Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
Jacob Locke Homestead
Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- residence
- Year built
- c.1841
- Decade built
- 1840-1849
- Architect/designer
- William G. Hammond
- Builder
- Jacob Locke
- Notice of registration date
- 25 January 1988
- Civic address
- 31 South Street
- Community
- Lockeport
- County
- Shelburne
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 43.69767, -65.10780
- File number
- Prov_file_68
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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 Jacob Locke Homestead that relate to its Greek Revival style include:
- one and a half-storey, wood construction;
- three bay facade having a central entrance;
- large central dormer;
- pilasters running the full height of the building to meet the dormer where it connects with the eave line;
- pilasters at the corners;
- entrance containing an inner door with side lights and a transom;
- outer door with transom only;
- windows are 6/6 double hung, except the two windows on the west side are 9/9.
Character-defining elements of the Jacob Locke 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
- Gurden Bill Homesteadresidenceunder 1 mi
- William Stalker Homesteadresidenceunder 1 mi
- John Locke Homesteadresidenceunder 1 mi
- Locke Homesteadresidenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.