00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.834010 CaOODSP 20221107150337 cr ||||||||||| 170320s1987 oncao|||o f000 0deng d (paper) : 0-660-12364-9 CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-ns R61-2/10-2-1987E-PDF R61-2-10-2E Clerk, Nathalie. Prescott House, Starrs Point, Nova Scotia [electronic resource] / Nathalie Clerk. Ottawa : Environment Canada, Parks, c1987. [13] p. : ill. (some col.) Heritage commemoration series "Editor: Sheila Ascroft"--p. [2]. Originally published in French under title: Maison Prescott, Starrs Point, Nouvelle-Écosse. Digitized edition from print. Includes bibliographic references. Introduction -- Acacia Grove -- Charles Ramage Prescott -- Horticulture at Acacia Grove -- The house -- Readings. "The house of the Honorable Charles R. Prescott, a horticulturist who pioneered in the apple industry of Nova Scotia, was built at the start of the 19th century. It is a very fine example of British classical architecture. Along with the usual outbuildings for livestock and equipment on the estate, known as Acacia Grove, there was a greenhouse where fruits, vegetables and flowers were grown in great variety. Shortly after his death in 1859 the house changed hands; it was acquired in 1930 by a great granddaughter who restored it to its original state"--Introduction, p. [1]. gccst Heritage buildings Ascroft, Sheila. Parks Canada. Maison Prescott, Starrs Point, Nouvelle-Écosse (CaOODSP)9.834014 Heritage commemoration series, 0835-3832 PDF 3.70 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/pc/R61-2-10-2-1987-eng.pdf