.23412, -64.01187
- File number
- Prov_file_284
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Roe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet ArchiveRoe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet ArchiveDavid Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1879 map "County of Hants, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces)" (Roe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet Archive).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1879 · County of Hants, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (Roe Brothers, Atlas of the Maritime Provinces (1879) / Internet Archive)
- 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 Colchester, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- 1879 · County of Halifax, Nova Scotia (Roe Brothers Atlas of the Maritime Provinces) (David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries)
- 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
character defining elements which include: its tall, slim, square-tapered profile and Neo-classical detailing, such as the hood detail over the door and windows; the square-tapered design for stability; the placement of windows on each storey for interior illumination; the open balcony to service light standard; the hipped roof; the centrally mounted lantern; the painted wood-shingle cladding; and its location at the enrance to Walton Harbour.