Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
William Stalker Homestead
Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- residence
- Year built
- 1836
- Decade built
- 1830-1839
- Builder
- William Stalker
- Notice of registration date
- 25 January 1988
- Civic address
- 43 South Street
- Community
- Lockeport
- County
- Shelburne
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 43.69731, -65.10801
- File number
- Prov_file_67
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
2 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 · Yarmouth, Shelburne counties, N.S. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
The Province of Nova Scotia's Registered Heritage Properties dataset ↗
The Province's registration record
Reason for registration
it is one of five houses forming a family related streetscape of carefully preserved buildings unique in Nova Scotia and because of the arresting combination of Greek Revival, Colonial Vernacular and Second Empire styles found in the streetscape.
Character-defining elements
Character-defining elements of the William Stalker Homestead that relate to its Colonial Vernacular style include:
- one and a half-storey, wood shingle construction;
- five bay facade with a central entrace, which has a built out enclosed porch;
- a doorway with a transom with multiple lights;
- three gable roof dormers;
- 6/6 double hung windows;
- a chimney on the east wall as well as a smaller one on the front (north) side of the gable roof.
Character-defining elements of the William Stalker Homestead that relate to its location within the Locke Family Streetscape include:
- location on South Street facing the harbour;
- location in close proximity to the other four homes within the Locke Family Streetscape.
Nearby in the register
- Locke Homesteadresidenceunder 1 mi
- Jacob Locke Homesteadresidenceunder 1 mi
- Gurden Bill Homesteadresidenceunder 1 mi
- John Locke Homesteadresidenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.