Scott Manor House was built sometime between 1769 and 1772 and is now a museum in

Bedford, Nova Scotia Bedford is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada. History The area of Bedford has evidence of Indigenous peoples dating back thousands of years. Petroglyphs are found at Bedford Petroglyphs National Historic ...

. It is the second oldest house in the

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, after the Morris House, and was built by Joseph Scott on the land once owned by his brother Captain George Scott.Robichaud, André, Jonathan Fowler and Colin P. Laroque. Dendroarchaeological Investigation of the Morris Building, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mount Allison Dendrochronology Lab. MAD Lab Report 2011-05. The house was built next to

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, which was under the command of Joseph Scott (1760).

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