Loft Flat in the Block Shop (Circa 1925) 125 Montague St. The Block Shop was constructed in 1925 for Alfred Dauphinee and sons, who were wooden block makers by trade. “Blocks” are pulleys crafted for use on sailing ships, and items produced by the shop included yacht blocks, big blocks for fishing trawlers, wooden ice mallets, wooden tubs and other small...

The Tannery House – Circa 1825  52 Tannery Road This charming building is the oldest house on Tannery Road. Property records date it to circa 1825 but the exact age of the house is uncertain and may be earlier. Christian Rhuland paid 68 pounds for the property in 1825, selling it to Jacob Sperry for 135 pounds in 1839, the...

Tower House – Circa 1881-1890    223 Pelham Street The property was originally purchased by Elizabeth Moyle, who then sold it to ship Captain Isaac D. Mason in 1881, the year that it is believed the Victorian house was built.  At the time it was referred to as the “Mason House”, but now commonly called “Tower House” as it is...

Old Lunenburg Marine Hospital – Circa 1879   90 Hospital Road  The Old Marine Hospital was built in 1879, commissioned by the federal government and operated by the federal Department of Marine and Fisheries.  The hospital’s initial contractor was Eli Hopps, and final construction was done by Solomon Morash. An example of early Victorian era architecture, it was built by carpenters...

Solomon House - Circa 1775-1797   69 Townsend Street Solomon House ranks among the earliest of the larger 18th century houses in the province. It was built by “gentleman and sawmill owner” Henry Koch and wife Elizabeth in 1775. then sold in 1849 to Judge George Solomon, a notable legal figure, remaining in the Solomon family until 1917.   Late Georgian in...

Kaulbach-Oxner House on the Green – Circa 1840  70 Cumberland Street Joshua Kaulbach acquired this property, directly across from the public use land called The Parade, and construction of the house was completed between 1835 and 1840 by shipbuilder John Young.  It is frame construction with pitched roof and originally had heavy moulded hoods above the windows, ornamental brackets under...