Henry House (Halifax)

Henry House

Black and white photograph from 1879 of Henry House with carriage in front

Henry House c. 1879
Map of Nova Scotia
Location of Henry House in Nova Scotia
General information
Type House
Address 1222 Barrington Street
Town or city Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Country Canada
Coordinates 44°38′25″N 63°34′15″W / 44.64028°N 63.57083°W / 44.64028; -63.57083
Current tenants Granite Brewery
Completed 1834
Owner John Metlez
Official name Henry House National Historic Site of Canada
Designated 1969
Type Provincially Registered Property
Designated 2005
Type Municipally Registered Property
Designated 1981

Henry House is a two-and-a-half-storey stone house located on Barrington Street in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. The house is designated a National Historic Site of Canada,[1] and is both a Provincially Registered Property and a Municipally Registered Property under the provincial Heritage Property Act.[2][3]

History

The house was built in 1834 for John Metlez, a well-known Halifax mason and landowner. The house is primarily known for its association with William Alexander Henry, a prominent native of Halifax who resided in the house with his family from 1854-1864. Henry was a Father of Confederation, a co-author of the British North America Act, a provincial Attorney General,a Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, a Mayor of Halifax and the first Nova Scotian to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.[2]

Since 1968, the house has housed a number of restaurants and is currently the location of Halifax's well known 'The Henry House Restaurant & Pub'.
It was designated a National Historic Site in 1969.[1]

Architecture

Henry House has a gable roof, and has ashlar granite facades with ironstone on the gable ends. The architecture is generally representative of a typical style used in early 19th-century British North America for elite residences. In particular, it is an excellent example of the Halifax House style, a design brought to Nova Scotia by Scottish masons and characterized by three bays and a side hall plan.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Henry House National Historic Site of Canada. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Henry House (Provincially Registered Property). Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 Henry House (Municipally Registered Property). Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 9 March 2013.

See also

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