Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
St. Philip's African Church
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- church
- Year built
- 1915
- Decade built
- 1900-1909, 1910-1919
- Cultural association
- West Indian, Black
- Notice of registration date
- 3 May 1984
- Civic address
- 34 Hankard Street
- Community
- Sydney
- County
- Cape Breton
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 46.15315, -60.17986
- File number
- Prov_file_31
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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)
- 1913 · Sydney, Canada. Coal Resources of the World. (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 role this church has played in preserving Nova Scotia's West Indian heritage and for its association with the industrialization of this province.
Character-defining elements
Character-defining elements of St. Philip's African Orthodox Church include:
- 1 1/2 storey wood clad structure with Gothic elements;
- rectangular massing of the main section and its gable roof;
- exterior steeple centered on the facade with hipped roof;
- a closed belfry on the top portion of the steeple;
- a ground level entrance porch with double doors on both sides;
- projecting eaves and verges;
- a five foot chimney located on the east side;
- a semi-circular canopy of wood protecting the west door;
- a wrought iron railing decorating both doors;
- four lancet arch Gothic windows on each side of the main section, each seven feet in height and three feet wide at the base, including sashes and frames;
- steel altar railing and wooden pews made from local materials
Nearby in the register
- Holy Ghost Ukrainian Churchchurchunder 1 mi
- St. Mary's Polish Churchchurchunder 1 mi
- Sacred Heart Churchchurchunder 1 mi
- Lyceumpublicunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.