Smith's Cove United Church
660 Highway No.1, Smith's Cove, Nouvelle-Écosse, B0S, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1993/10/25
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1881/01/01 à 1885/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2004/08/09
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Smith's Cove United Church was originally built as a Methodist Church. It is a wooden church with a stone foundation and a steeply pitched roof. The central tower projects from the façade and has a center door, a stained glass window and tiered steeple. Both the church and the surrounding property are included in the heritage designation.
Valeur patrimoniale
The heritage value of the Smith’s Cove United Church is tied to its history in the community. The church was originally built as a Methodist church between 1881 and 1885. Local resident Minerva Sulis was a strong proponent of the establishment of a Methodist church after she was refused communion at the local Baptist church. In 1925 the congregation voted to join the United Church of Canada and became known as the Smith’s Cove United Church. Presently the church serves as the offices for the Smith’s Cove Historical Society.
Source: Built Heritage Inventory, Office of the Municipality of the District of Digby.
Éléments caractéristiques
The character-defining elements of Smith's Cove United Church include:
- form and massing;
- common Gothic hood mould over all windows;
- "V" pane at the top of all windows;
- steeply pitched roof;
- large steeple;
- uniform slanted cornices;
- An 1890 plaque in memory of a young man named Norman Poole who drowned in Smith's Cove;
- original kerosene lamps used to light the church;
- arched pews.
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
1993/10/25
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Établir une vie sociale et communautaire
- Les institutions religieuses
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Loisirs
- Musée
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Architecte / Concepteur
s/o
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Built Heritage Inventory, Office of the Municipality of the District of Digby, P.O. Box 429, Digby, NS B0V 1A0
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
17MNS0017
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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