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Victoria County Court House

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Architectural style
  
Classical Revival

Town or city
  
Baddeck, NS

Construction started
  
1889

Location
  
495 Chebucto Street

Country
  
Canada

Completed
  
1889

Victoria County Court House

The Victoria County Court House is a historic building in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.

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History

In 1851, Victoria County was split off from Cape Breton County, leaving the new county without a court house of its own. The court house was constructed in 1889 by Phillip MacRae, a carpenter from Big Baddeck. The building was recognized as a historic property in 1989, under the Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act.

Design

The court house is a two-story building constructed in the Classical Revival style with a hipped roof and built of granite and wooden clapboard. The building was originally asymmetrical in design, with a centre block and east wing; a western wing was added in 1967.

References

Victoria County Court House Wikipedia