Autre nom(s)
King Seaman Church
Minudie United Church of Canada
Universalist Church
Liens et documents
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Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2007/07/12
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The King Seaman Church is located on Barronsfield Road, the main road running through Minudie, Nova Scotia. This church was built about 1848 and is clad in wood, with a central front entrance and steeple. The building and property are included in the provincial designation.
Valeur patrimoniale
The King Seaman Church, as well as the St. Denis Roman Catholic Church and the School Museum, located in Minudie, all give evidence of the largess of Amos Seaman, also known as "King" Seaman. Mr. Seaman was a wealthy and innovative entrepreneur who made his home in Minudie in the 1800s.
The King Seaman Church was built around 1848 as a Universalist Church and dedicated in 1863, just one year prior to the death of Amos "King" Seaman. The church was for use by all Protestant faiths in the area. Although the congregation was nominally Universalist in the first few years after its creation, it was always available to any visiting Protestant clergymen. By 1874, a Presbyterian minister preached in it every two weeks and services by different denominations were often held on Sunday mornings and afternoons. Then in the early 1890s, the Universalists returned; however, after 1900 only the Church of England and Methodists used the church. In 1925, the congregation joined the United Church of Canada. Services were held in the church up until 1985. There is no active congregation today.
There are two small sandstone plaques on the wall of the King Seaman Church commemorating Amos Seaman and his wife, Jane.
The style of the King Seaman Church is typical of rural churches built in the mid- to late of the nineteenth century, of wooden construction and fairly simple design. The decorative detail around the arched windows is the most distinguishing feature.
The King Seaman Church is located on the main road in Minudie along with two other heritage properties forming a streetscape. Located next to the King Seaman Church is the Minudie School Museum, and alongside that is St. Denis Church.
Source: Provincial Heritage Program Property file, no. 255, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, NS.
Éléments caractéristiques
Character-defining elements of King Seaman Church include:
- location, contributing to the Minudie streetscape;
- one-storey wooden construction;
- entrance vestibule and steeple located at the front of the building;
- Gothic Revival style arched windows;
- wood cladding;
- concrete and stone pad foundation;
- detailed window trim, cornerboards, frieze boards, fascia and soffits;
- pitched roof.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Nouvelle-Écosse
Autorité de reconnaissance
Province de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Loi habilitante
Heritage Property Act
Type de reconnaissance
Bien inscrit au répertoire provincial
Date de reconnaissance
2003/06/25
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- La philosophie et la spiritualité
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Centre religieux ou lieu de culte
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Provincial Heritage Program property file, no. 255, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
00PNS0255
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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