Autre nom(s)
Blue Jay's Nest Bed and Breakfast
The Pine's Bed and Breakfast
Former MacLaren House
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2008/03/17
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
Blue Jay's Nest Bed and Breakfast is an Island Ell style house with Queen Anne Revival influences. These include the beltcourse with scalloped shingles in the gables. The well preserved house is set back from the street on a treed lot.
Valeur patrimoniale
The house is valued for its architectural style; its association with early residents of Montague; and for its contribution to the streetscape.
The land on which the house was built was owned by William Emery. When he passed on in June 1857, he willed a large farm to his daughter, Victoria Jane Emery. She would later marry William C. White and sell part of her farm to Nathaniel MacLaren on April 3, 1901.
The current house was likely built by MacLaren around the turn of the 20th century. James G. MacLaren inherited the house on October 9, 1919. He was married to Ann H. Macdonald. They had no children of their own, but raised a four year old girl, Constance (Connie).
In 1959, Ann MacLaren willed the property to Constance and her second husband, William "Bill" Bears. By the mid 1960s, they left PEI for Maine, USA. They sold the property on November 21, 1966 to Allison and Anne Coneen. More recently, the property has been operated as a bed and breakfast, formerly The Pine's and currently as Blue Jay's Nest Bed and Breakfast.
The house has variously served as a residence, doctor's office, and antique shop over its long history. Today, it remains well preserved showing elements of the Island Ell style with Queen Anne Revival elements. These include the scalloped or fish scale shingles in the gable ends, as well as the beltcourse in the gables. The original design remains intact except for the removal of part of the verandah from the side of the house.
Source: Heritage Division, PEI Department of Tourism and Culture, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
File #: 4310-20/M26
Éléments caractéristiques
The following character-defining elements illustrate the heritage value of the house:
- the original sandstone foundation
- the wood frame and wood shingle and clapboard exterior
- the Gable Ell style
- the original fenestration of most of the windows and doors
- the bay window
- the small verandah with brackets
- the roof dormer
- the gable roofs
- the brick chimney
- the beltcourse in the gables
- the location of the house on a treed lot
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Autorité de reconnaissance
Province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Loi habilitante
Heritage Places Protection Act
Type de reconnaissance
Endroit historique inscrit au répertoire
Date de reconnaissance
2008/03/10
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- L'architecture et l'aménagement
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Commerce / Services commerciaux
- Hôtel, motel ou auberge
Historique
- Résidence
- Logement unifamilial
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
Nathaniel MacLaren
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Division, PEI Department of Tourism and Culture, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
File #: 4310-20/M26
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
4310-20/M26
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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