Charles Connell House

Charles Connell House
National Historic Site of Canada
The Charles Connell House in winter
Province	New Brunswick
Municipality	Woodstock
Original use	Private home
Current use	Society headquarters, museum
Administrative body	Carleton County Historical Society
Designated as a NHSC	1975
Architect	unknown
Year built	c. 1839
Architectural style	Greek Revival
Website	http://www.cchs-nb.ca/

The Charles Connell House is the present name of the residence of the Hon. Charles Connell (1810–1873). It is located at 128 Connell Street, Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. The house was designated a National Historic Sites of Canada in 1975.^[1]

History

This house was built by an unknown person circa 1839 for Connell. It represents the peak of classicism in local architecture. It was built in the Greek Revival style, where wood is used to imitate the look of stone.

Past use

In the late 19th and early 20th century, it was broken up into apartments. It was made into a double tenement in the 1890s, and further subdivided into three apartments circa 1920, with a fourth created about 1960.^[2]

Current use

The house was purchased by the Carleton County Historical Society in 1975, and is currently used to house the society's archives, artifacts and office. A restoration of the layout of the house, before it was broken up into apartments,^[3] was completed in 2008.

The Connell House is also available for business meetings, weddings, receptions, and parties for a small fee. The Connell House is fully licensed and has a fully stocked caterer's kitchen.

References

1. ^ Society History
2. ^ Connell House Exploration
3. ^ "CANADA’S NEW GOVERNMENT INVESTS MORE THAN $470,000 IN WOODSTOCK’S CONNELL HOUSE". Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. 13 March 2007. http://mediaroom.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/e/media/press/press.shtml?3805. Retrieved 2009-10-01. 

External links

• ToW Photo Gallery — #14
• Historical Society page on the house
• "Connell House National Historic Site of Canada". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. 2005-02-22. http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0215&oqeName=Connell+House&oqfName=Maison+Connell. Retrieved January 18, 2011.