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The Black-Binney House was a former residence built in 1819 in
John Black, Black-Binney House, Halifax, Nova Scotia.png, John Black, d. 1823
James Boyle Uniacke.jpg,
The Black-Binney House was a former residence built in 1819 in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348 ...
which is now a National Historic Site of Canada
National Historic Sites of Canada (french: Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada) are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being ...
. The house was built by John Black (merchant)
John Black (c. 1765 – 4 September 1823) was a Scottish merchant and politician in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1793 to 1795.
He was born in Aberdeen and came to Sai ...
and is reflective of the Palladian
Palladian architecture is a European architectural style derived from the work of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580). What is today recognised as Palladian architecture evolved from his concepts of symmetry, perspective and ...
-inspired residences common during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Eastern Canada
Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces or the East) is generally considered to be the region of Canada south of the Hudson Bay/ Strait and east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces (from east to west): Newfoundland and Labrado ...
. In 1857, Hibbert Binney
Hibbert Binney (12 August 1819 – 30 April 1887) was a Canadian Church of England bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1851 to 1887.
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the grandson of Hibbert Newton Binney and the son of the Rev ...
subdivided the property to build the St. Matthew's United Church (Halifax). In 1965 Sidney Culverwell Oland purchased and renovated the building to house the Nova Scotia Division of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires Commissionaires Canada is a Canadian non-profit security firm, originally established to provide employment to ex-servicemen.
History
Modeled after the British Corps of Commissionaires, the Canadian Corps was formed in 1925 with the opening of offi ...
.
19th-century residents
James Boyle Uniacke
James Boyle Uniacke (1799 – 26 March 1858) led the first responsible government in Canada as it is today or any colony of the British Empire. He was the first Premier of the colony of Nova Scotia from 1848 to 1854 serving concurrently as ...
, first premier of Nova Scotia, d 1858
Hibbert Binney.jpg, Hibbert Binney
Hibbert Binney (12 August 1819 – 30 April 1887) was a Canadian Church of England bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1851 to 1887.
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the grandson of Hibbert Newton Binney and the son of the Rev ...
, fourth Bishop of Nova Scotia, d. 1887
See also
*List of oldest buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia
This is a list of oldest buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada that were constructed before 1935.
1750-1799
1800-1849
1850-1899
1900-1935
See also
* History of Nova Scotia
* List of historic places in the Hal ...
* List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Nova Scotia
This is a list of National Historic Sites (french: Lieux historiques nationaux) in the province of Nova Scotia. As of April 2021, there were 91 National Historic Sites designated in Nova Scotia, 26 of which are administered by Parks Canada (ide ...
References
External links
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