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Bremner Cottage

2458 Water Street, Miramichi, New Brunswick, E1N, Canada

Formally Recognized: 2005/11/24

Bremner Cottage (J.A. Bremner Residence), oblique view, 2005.; City of Miramichi
Bremner Cottage, Rock Heads
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Other Name(s)

Rock Heads
Bremner Cottage

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Construction Date(s)

1897/01/01

Listed on the Canadian Register: 2006/07/06

Statement of Significance

Description of Historic Place

Bremner Cottage is a Shingle style residence located on Water Street midway between the former Chatham and Loggieville.

Heritage Value

Bremner Cottage is designated a Local Historic Place for its industrial association with Rock Heads on the Miramichi River and with the Bremner Hotel. It is also recognized for its architecture.

Bremner Cottage and the nearby former hotel are surrounded by an original mature cedar hedge, indicating the original ensemble of the grounds. The buildings front Rock Heads, a once bustling area of industry during the early days of British settlement. Bremner Cottage's first owner John A. Bremner frequented his cranberry operations a distance downriver from the residence with his sailing yacht 'Hiawatha'.

Built in 1897, Bremner Cottage is also recognized for its architectural significance. The building is influenced by American Shingle Style architecture and is a duplicate in design to the Bremner winter residence in Somerville Mass., USA.

Source: City of Miramichi Site File # 05-44

Character-Defining Elements

The exterior character-defining elements of this Shingle style cottage include:
- 1 1/2 storey rectangular massing;
- wooden shingle cladding;
- two storey ell clad in wooden shingles added at a later date;
- steeply pitched roof of original structure containing large gambrel roofed dormer with vertically rounded window opening on front elevation;
- main level dormer bay windows on front and side elevations;
- upper level windows in half round insets on side elevation gables;
- front side entrance accessed by open portico of veneered in mortared river rock base with round columnar supports;
- foundation added in 1928 veneered in sized river rock.
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Recognition

Jurisdiction

New Brunswick

Recognition Authority

Local Governments (NB)

Recognition Statute

Community Planning Act

Recognition Type

Local Register

Recognition Date

2005/11/24

Historical Information

Significant Date(s)

1928/01/01 to 1928/01/01

Theme - Category and Type

Developing Economies
Trade and Commerce
Expressing Intellectual and Cultural Life
Architecture and Design

Function - Category and Type

Current

Historic

Residence
Single Dwelling

Architect / Designer

n/a

Builder

James Bremner

Additional Information

Location of Supporting Documentation

City of Miramichi Heritage Office Beaverbrook House

Cross-Reference to Collection

Fed/Prov/Terr Identifier

549

Status

Published

Related Places

n/a

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