The Plot Municipal Heritage Site
Branch, Terre-Neuve et Labrador, A0B, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
2008/11/24
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2009/07/07
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Plot is the site of the first church in Branch which stood near the community’s waterfront. It is commonly known as the Plot, however, a monument now marks the church’s former spot, about thirty metres from the waterfront, so that the site is also sometimes referred to as The Monument. The municipal heritage designation includes the monument and the area encompassing the footprint of the monument itself, plus one metre in each direction out from the monument.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Plot has been designated a municipal heritage site by the Town of Branch because of its historic and aesthetic values.
The Plot has historic value for its commemorative function. The Church of St. Joseph was a small building erected by the local Roman Catholic community, and the monument at The Plot marks the site where it stood from about 1848 to 1908. This was the first church at Branch, and purportedly the first one in the Cape Shore region.
The monument at The Plot features a Crucifixion scene in white painted iron, raised on a concrete platform. The religious theme of the monument is in keeping with the fact that it marks the site of a former Catholic church. The Plot has aesthetic value because its monument comprises a distinctive feature in Branch’s cultural landscape.
Source: Town of Branch Regular Council Meeting November 24, 2008.
Éléments caractéristiques
Those elements which contribute to the site’s historic and aesthetic value including:
-location on former church site;
-and the design and religious theme of the monument.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Terre-Neuve et Labrador
Autorité de reconnaissance
Municipalités de TNL
Loi habilitante
Municipalities Act
Type de reconnaissance
Terre, structure ou édifice patrimonial municipal
Date de reconnaissance
2008/11/24
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
1848/01/01 à 1908/01/01
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- Les institutions religieuses
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Communauté
- Monument commémoratif
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador
1 Springdale Street
St. John's, NL
A1C 5V5
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
NL-4362
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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