Only in historic Bridgetown

Constructed in 1871 on Bridgetown's main street, the Morse-Magwood House is on the Province's Heritage list.

Constructed in 1871 on Bridgetown's main street, the Morse-Magwood House is on the Province's Heritage list.

One of the finest examples of the Second Empire style and one of the most picturesque homes in the Nova Scotia. Leander Stanley Morse, born in 1843, graduated from Acadia University, trained as a lawyer there, in Wolfville, and established a Bridgetown practice. Morse had this impressive home constructed in 1871.

A leisurely tour around town, the Historic Bridgetown Cyprus Walk.

A leisurely tour around town, the Historic Bridgetown Cyprus Walk.

Considered the oldest home in Bridgetown and is an early example of the vernacular tradition. Mariner and shipwright Captain John Quirk, from the Isle of Man, built this house as his marital home in 1812 on one of the Town's first riverfront lots ~ a year after they were laid out.

You'll find the complete Bridgetown walk and a summary of its attractions here

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Acadian Englishman, 1716