STREET ADDRESS: 405 Pleasant Street
CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE: Yarmouth
MUNICIPALITY: Yarmouth
COUNTY: Yarmouth
YEAR BUILT: 1821
ARCHITECTURAL COMMENT:
New England Colonial, steeply pitched gable roof, two storey, wood construction, central chimney, 3 bay facade, windows tight to roof. Retains its original character. Frame is of hand-hewn timbers held together by wooden pegs. Low ceilings, small ell of same colonial style.
HISTORICAL COMMENT:
This land was granted to Ebenezer Corning 2ndby the proprietors in 1787. In 1821 he divided his land among his family and his son-in-law. Jabez Landers Jr. resided here. It was kept in the family until 1892. It is possible this house was built before 1800 as Ebenezer Corning had eight children all born before 1795, so must have had a home. The structure of the house tells us the methods used in that day are predominant throughout. A massive central chimney which one could walk through, serviced the hearths and slate fireplaces as the heating system. No doubt one of your earliest houses still intact.
CONTEXTUAL COMMENT:
This house has shingles on it. Has been redone to keep its original look and is being brought back to resemble the age it was built. A fine asset to heritage.
PRESENT OWNER: Peter Crowell, Daniel Mackill
ADDRESS: 405 Pleasant Street, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
ORIGINAL OWNER: Ebenezer Corning 2nd
OCCUPATION: Yeoman
BUILDER: Probably Ebenezer Corning 2nd
ORIGINAL USE: Home
PRESENT USE: Home
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| HISTORY OF BUILDING | ||||
| OWNER | FROM: | TO: | OCCUPATION | BOOK PG |
| land grant #86 in 1787 to Ebenezer Corning | ||||
| Ebenezer Corning 2nd | Nov 10, 1821 | Yeoman | P-175 | |
| Jabez Landers Jr. et al | Nov 10, 1821 | Sept 25, 1825 | farmer | P-175 |
| Amos Baker | Sept 27, 1825 | Aug. 15, 1855 | farmer | R-330 |
| Elizabeth Baker | Aug. 15, 1855 | Oct. 15, 1865 | widow | estate # 246 |
| Amos Baker Brown 1st | Oct. 15, 1865 | Oct. 15, 1879 | farmer | estate # 246 |
| Charles E. Sanders et al | Oct. 15, 1879 | Aug. 22, 1892 | orphaned grandchildren | estate # 297 |
| Abigail Bryant | Aug. 22, 1892 | Sept. 22, 1902 | spinster | |
| Joseph K. Durkee | Sept. 12, 1902 | May 10, 1922 | painter | CL-827 |
| Charles T. Pitman | May 10, 1922 | Nov. 1, 1929 | mechanic | DR-241 |
| George D. Durkee | Nov. 1, 1929 | April 3, 1937 | retired | DY-960 |
| James W. Miller | April 3, 1937 | Nov. 21, 1957 | fisherman | EL-38 |
| Clara E. Falt | Nov. 21, 1957 | July 29, 1976 | widow | FS-597 |
| John. C. Trask | July 29, 1976 | July 6, 1979 |
Mayor of Yarmouth | KP-630 |
| Clara E. Falt | July 6, 1979 |
May 26, 1982 | Widow | LZ-813 |
| Daniel D. MacKill / Peter M. Crowell |
May 26, 1982 | Date | Postal Clerk / Researcher | NL-97 |
COMMENTS ON HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Ebenezer Corning 2ndwas born in Beverly, Massachusetts and came to Yarmouth in 1764, when he was six years old. His wife was Elizabeth Foote, daughter of Capt. Zachariah Foote, one of Yarmouth's first sea captains and settlers. This house was also owned by a former mayor of Yarmouth, John C. Trask, for several years.
SOURCES: Corning genealogy Record book P. page 175, Registry of Deeds, Yarmouth. Proprietor's map 1787 - land grants Lot # 86-Amos B. Brown map 1879.