Morash Emporium
55 Montague Street, Lunenburg, Nouvelle-Écosse, B0J, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1990/04/26
Autre nom(s)
Morash Emporium
Morash House
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1876/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/12/14
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Morash Emporium is located on a corner property in Old Town, a Heritage Conservation District in Lunenburg, NS. It is a tall building with a wooden exterior, prominent ‘Lunenburg bump’ and intricate wooden ornamentation. It was built in 1876 into the steep slope of Cornwallis Street and right to the street line on both the Cornwallis and Montague Street sides. Designation covers both the building and surrounding land.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of Morash House lies in its association with master carpenters and brothers Joseph and Solomon Morash, and as an outstanding example of Lunenburg vernacular architecture. The house remained in the Morash family until the 1950s.
The home has many characteristics typical of nineteenth century Lunenburg vernacular architecture. It has a central five-sided dormer on its front façade (known locally as a Lunenburg bump), two-storey bays, and ornamentation on the window lintels. These characteristics add to its sense of height and make it a good example of homes built to reflect Lunenburg's late-nineteenth century prosperity.
Source: Heritage Designation File 66400-40-13, Town of Lunenburg.
Éléments caractéristiques
Character-defining elements of the Morash Emporium consist of features related to Lunenburg vernacular architecture and include:
- the location on a prominent corner overlooking the harbour and business district of Old Town Lunenburg;
- vertical composition, adding to a sense of height along with the slope of Cornwallis Street;
- a two-storey, five-sided central dormer (Lunenburg bump), and two smaller, symmetrically placed round-headed dormer windows;
- hipped gambrel roof;
- two full two-storey bays and upper cornices of which are formed by the extended roof eaves;
- decorative fretwork on the lintels of the second storey windows;
- cornerboards extending up the full height of the house;
- transom and sidelights around the central main door.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Nouvelle-Écosse
Autorité de reconnaissance
Administrations locales (N.-É.)
Loi habilitante
Heritage Property Act
Type de reconnaissance
Bien inscrit au répertoire municipal
Date de reconnaissance
1990/04/26
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Un territoire à peupler
- Les établissements
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Magasin ou commerce de vente au détail
Historique
- Résidence
- Édifice à logements multiples
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
Joseph Morah
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
W. Plaskett, "Lunenburg: An Inventory of Historic Buildings" (Lunenburg: Lighthouse Press, 1984)
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
37MNS0013
Statut
Édité
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