Captain George Anderson House

Captain George Anderson House

Sackville, New Brunswick
Municipally Registered Property
ID No. 244

Listed: 13 December 2004
Location within New Brunswick
General information
Architectural style Octagon Mode. 2-storey. frame
Town or city Sackville, New Brunswick
Country Canada
Coordinates 45°54′06″N 64°22′29″W / 45.9016°N 64.3748°W / 45.9016; -64.3748
Construction started 1855
Completed 1855
Client Captain George Anderson
Design and construction
Architect unknown
Engineer unknown

The Captain George Anderson House, also called the Octagonal House, is an octagon house now located at 29 Queen's Road in Sackville, New Brunswick. It was built in 1855 by Captain George Anderson, a mariner and shipbuilder. It was later deeded to his father, Captain Titus Anderson and stayed in the Anderson family until 1901. It was used for many years by a foundry company as a storage facility, but was kept in good repair.

In the late 1980s it was bought by the Town of Sackville which restored it and moved it to King St. In June 1989 it became the Sackville Visitor Information Centre. In 2007 the Octagonal House became home to the Sackville Citizens Band and the Tantramar Adult Learning Center.[1] In June 2012, the house was moved next to the Boultenhouse Heritage Centre in Sackville.[2]

It is a national historic site of Canada. In 1999 Sackville designated it a local heritage site.


References

  1. "Captain George Anderson House". Canada's Historic Places. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. Daily Business Buzz, "Octagonal House move planned", 8 June 2012

See also


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