Provincial Registry of Heritage Property · Nova Scotia
George Gracie House (aka The Coopers Inn)
Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
The record
- Designation
- Provincially registered heritage property
- Type
- inn
- Year built
- c.1780
- Decade built
- 1780-1789
- Cultural association
- Loyalist
- Notice of registration date
- 16 June 1989
- Civic address
- 36 Dock Street
- Community
- Shelburne
- County
- Shelburne
- Province
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 43.76234, -65.32445
- File number
- Prov_file_99
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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
is an excellent example of the Georgian craftmanship and through its first owner George Gracie, merchant and MLA, represents the best of the Loyalist spirit in early Shelburne.
Character-defining elements
Character-defining elements of the George Gracie House include:
- smooth-looking shingled exterior;
- granite foundation;
- all features of the Georgian style including: steeply pitched hip roof; three bay symmetrical façade; two-quarter inset chimneys; molded trim and a four light transom surrounding front door; six-over-six and four-over-four paned windows, and front shutters; two storey bay window with molded trim framing the upstairs of the bay.
- all features of the Italianate Style including: deep eave overhang and support brackets around the house including the decorative support brackets under the overhang of the two storey bay window; bracketed hoods over windows; widow’s walk.
Character-defining elements of the Guest House include:
- smooth-looking wood shingled exterior;
- steeply pitched gable roof.
Nearby in the register
- Joseph McGill Company Officecommercialunder 1 mi
- Ross Thomson Housemuseumunder 1 mi
- Old Kirk Burying Groundcemeteryunder 1 mi
- Etherington-Robertson Houseresidenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.