St. John's Anglican Church (Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia)

St. John's Anglican Church (Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia)

Infobox Historic building
name = St. John's Anglican Church


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location_town = Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia

location_country = Canada
architect = unknown
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construction_start_date = 1893
completion_date = 1894
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structural_system = one-storey wood frame
style = Carpenter Gothic
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St. John's Anglican Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Anglican church building located at 8 Church Road in Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. Built in 1893-1894 of wood, St. John's is the only church in Peggy's Cove. Its steep pitched roof, board and batten siding and lancet windows are typical of Carpenter Gothic churches. [ [http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/com-ful_e.aspx?id=3320 Canada's Historic Places: St. John's Anglican Church] ] The church contains two murals painted in 1963 by noted Canadian artist and local resident William E. deGarthe.

St. John's is a municipally registered heritage site within the Halifax Regional Municipality as designated on February 22, 1993. The designation encompasses both the church building and the land on which it is located. [ [http://www.historicplaces.ca/visit-visite/com-ful_e.aspx?id=3320 Canada's Historic Places: St. John's Anglican Church] ]

St. John's is part of St. Peter's Parish in the Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The current rector of the parish is the Rev. Irving Letto. [ [http://users.eastlink.ca/~stpetersparish/index.htm St. Peter's Parish website] ]

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