Description of Historic Place

The Mary Boland House, built in the first decade of the 1900s, is a two storey saltbox style house located in Calvert, NL. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

Heritage Value

The Mary Boland House is designated because of its architectural significance.

The building has architectural value as it is one of a few remaining examples of saltbox construction in the Southern Shore region. This form of vernacular construction, featuring a two-room ground floor plan with a central chimney and back linhay, was common among first generation settlers in Calvert, and surrounding communities, and was an accepted form of early housing throughout Newfoundland. Built in the early twentieth century, this well preserved house stands as a testament to the permanence and adaptability of this form through generations.
Source: Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador property designation file M-049-005, Calvert - Mary Boland House

Character-Defining Elements

All elements that define the building's saltbox design including:
-saltbox roof;
-number of storeys;
-wooden roof shingles;
-slightly kicked eaves;
-boxed eaves brackets;
-narrow clapboard;
-corner boards;
-window size, style and placement;
-original window trim style;
-size, style and placement of exterior doors;
-chimney style (corbelled top) and placement;
-location of porch on right gable end;
-dimension, location and orientation of building; and,
-interior two room ground floor plan with central chimney and back linhay.