CNHS - Fairholm- Charlottetown, PEI / IPE
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N 46° 14.288 W 063° 07.627
20T E 490199 N 5120514
Fairholm, one of the finest homes built in pre-Confederation Canada, is located in Charlottetown. Fairholm, l'une des plus belles maisons construites avant la Confédération au Canada, est située à Charlottetown.
Waymark Code: WMJCDA
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date Posted: 10/29/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member BCandMsKitty
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Fairholm
This superb Picturesque villa is one of the finest homes built in pre-Confederation Canada. It was constructed about 1839 for politician and administrator T.H. Haviland Sr. (1795-1867). Basic to its design is the late 18th-century British taste for scenic composition of landscape and architecture. Here, the graceful bowed walls and extensive garden setting typical of the Picturesque style are wedded to the stately symmetry of classical design popular at the time in the Maritime Provinces. A rare example of early brick construction on the island, Fairholm retains much of its original interior.
Fairholm
Cette superbe villa de style pittoresque est l'une des plus belles construites avant la Confédération au Canada. Elle fut bâtie aux environs de 1839 pour le politicien et administrateur T.H. Haviland Sr (1795-1867). Son architecture et son aménagement paysager sont empreints du goût britannique de la fin du XVIIIe siècle. A ses jolis murs bombés et ses vastes jardins, en honneur dans le style pittoresque, s'allie la majestueuse symétrie de l'architecture classique alors populaire dans les Maritimes. Rare exemple des premiers bâtiments en brique de l'île, Fairholm conserve une bonne partie de son intérieur d'origine.
Classification: National Historic Site

Province or Territory: Prince Edward Island

Location - City name/Town name: Charlottetown

Link to Parks Canada entry (must be on www.pc.gc.ca): [Web Link]

Link to HistoricPlaces.ca: [Web Link]
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