Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church

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Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church
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Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church
General information
Architectural style Cambridge Camden Society, Neo-Gothic
LocationShore Road
Town or city Baddeck, NS
Country Canada
Construction started1883
Completed1883
Technical details
Structural systemWood board and batten
Design and construction
Architect(s)Simon Gibbons
DesignatedAugust 15, 1990
Reference no.00PNS0124

Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church is an historic building in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The church is one of only four remaining churches designed by Reverend Simon Gibbons, Canada's first Inuit priest. [1] Built in 1883, the church is the second of six churches built by Gibbons in Nova Scotia. [1]

It is believed that Gibbons first came into contact with the Cambridge Camden Society while building Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church. [1] St. Peter's and St. John's was designated a Provincially Registered Property under the Heritage Property Act in 1990 due to its connection to Gibbons and because it best exemplifies the style of the Cambridge Camden society [1] which advocated a return to simple Medieval styles. [1] Typical of neo-Gothic architecture, the wooden church features buttresses, pointed arch windows, and a round-headed window on the east elevation. [1]

The church has been deconsecrated.

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