Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church is an historic building in
Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The church is one of only four remaining churches designed by
Reverend Simon Gibbons
Simon Gibbons (June 21, 1851 - December 14, 1896) was Canada's first Inuit priest. The Anglican missionary constructed a number of churches in Nova Scotia.
Early life
Simon Gibbons is believed to have been born at Forteau, Newfoundland and Labrado ...
, Canada's first
Inuit priest.
Built in 1883, the church is the second of six churches built by Gibbons in Nova Scotia.
It is believed that Gibbons first came into contact with the
Cambridge Camden Society while building Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church.
St. Peter's and St. John's was designated a Provincially Registered Property under the
Heritage Property Act in 1990 due to its connection to Gibbons and because it best exemplifies the style of the Cambridge Camden society
which advocated a return to simple Medieval styles.
Typical of
neo-Gothic architecture, the wooden church features buttresses, pointed arch windows, and a round-headed window on the east elevation.
The church continues to hold masses to this day.
See also
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Historic Buildings in Baddeck, Nova Scotia
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History of Baddeck
References
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Churches completed in 1883
Historic buildings and structures in Nova Scotia
Buildings and structures in Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Anglican church buildings in Nova Scotia
19th-century Anglican church buildings in Canada
1883 establishments in Nova Scotia