The MacPhee House in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia is a former hotel and present day visitor information centre listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places for its heritage value. Wendy MacKenzie (the president of the Sheet Harbour Heritage Society) is the current curator.
5-465: The 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story house was built around 1875 in the centre of Sheet Harbour on a 0.5 acres (0.20 hectares) lot. A two-storey side ell was added in 1911 to accommodate visitors, as it was then being used as a hotel. This use continued until at least 1964. The gable wall features an open pediment in the style of Greek revival architecture. Photographs of the hotel show an open verandah with decorative fretwork . A fire partially destroyed
10-480: A building or structure in Nova Scotia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ell (architecture) In architecture , an ell is a wing of a building perpendicular (at a right angle) to the length of the main portion (main range). It takes its name from the shape of the letter L . Ells are often additions to a building. Unless sub-wings or a non-rectangular outline floor plan exists such
15-464: A wing makes the building L-shaped or T-shaped "in plan" (shape from above/below), though if not central nor at one end of the building the T-shape will be an offset T. Where a building is aligned closely to cardinal compass points , such a wing may be more informatively described by its related side of the building (such as "south wing of the building"). In connected farm architecture and homes that were
20-463: The economic hubs of large grounds including in Mediterranean and northern European traditions, one or more ells (wings) will usually be extended to attach the main house or range to another building, such as a barn or stables, or a tower or chapel or defensive range in the case of a castle or palace. In formal and early modern settings it may take the form of a well-sunlit long gallery ; or it may be
25-740: The extension and rather than see this historic building demolished, it was purchased by the Government of Nova Scotia in 1985 and moved to its present site near the West River Bridge on lands formerly owned by the Scott Paper Company . Currently, the building is used as a Visitor Information Centre and also houses an interpretive centre for the history of the area. It is set in a park area linked to scenic nature trails. 44°55′38″N 62°32′38″W / 44.92735°N 62.54399°W / 44.92735; -62.54399 This article about
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