Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Basin Head Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Basin Head, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is best known by its nickname "Singing Sands", in reference to the pure white sand that "sings" as you walk through it, due to a high silica content. This sand is geologically unique to the area. Basin Head is also known for its expert lifeguards.
Basin Head Provincial Park features a fisheries museum, souvenir shops, and interpretive center. The beach itself is split into two sections, divided by a channel (known locally as the 'run'). A bridge spans the 'run', and is a popular attraction for jumping and diving. It is open as a tourist attraction, operated by Tourism PEI, during the summer months.
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Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
Description of Historic Place:
The former Bank of Prince Edward Island / Customs House building is located on historic Great George Street in Charlottetown. The 3 storey Italianate structure faces onto the tree lined street which is home to many other prominent buildings. The designation includes the footprint of the building.
Heritage Value
The Customs House is a significant example of the Italianate style of architecture in Charlottetown and is representative of the earliest brick construction of public buildings in the city. It stands as a symbol of the economic development of Prince Edward Island and of the craftsmanship available at the time of its construction in the late 1860s. It was designed by the architect, David Stirling, of local material.
The Bank of PEI began in 1856 and a decade later the sum of 3000 Pounds was set aside to finance the construction of this building on Great George Street, in view of the provincial legislature and prominently close to the commercial centre of the city. The Bank became insolvent in 1882 in the midst of an accounting scandal and the premises was soon assumed by other financial institutions. It later became the headquarters for several Dominion Government agencies, such as: the Department of Marine and Fisheries and later served as a Customs House.
Character-Defining Elements
The following elements contribute to the heritage value of the Customs House building:
- the solid brick construction
- the three storeys and symmetrical facade
- pairs of semi-circular headed windows; a characteristic of the Italianate style
- the low pitched roof
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Excerpt from chefmichaelsmith.com:
We’re located on the Souris Beach Gateway Park, right next door to Colville Bay Oysters and the best Lobster Rolls on the island!
My 12’ by 12’ retail empire is stocked with all my books–every one of them signed–and a whole bunch of other goodies from PEI including some of my artwork. We’re open June to October annually.
Our friendly, knowledgable staff provide an opportunity to learn more about Chef Michael Smith and our local PEI foodie flavours! Get your picture taken wearing one of Chef Michael’s chef jackets.
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Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
Description of Historic Place
The Bideford Parsonage Museum is a restored one-and-one-half storey Gothic Revival house located in the rural community of Bideford, PEI, on the North Cape Coastal Drive. It has well maintained lawns and several trees on the property. The designation includes the footprint of the building.
Heritage Value
This former parsonage is valued for its well preserved Gothic Revival architectural style and for its historic association with the Island's famous author, Lucy Maud Montgomery. The house was constructed in 1878 by Thomas H. Pope, an accountant and telegraph operator. He later sold it to the Methodist Church in 1884 for use as a parsonage. After Church Union in 1925, it became the United Church Manse until it was sold in 1972.
Lucy Maud Montgomery boarded with the family of Rev. Estey at the house in 1894-95 while she was teaching in the nearby Bideford schoolhouse. In her 1917 book, The Alpine Path, she related the amusing story of the liniment cake incident which happened in this house.
In 2000, the home received a Millennium grant from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and was restored to its Victorian splendour. Today, it is operated as a local museum and features many artifacts and refurbished rooms, such as L.M. Montgomery's former bedroom which still overlooks the rural countryside.
Character-Defining Elements
The heritage value of the house is shown in the following character-defining elements:
- the one-and-one-half storey elevation
- the "L" shape formation of the house
- the steeply pitched roof with one wall dormer on the front elevation
- the brick chimneys
- the Gothic Revival style roof finials and pendant decorations on the eaves and window hood mouldings
- the bay window of the front elevation
- the Gothic Revival style bargeboards
- the wrap-around verandah on the front and side elevations
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Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
Description of Historic Place
The parish church of St. Simon and St. Jude is the spiritual centre for the Roman Catholic community of Tignish, PEI. The brick High Gothic style building was created from local materials on spacious grounds and includes a nearby parochial house. The registration includes the footprint of the building.
Heritage Value
St. Simon and St. Jude Roman Catholic Church is valued for its High Gothic style; as an example of the work of the famed New York architect, Patrick Charles Keely in Prince Edward Island; and for its contribution to the community of Tignish.
The building is a significant PEI example of the ecclesiastical architecture of Patrick Charles Keely (1816-1896). Originally from County Tipperary in Ireland, Keely held a virtual monopoly on Catholic Church construction in America in the 1870s and 1880s. His work can be seen in nearly 600 churches from Brooklyn, New York to Boston, Massachusetts and from Charleston, South Carolina to Halifax, Nova Scotia and even into Iowa.
Island priest and later Bishop Peter McIntyre initiated the construction of this church by following a Keely design.
The substantial building was built of brick and the youth of the parish worked diligently to furnish the lime and sand required to make the mortar and over 500,000 bricks used during construction.
By 1882, the Louis Mitchell pipe organ was installed and in 1885, the interior of the church was decorated in religious scenes and life sized statues of the twelve apostles by the Montreal artist, F. Meloche.
Character-Defining Elements
The heritage value of the church is shown in the following character-defining elements:
- the steeply pitched roof
- the pointed arch windows and doors
- the corner and side buttresses
- the local brick construction
- the tall entrance tower with spire topped by a cross
Tags: St. Simon and St. Jude Parish Places of Worship Tignish Prince Edward Island PEI Canada North Cape Coastal Drive 315 School Street Auto_Focus Auto Focus Level 1 Level-1:Peace Awards
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