| Bras d'Or House | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| Location | 466 Chebucto Street, Baddeck, NS, Canada |
| Construction started | 1894 |
| Completed | 1894 |
| Client | Alexander Anderson |
| Design and construction | |
| Engineer | Francis J. Cunningham |
The Bras d'Or House is a historic building in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The original Bras d'Or House was built around 1800 and housed a hotel operated by James Crowdis. [1] The second owner was Robert Anderson and later his son Alexander Anderson took over the hotel. [1] The building was destroyed by a fire in 1893 and the younger Anderson rebuilt the new Bras d'Or House on the same location the following year. Alexander Anderson operated the hotel until 1924. [1] Between 1924 and 1946 the hotel went through several different owners before being purchased by Alton and Judy Langille who operated the hotel until 1958. [1] In 1958 the building was purchased by George P. Fraser who converted the hotel into apartments. [1] The present day building has undergone significant physical changes and currently houses a Chinese restaurant [2] as well as apartments.
The original Bras d'Or House was constructed in the Georgian style, with two and a quarter storeys and a steeply pitched gable roof. [1] The building featured an attached annex in the same style. The current Bras d'Or House was built as a three-storey building in the Second Empire style, with a mansard roof. [1]
Since 1965 the building has housed a Chinese restaurant known as Wong's Bras d'Or House.
