
Scott Manor House was built sometime between 1769 and 1772 and is now a museum in
Bedford, Nova Scotia. It is the second oldest house in the
Halifax Regional Municipality, 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
Fort Sackville, which was under the command of Joseph Scott (1760).
See also
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History of the Halifax Regional Municipality
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Fultz House
The Bennett Daniel Fultz House is one of the earliest houses in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia and the community's only museum. It is located on its original land, on the corner of the "Great Roads" leading from Halifax to Truro and to the Annapoli ...
References
Other reading
Brian Cuthertson and Gillis Architects. Joseph Scott and the Scott Manor House. Halifax Regional Municipality. 2002
Bedford’s buried history. Chronicle Herald. 24 May 2013 Scott Manor House - Canada's Historic Places Scott Manor House - Official Site
Houses in Nova Scotia
Historic house museums in Nova Scotia
Museums in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bedford, Nova Scotia
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