Saint Paul's Church (Halifax) (Halifax, Canada) : The south and east elevations

Creator:

unknown (British)

Published/Created:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
begun 1750

Date Depicted:

ca. 1990's
1700 AD - 1799 AD

Materials:

wood: shingle

Notes:

Founded in 1749 (the same year as the Halifax colony), it is the oldest Protestant church in Canada. The building was begun in 1750 (making it the oldest surviving structure in the city of Halifax) and is based on the plan of the James Gibbs church of St. Peter's, Vere Street in London (1722). In spite of the addition of a new north front and steeple in 1812, the two side wings in 1868 and the chancel in 1872, the resemblance between the two buildings is still remarkable. In 1787 St. Paul's was made a cathedral, the first Anglican cathedral outside the British Isles. Its territory covered everything from Newfoundland to present day Ontario. It remained a cathedral until 1865.

Variant Titles:

St. Paul's Anglican Church

Period/Style:

Baroque
British Colonial

Culture:

British
Canadian

Accession Number:

1A2-C-H-SP-A2

Genre:

architecture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors construction buildings; religious buildings; churches

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10092966

PID:

digcoll:1818281