This house, built about 1834, represents an urban house type found in several towns of British North America in the first half of the 19th century. Typically it is three bays wide with a side hall entrance and a truncated gable roof. Its facade is composed of ashlar granite blocks with prominent quoins and its gable walls are roughly dressed in local ironstone. For about fifteen years this residence was the home of William A. Henry (1816-1888), lawyer, politician, Father of Confederation and Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Français
Cette maison, construite vers 1834, est représentative d'un genre d'habitation urbaine répandu dans plusieurs villes de l'Amérique du Nord britannique pendant la première moitié du XIXe siècle. Ses trois baies, son entrée placée à droite et son toit à pignon tronqué sont typiques. Sa façade en moellons de granit comporte d'imposantes pierres d'angle et ses murs-pignons sont parés de grès ferrugineux local. William A. Henry (1816- 1888), qui fut avocat, politicien, père de la Confédération et juge à la Cour suprême du Canada, l'habita pendant une quinzaine d'années
Another text the Directory records for this designation
HENRY HOUSE
This house was built in 1834 in a suburb of Halifax. Its side hall plan, typical of town houses, and the use of ironstone and granite is representative of the style of many Halifax residences of the early 19th century. The masonry of the gable wall and the surrounds of the windows are Scottish in character. For twenty years it was the home of William A. Henry, Fathern of Confederation, Attorney General of Nova Scotia, Mayor of Halifax and Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada from its inception in 1875 until his death in 1888.
Français
LA MAISON HENRY
Cette maison fut bâtie en 1834 dans un faubourg d'Halifax. Elle est représentative du style de plusieurs habitations d'Halifax au début du XIXe siècle avec son plan, typiquement urbain, de la salle de cité et son matériau de pierre ferrugineuse et de granit. La massonerie du pignon et de l'entourage des ouvertures est d'inspiration Écossaise. Elle fut habituée pendant vingt ans par William A. Henry, l'un des pères de la Confédération, procureur général de la Nouvelle-Écosse, maire d'Halifax et juge à la Cour suprème du Canada depuis la création de cette institution en 1875, jusqu'à sa mort en 1888.
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.
Report a problem with this page
At the marker right now? You can send us the spot you're standing on.
We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.
This plaque text is recorded in the Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, published by Parks Canada for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Plaque texts come from the Directory’s open dataset in the languages the Directory publishes them in; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the Directory’s street address or local area and marked approximate. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. TreeAlive is an independent project and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Parks Canada or the Government of Canada. Open Government Licence – Canada