Carleton
House
Halifax, Nova
Scotia.
(1760)![]() ![]()
Richard
Bulkeley's
Mansion
The existing Carleton House facade showing area of
the incorporated mansion
As a member
of the City of Halifax's Heritage Advisory Committee,
we ere presented with a request to de-register this
Registered Heritage Property, which included notice of
an application for a building permit to
Demolish. The City staff provided a
report which recommended registration on the
basis that the building should only be
evaluated from the period it became a Hotel in
1867, The Chair, Vice Chair and Graeme
Duffus took great exception tot his view and
undertook our own research. What we
uncovered was a wealth of long forgotten
history; the story of "The Father of the
Province" the Honourable Richard Bulkeley, and
evidence that a substantial portion of the
original 1760 Mansion was hidden behind the
current facade of the Carleton
House. Later, upon it's purchase
and renovation, Graeme Duffus was able to make
numerous visits to the site to record
structure and interpret original fabric.
Upon development of preliminary drawings the
Department of Tourism and Culture's Heritage
Unit purchased a copy of the final "as found"
and interpretive drawings, for the Public
Archives.
Continued interest in this unique Heritage building and it's original owner has resulted in: an article published in the newsletter of the Canadian association of Professional Heritage Consultants, Spring 1994; interpretive drawings of the original building; and co-authorship of a book - the Carleton House: Living History in Halifax, with Dr. Paul A. Erickson. Project dates: 1984, 1986, 2012 ![]() |