Print, Photographic
Chestico Museum
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| Object Name: | Print, Photographic |
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| Category: | Graphic Documents |
| Material: | paper ink |
| Accession Number: | CMP 00-139 |
| Other Geographical Data: | [46.015746809336,-61.530161261526] |
| Earliest Production Date: | 1986-01-01 |
| Latest Production Date: | 2000-12-31 |
| Description: | The photo is of lawyer Big Dan MacLennans House. A woman in a white blouse and dark skirt is standing on the verandah with her hands behind her back. A man in a suit and cap is standing on the steps leading up to the verandah. He also has his hands behind his back. A white picket fence runs in front of and behind the house. There are a number of trees in front of the house. None are in leaf. The photo is attached to a white piece of paper. |
| Narrative: | The house was built in 1905 as a residence for Daniel "Big Dan" MacLennan (1856 - 1940). "Big" Dan came to Port Hood from the district of River Denys, where he was born. Before he was married he lodged at the home of R.G. McLellan, former Clerk of the Municipality of Inverness. In 1891 he purchased the former homestead of Duncan Campbell (York). In the mining boom days of Port Hood, Mr. McLennan had the pictured residence constructed. It was built by Alexander C. Gillis. In the 90s, Dan McLennan had as his office an annex built on the northern side of the store of D.F. McLean and here he carried on his law practice until the mining operations started in Port Hood. At that time he had a large office building erected on his own property (later owned and occupied as a store by Alfred S. Reynolds). Dan McLennan built up a large legal practice which he carried on until his death in 1940. He was married to Margaret A. McQuarrie of Port Hastings, who predeceased him by a number of years. After the death of his wife, Mrs. Christie, a sister of Mrs. McLennan, kept house for him until his death. In the last several years of his life Mr. McLennan spent the winters in Florida and the islands of the West Indies. (Source: Unpublished History of Port Hood) The house survived the Fire of 1942 unscathed. |
| Length: | 12.1 cm |
| Width: | 17.4 cm |
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| Institution City: | Chestico |
| Institution Province: | Nova Scotia |