"The Value of Regionalism in Assessing Canadian Architectural Heritage: An Examination of the Historical Context of Maritime Collegiate Classicism"

Publication Details

Item Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
The Journal of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
53-63
Publication Date
2011
NB Imprint
No
Language(s)
English
Description

A study of collegiate buildings in the Maritime Provinces during the 19th century, this article focuses on Dalhousie, Acadia, and Mount Allison universities as case studies introducing classicism to the vocabulary of Canadian institutional design. The later emergence of Gothic Revival is illustrated by other universities in the region, as well as by Fredericton's Christ Church Cathedral. 

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