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The Quaker Whaler House is the oldest building in
The Quaker Whaler House is the oldest building in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth ( ) is an urban community and former city located in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. Dartmouth is located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes, after the larg ...
(1785). Built by William Ray, a Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belie ...
and cooper from Nantucket
Nantucket () is an island about south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachuse ...
who moved to Dartmouth in 1785-86 as a whaler
A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales.
Terminology
The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Japa ...
. Its materials and construction methods closely resembles Quaker architecture in Nantucket
Nantucket () is an island about south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachuse ...
, such as the asymmetrical facade design and stone foundation. The Quakers settled in Dartmouth for six years (1786-1792) before many of them left for England. The most well-known Quaker was abolitionist Lawrence Hartshorne
Lawrence Hartshorne (July 1, 1755 – March 10, 1822) was a Canadians, Canadian merchant and political figure based in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 t ...
.
See also
*Lawrence Hartshorne
Lawrence Hartshorne (July 1, 1755 – March 10, 1822) was a Canadians, Canadian merchant and political figure based in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1793 t ...
's house
* 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 ...
* History of the Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The ...
* List of oldest buildings in Canada
This is a list of the oldest surviving buildings and structures of significance in each province and territory of Canada.
Alberta
First Nations peoples in Alberta were generally nomadic and did not create permanent structures, however they did ...
References
{{coord, 44.66698, -63.56828, type:landmark_region:CA, format=dms, display=title Buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia