“Once it’s designated, there is hope that it could be a tourist attraction for locals, provincial traffic as well as international. It could be used as a resource centre,' says Sharon D. Brown Ross.
There are all kinds of possibilities for its future, Brown Ross said, if it is saved. Black history wasn’t taught in school when she was a child, she said, and Ligoure’s legacy is not widely known. There are also concerns that the house is in an area seeing a lot of development.
“I’m just aware of the loss, of the gentrification that’s taking place in the neighbourhood and the demolition of so many properties,” she said.and what it will mean for heritage properties like this one, or four others she’d like to see registered in the area.The owner of the property, Dexel Developments, owns several properties on that block.
Parris told the committee that many defining elements of the two-storey building with a light wood frame in an L-shaped plan have been lost over time. The most identifiable qualities are he front steps, front door and the pyramidal turret with a decorative gable which was lost when the other half of the duplex was demolished.
If it passes at council, it will be in good company in the neighbourhood. There are 10 registered properties in the surrounding area.A ceremony marking the 105th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion
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