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Nova Scotia Museums Listed by Location
| North
Hills Museum |
Granville
Ferry |
June
1 - Oct.15 |
Enter this simple
200-year-old farm house and be amazed at the elegant Georgian decor
created by antiques collector Robert Patterson, who lived here among
his fine collection of 18th-century paintings, furniture and furnishings.
Imagine living a comfortable life surrounded by beautiful things,
like the dresser filled with New Hall dishes from the1700s, rare
Worcester and Spode china, and superb glass.
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| Prescott
House Museum |
Starrs
Point |
June
1 - Oct.15 |
Built as the home
of the Honourable Charles Prescott about 1814, this is one of the
finest examples of Georgian architecture in Nova Scotia. The house
was restored by Mary Allison Prescott in the 1930s. She added a fine
collection of oriental rugs, and a selection of early needlework samplers.
The Museum also has an elegant garden and extensive grounds with some
unusual trees.
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| Shand
House Museum |
Windsor
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June 1 - Oct. 15
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With its original
indoor plumbing, electricity, and factory-made furniture, Shand House
provides an excellent link with Nova Scotia's
industrial and economic history. The house has wonderful woodwork
throughout and a tall tower from which visitors can see the Avon River and surrounding
countryside for miles.
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| Haliburton
House Museum |
Windsor
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June
1 - Oct.15 |
Thomas Chandler
Haliburton (1796-1865) was a lawyer, judge, historian, and member
of the Legislative Assembly and the British House of Commons, but he
is best remembered as the creator of Sam Slick, the fictional Yankee
clock peddler, whose witty sayings are still used. Haliburton's villa,
set in a 16-hectare (40-acre) estate overlooking Windsor, was built
in 1836. A series of walking trails now wind throughout this extensive
estate with its tall trees and old apple orchard.
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Uniacke
Estate Museum Park |
Mount
Uniacke |
June
1 - Oct.15 (Trails Open Year Round) |
Experience a grand
country mansion and its parkland. Imagine you are visiting Richard
John Uniacke, who built this wonderful estate nearly 200 years ago.
There are 7 walking trails and a very special house to explore. Antique
lovers will delight in the early Wedgwood china, fine George Adams
furniture, colonial portraits and furnishings. Birdwatchers will love
the Piliated Woodpeckers.
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