Wednesday, March 9, 2011

An old St. Eleanor's House

This old house was located on the west side of South Drive in St. Eleanor's, not far from Route 2 Highway.  This house was demolished near 20 years ago.  I recently came across the photo in my large collection of photos of Island Buildings. 
This house is in the Island-ell style with elaborate running gingerbread gable trim. The detailing reminds me of the following houses - see below.
The Sutherland House, Seaview (photo 2009) - a large restoration has since been undertaken.
http://www.bidefordparsonagemuseum.com/  A local group undertook the restoration of this house and opened it as a museum.  My brother Kerras (www.birchgate.ca/kerras) made all the exterior trimmings for this house using old photos and reminent pieces to accomplish the original look.
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5 comments:

  1. Roxanne LeardJanuary 31, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    Just thought I would let you know, this is the Art Holland House on North Drive in old St Eleanors. Also, excellent blog, very interesting!

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    1. AnonymousMay 14, 2024 at 10:55 PM

      Hi Roxanne that's the house I remember but it didn't look like that. This is an amazing house nice photo.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this house. I recognized it immediately.
    It had no electricity which is why you see no wires going to the house in your shots.
    There was a big action held in Bedeque before the house was burned to the ground. Afterwards, they build a subdivision behind the house and surrounding area called Arthur Holland Subdivision. I remember going to the Auction and purchasing two old press back chairs which I still have and use daily at our kitchen table. Also after the controlled burn of the house I actually went and gather some of the old square nails that this house was build with. What a trip down memory lane as my Grandparents only lived a stones throw away. If you are lucky to be around this area you can see a batch of old tiger lilies that still grow around this area and I'm sure the present area residents have no clue as to why they bloom every year.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM

    Used to deliver the new paper to this house when I was a kid. We lived down the street at 11 North Drive. Remember part of the roof blew away during the tail end of a hurricane. Think that’s why they burned it down later on.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM

    I think Art Holland was a descendant of Samual Holland who did the first survey of the Island in the late 1700’s. At least that’s what we were told as kids.

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