Description of Historic Place

Moulée Poirier, a commercial building, is located on Main Street, in Shediac. Built in circa 1880, this vernacular boomtown building is located in the town’s oldest commercial block.

Heritage Value

The heritage value of Moulée Poirier as a local historic place resides in its association with the town’s oldest commercial block. This block, one of the oldest in the Acadian Maritimes, is made up of four buildings: the Thompson-Landry Building, the Ouellet Tinsmith and Hardware Store, the Canada Customs/Ovila LeBlanc Building, and Moulée Poirier. This building was occupied by various businesses over the years, including Moulée Poirier during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Since its construction circa 1880, the building has undergone a number of modifications in order to accommodate the various businesses it successively housed. However, this small vernacular style one-storey building with a parapet wall façade maintains its typical boomtown appearance.

Source: Shediac Town Hall, Historic Places File no. 25

Character-Defining Elements

The character-defining elements associated with the site commonly known as Moulée Poirier include:
- rectangular plan;
- rectangular boomtown-style front façade, including the high parapet wall;
- wood construction;
- moderately sloped gable roof;
- the shape and placement of certain window openings.