Churchill House, Grand-Pré

Name: Churchill House
Address: Grand-Pré, Canada

#3 among attractions in Grand-Pré

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Churchill House is a historic house and community centre located in Hantsport, Nova Scotia. The house was built in 1860 by noted Hantsport shipbuilder Ezra Churchill as a gift for his son John Wiley Churchill. The well-preserved example of an Italianate house today serves as a museum and community centre owned by the non profit corporation Hantsport Memorial Community Centre. ()

Established: 1966 (58 years ago)Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 45°3'53"N, 64°10'41"W

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Churchill House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Edward, Haliburton House Museum, Shand House Museum, Blue Beach.

5.2 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Military museum
Fort Edward, Windsor
132 min walk • Fort Edward is a National Historic Site of Canada in Windsor, Nova Scotia, and was built during Father Le Loutre's War. The British built the fort to help prevent the Acadian Exodus from the region.
5.5 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Haliburton House Museum, Windsor
141 min walk • The Haliburton House Museum is part of the Nova Scotia Museum system and is located in Windsor, Nova Scotia. It was′ built in the 1830s for Thomas Chandler Haliburton, a Windsor native who was one of Canada's first famous authors.
5.3 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Shand House Museum, Windsor
137 min walk • The Shand House Museum is part of the Nova Scotia Museum. Located in Windsor, Nova Scotia, it was built in 1890-91 for Clifford and Henrie Shand. It is a Queen Anne Revival style late-Victorian Era home, and most of its elaborate machine-made trim features are still intact.
3.1 miNW
Beach, Outdoor activities, Park
Blue Beach, Grand-Pré
79 min walk • Blue Beach is a 2 kilometres stretch of cliff-bordered coastline at Avonport, Nova Scotia near the mouth of the along the Avon River in the southern bight of Minas Basin, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
6 miNW
Forts and castles
Fort Vieux Logis
154 min walk • Fort Vieux Logis was a small British frontier fort built at present-day Hortonville, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1749, during Father Le Loutre's War. Ranger John Gorham moved a blockhouse he erected in Annapolis Royal in 1744 to the site of Vieux Logis. The fort was in use until 1754.
5.5 miS
44°59'22"N • 64°8'21"W
Windsor Hockey Heritage Centre, Windsor
141 min walk • Museum, History museum
5.5 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Stannus Street Rink, Windsor
140 min walk • The Stannus Street Rink, also known as the Windsor Rink, located at 321 Stannus Street at Thomas Street in Windsor, Nova Scotia is a former ice hockey arena, considered the oldest in Canada, having been built in 1897.
5.9 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Hants Exhibition Arena
152 min walk • The Hants Exhibition Arena is owned by the Windsor Agricultural Society and is located at 239 Wentworth Street in Windsor, Nova Scotia.

Churchill House, Grand-Pré

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Churchill House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)