| Elizabeth Bishop House | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Town or city | 8740 No 2 Highway Great Village Nova Scotia |
| Country | Canada |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Wooden frame vernacular |
| Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act | |
| Type | Provincially Registered Property |
| Designated | 1973-05-21 |
| Reference no. | 00PNS0221 |
The Elizabeth Bishop House, also known as the Bulmer House, is an historic single-family house in Great Village, Nova Scotia. The house is associated with Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Bishop who in her youth lived in the house each summer with her maternal grandparents, William Brown Bulmer and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Bulmer. Bishop based many of her stories (such as "In the Village") and poems (such as "Filling Station") on aspects of Great Village and Nova Scotia. Although the Bulmers bought the property in 1874, it is not known when it was built. On May 21, 1997, the Bulmer House was recognized as a Nova Scotia Provincially Recognized Heritage Site for its connection to Elizabeth Bishop and her writings as well as for its architectural significance; it is a good example of a typical 1+1⁄2-storey Classical Revival dwelling dating from between 1800 and 1850, a type common to rural Nova Scotia. In 2004, the house was purchased by a group of artists, who used the building as an artist’s retreat until it was sold again in December 2015. The house is now used as a single family home, however at the time of sale, the new owner was “meeting with members of the Elizabeth Bishop Society to discuss ways to keep the house accessible to the public.”
45°24′59″N 63°35′59″W / 45.4165°N 63.5996°W / 45.4165; -63.5996
See also
References
- Sullivan, Harry (1 May 2014). "Former Great Village home of acclaimed poet Elizabeth Bishop to be sold". Saltwire. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- "Elizabeth Bishop House Great Village, Nova Scotia". Elizabeth Bishop Society of Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- Curwin, Lynn (22 June 2016). "Elizabeth Bishop House's new owner sees it as 'sacred'". Saltwire. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- Bulmer House. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
- "Provincial Heritage Sites in Colchester". Municipality of Colchester.
- "The "History of Elizabeth Bishop House" at the Elizabeth Bishop Society of Nova Scotia website". Archived from the original on October 17, 2010.
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