Projects
Undertaken by St Andrews Civic Trust
Over the years St Andrews Civic Trust has
initiated, assisted and carried out the restoration of a number of heritage
properties and done many other heritage related activities. There have been
many partners and many supporters for these good works. This list is a sampling of Civic Trust’s
activities over the years.
Properties
restored directly by Civic Trust:
Hansen House, 79 Frederick Street (1978)
Macklem House, 46 Reed Avenue, restored
veranda with roof (1993-94)
Niger Reef Tea House, 1 Joe’s Point Road
(1997-98)
Pendlebury Lighthouse tower and grounds, with
seawall by the Town,end of
Patrick Street (2001-13)
Properties
restored with Civic Trust’s advocacy, advice and assistance:
Clarke House, 62 Princess Royal Street
(1977)
Dunn-McQuoid House, 126 Water Street
(1977-79)
Pagan-O’Neill House, 235 Queen Street (1977)
Saltbox House, 107 Queen Street (1977)
Dowling House, 64 King Street (2002)
Charlotte County Court House, 123 Frederick
Street (1985)
St Andrews Blockhouse, Joe’s Point Road (2010-12)
Rehabilitation
of Heritage Cemeteries:
- Roman Catholic Cemetery, corner of Parr & Mary Streets (1977-78)
- Methodist Cemetery, Parr Street near Edward
(1978)
- Church of England Cemetery, head of King
Street (1981)
- Presbyterian Cemetery, Montague Street
(1995).
Ongoing
and Recurring Projects
- Plaque program to mark heritage properties
- Awards of Merit to recognize local heritage
preservation work
- Workshops and seminars on heritage
preservation
- Architectural advice and loans for
homeowners’ heritage renovations
- Conservation advice to home builders,
contractors and developers
- Issue “Tidings” a periodic newsletter since
1974 to inform residents of current heritage activities
- Constant advocacy for a heritage
preservation bylaw in St Andrews. A decades
long effort against reluctant Town Councils
A
Miscellany of Projects and Activities over the years
- Invited Heritage Canada to St Andrews to
encourage heritage preservation
and while here it restored two houses (1974-79)
- Prepared a Town Conservation Plan for the
Devonian Foundation (1974)
- Architectural/historical appraisal of 833
buildings by Dr Richard Candee (1979) and
photographic inventory of heritage properties.
- Burial of overhead utility wires on Water
Street (1979-80) due to Civic Trust
persistent advocacy with Provincial Government.
- Published “St Andrews Heritage Handbook: A
homeowner’s Guide to Exterior Renovations…”(1980)
now referenced in Town’s Municipal Plan,
and “St Andrews Remembered” (1984)
- Published walking map “A Guide to Historic
St Andrews” (1988 & 2011)
- Advocacy with Provincial Government leading
to major face-lift of Charlotte
County Courthouse (1984) and rebuilding of “Fort Tipperary” to its original design (2004-06)
- Proposed heritage design items for Tim
Hortons new building (2003)
- Lobbied Town Council to place St Andrews on
the Provincial Register of Historic
Places and submit heritage sites for inclusion (200?)
- Grants to authors of local heritage/conservation
books
- Substantive input to the 2010 Municipal
Plan and Zoning By-law.
- Research assistance on Nature Trust of New
Brunswick’s publication
“St
Andrews Architecture 1604-1966” by John Leroux and Thaddeus Holownia in aid of successful campaign to
preserve the natural
appearance of Navy Island as the backdrop to the Town’s heritage setting (2009-10) - Provided design and plans for replica
heritage building on Market Wharf (2013)
- Advice to Kiwanis Club on design of Walking
Trail monument (2014)