This section includes various photos of interesting buildings located in various small towns (and villages) throughout New Brunswick.
I visited this village in August 2008.
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Base Gagetown Community History Association MonumentThis monument depicts the communities in Queen's County that were expropriated to establish CFB Gagetown in 1953. It is located directly next to the courthouse museum. |
I visited this town in September 2012, and again in June 2017.
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Kings County CourthouseThis building was built in 1872. The architect was local resident J.T.C. McKean. | |
Old JailThis building now houses the local museum and Community Library. | |
Old Town HallThis building now houses commercial office space. The new Town Hall was built in 1967 as a Centennial project. | |
St Paul's Anglican Church |
I visited this village in August 2011.
Irish River BridgeThis is one of the many famous covered bridges in New Brunswick. | |
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St. William's (Roman Catholic) ChurchThe Church was established in 1847; this building was constructed in 1900. It is currently a Mission Church, attached to St. Joseph's Parish in Saint John. |
I visited this town in September 2012, July 2013, and again in October 2015.
Buttercup and DaisyThey can be seen on the outskirts of the town. |
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Dominion BuildingThis building was built in 1883. |
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Evangel Assembly
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St. Paul's United ChurchThis Church was constructed in 1968. |
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Trinity Anglican Church
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King's County Record BuildingThis is the the local newspaper. |
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Sharp's Corner DrugstoreThis business was established in 1897. |
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Old Commercial Building
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"Broad Gables"
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House #1I absolutely love the Victorian "tower" on the right-hand side. |
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House #2This building now houses commercial offices. |
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House #3The modern satellite dishes and the electrical meters really spoil the otherwise beautiful facade. | |
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I visited this town in July 2013, May 2014, and once again in June 2017.
Sackville United ChurchFormerly Methodist; this building was constructed ca. 1875 |
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St. Andrew's Presbyterian ChurchThe present structure was erected in 1905. |
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St. Paul's Anglican ChurchThis church was construced in 1856; it is an example the Gothic Revival style of architecture. |
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Mount Allison University Chapel
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Ford BlockThis building was built by merchant George E. Ford in 1894. It was originally a department store. |
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Henderson BlockThis building was built by Henry Fawcett and A.B. Copp in 1900. |
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Mel's Tea RoomThis building is a good example of Classical Revival commercial architecture; it was built in 1912. The Tea Room opened at this location in 1945. |
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Wood BlockThis Romanesque Revival-style building was built in 1914. |
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Public LibraryThis library opened in March 1984. The architect was Parsons Designs Ltd. |
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Town HallThis building has served many different functions since its construction in 1924. |
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Joseph F. Allison HouseIt was built by local merchant Joseph Francis Allison in 1841, and rennovated into its current form in 1997. |
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House #4
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I visited this village in August 2014.
Trinity (Anglican) ChurchBuilt in 1789, this is the oldest Anglican church in New Brunswick. The steeple was added in 1809. The building was enlarged and refurbished in about 1852. |
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Kingston General MerchantsThis building, originally named Union House, was built in 1788 for John London. |
I visited this town in August 2014.
Irving Memorial ChapelThis non-denominational chapel was dedicated in 2004. |
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St. John the Baptist (Roman Catholic) ChurchThis church was built about 1955. |
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Office BuildingNote the old-style spelling of the name of the town on the sign. This building may once have been the Town Hall. |
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Foyer J. M. AllainI like the trim details along the roof line. |
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House #1This is another house with interesting woodwork; note especially the shutters. |
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Vintage Irving SignWhile this particular photo was not actually taken in Bouctouche, I include it here because this town was the site of the very first Irving gas station. |
This is a tiny hamlet in Westmorland County. I passed through in June 2015.
Tourist BureauI like the triangular entrance way. Some other New Brunswick tourist bureaus share a similar design. |
This town is a residential suburb of Saint John. There are very few buildings there that posess any architectural merit.
Holy Trinity Anglican ChurchThis Church was constructed in 1922, and enlarged in the early-1990s. It is formally called the Parish of Hammond River. |
I visited this town in September 2015. It is adjacent to the huge CFB Gagetown military installation. There are very few historic buildings, at least in the Downtown area.
St. John's (Anglican) ChurchThis Church was constructed in about 1923. It is very unusual to see a church constructed out of cement blocks. |
I visited this town in September 2015 and again in July 2016. There are many historic buildings located throught the Dowtown area. These are some of the better examples.
St. Gertrude's (Roman Catholic) ChurchThis Church was built in 1926 under the guidance of Rev. Francis Lockary. |
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St. James United ChurchFormerly Methodist, this Romanesque Revival-style church was built in 1908. The architect was H. H. Mott. |
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St. St Luke's (Anglican) ChurchThis church was constructed in 1884. |
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Woodstock Baptist ChurchThis Church was constructed in 1885. It was enlarged and modified in 1906. |
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Carleton County CourthouseThis building was constructed in two phases, between 1889 and 1909. The architects were J. G. Fletcher and F. Neil Brodie, respectively. |
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L. P. Fisher LibraryNamed for the town's first mayor, this building was completed in 1914. It was designed by architect Ernest Fairweather. The modern expansion is just visible on the left-side of the building. |
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House #1Unlike most of the historic houses in town, this building lacks a plaque outlining its signicance. |
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Judge Jones HouseThis house was built in 1856-1857. It is considered to belong to the "picturesque cottage style", a variation on Gothic. |
This is a small village located on the outskirts of Saint John. I visited briefly in July 2016.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roman Catholic) ChurchThis Church was constructed in 2003. |
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St. Paul's (Anglican) Church
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Rothesay Common ArchThis structure was erected in 2005 by the Rothesay-Kings Rotary Club to mark the centennial of Rotary International. |
I have never actually visted this rural community, located North of Frederiction, but I still wanted to share this illustration.
Kingsley United Baptist Church
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