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. It is a unit of the national park system, operated by Parks Canada, the national park service. It was the residence of Captain

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, a famed

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explorer. Bartlett is credited by marine historian

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. Built in 1830 by Brigus merchant John Leamon, Hawthorne Cottage came into the Bartlett family through Bartlett's mother, Mary Leamon Bartlett, granddaughter of John Leamon. In 1834 the house was moved 10 kilometers from its original site in Cochranedale to its current location in the centre of Brigus. In the neighborhood is a house that was known as the Benville Tearooms, once operated by Bartlett's mother and sisters. The cottage combines features of Newfoundland vernacular architecture enhanced by intricate architectural details. The architecture of Hawthorne has been recognized by the national Historic Sites and Monuments Board as typifying the refined lifestyle of Newfoundland outport merchant families of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1978, and has been a Federal Heritage Building since 1993. The Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador ran a small gift shop inside, which has closed.

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Hawthorne Cottage National Historic Site
- Parks Canada official site www.historicsites.ca- Historic Sites Association official site - Hawthorne Cottage under projects National Historic Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador Museums in Newfoundland and Labrador Historic house museums in Canada Biographical museums in Canada Houses in Newfoundland and Labrador Houses completed in 1830 1830 establishments in North America 1830 establishments in the British Empire 19th-century establishments in Newfoundland Historic buildings and structures in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-struct-stub

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