Boultenhouse Heritage Centre
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N 45° 53.479 W 064° 22.251
20T E 393644 N 5082885
Built by Sackville’s most prolific builder of sailing ships, the Boultenhouse Heritage Centre is New Brunswick’s only shipwright-built residence now open as a community museum.
Waymark Code: WM25KC
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 09/09/2007
Views: 133
Built onto the farmhouse of Yorkshire emigrant George Bulmer (ca 1792), the Boultenhouse Heritage Centre is not only one of Sackville’s oldest surviving houses, but a dynamic new museum to showcase this area’s rich history.
Discover Sackville’s Maritime shipbuilding history in the home of this town’s most prolific shipwright, Christopher Boultenhouse. Experience early Victorian living in the parlour, which houses a rare handmade mural decoration from France!
Enjoy artifacts, maps and panels that portray Sackville’s past – its domestic life, merchants & manufacturing, and industrial growth.
The Boultenhouse Heritage Centre also houses an Education Room, a developing Resource Centre, and the administrative offices of the Tantramar Heritage Trust.
Theme:
Marine and social history of the head Tantramar region, with additional focus on local architectural history and landscape heritage.
Street Address:
29 Queens Road
Sackville NB E4L 4G4
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
Open Year Round
Mid-June to August:
Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm, or by appointment
September to Mid-June:
Monday to Friday, 10 am – 12:00 pm & 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm, or by appointment
Cost: 2.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Small
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Food Court: Not Listed
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