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Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall

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46°06′03″N 60°44′57″W / 46.10076°N 60.74912°W / 46.10076; -60.74912

Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall
West side of Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall
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General information
Architectural styleGeneral Design with Romanesque Revival elements
Location532 Chebucto Street
Town or cityBaddeck, NS
CountryCanada
Construction started1885
Completed1886
Technical details
Structural systemSandstone
Design and construction
Architect(s)Thomas Fuller
TypeProvincially Registered Property
Designated1983

Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall is a historic building in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada. The 19th-century building has served as a post office, library, and interpretive centre.

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History

Postcard featuring Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall in 1907
As viewed from Chebucto Street

The building was originally built as the Baddeck Post Office and Custom House, Opening in 1886.[1] The post office was located on the main floor with the custom house on the upper floor. The post office relocated in 1956, and the building was sold to Samuel Gayley who gave it to his wife Gertrude Gayley—the granddaughter of Alexander Graham Bell.[2] Gertrude Gayley named the building after her father, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, a former editor of National Geographic Magazine.[1] The building was given to the Baddeck Library Board and housed the Baddeck Library until the 1980s. The property was recognized as an historic property by Nova Scotia's Heritage Property Act in 1983.[1] In 1999 the building became home to the Bras d'Or Lakes and Watershed Interpretive Centre.[3]

Design

The building is three storeys tall and built of red sandstone excavated from Boularderie, Nova Scotia. It was designed by Thomas Fuller, Chief Architect of Canada and co-designer of Ottawa's first Parliament buildings.[1] Its design is typical of 19th-century Canadian post offices, featuring Romanesque Revival elements. The face of former local Member of Parliament Charles J. Campbell is carved into the stone above the entrance. The clock, located on the west gable, was added in 1912.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. ^ Bethune, Jocelyn. "History of Baddeck's Old Post Office". The Past. Baddeck.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Old Becomes New in Baddeck". News Releases. Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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