STREET ADDRESS: 44 Huntington Street
CITY/TOWN/VILLAGE: Yarmouth
MUNICIPALITY: Yarmouth
COUNTY: Yarmouth
YEAR BUILT: circa 1866
ARCHITECTURAL COMMENT:
1½ storey Gothic Revival style in "L" plan has a lower 1½ storey off-center ell on west side and a 1 storey addition on back; there are 1 storey enclosed entry porches on front gable end and at junction of ell and main house. The medium pitched gable roof has a central chimney; gabled ell roof has a off-center cross gable and an off-center chimney. The 6 bay asymmetrical facade has an off-center entrance with 5 light sidelights in enclosed porch. Most windows have double hung sashes and 2/2 glazing; there is a 1 storey cutaway bay window next to front entry porch; several windows have plain gabled crowns. Wood construction, clapboard clad; west side has vinyl siding.
HISTORICAL COMMENT:
Built around 1866 for, and probably by, Jacob Sweeny, a house builder at the time. Later, he became a furniture dealer and then an undertaker. The present-day Sweeny's Funeral Home was founded in 1860 by Jacob Sweeny and until three years ago was still owned and operated by members of his family.
CONTEXTUAL COMMENT:
North side of street, second house east of Brunswick Street. The previous owner had vinyl siding applied to entire house. The present (2000) owner has had most of it removed and plans to have the remainder removed.
PRESENT OWNER:Paul & Debra Gavey-Surette
ADDRESS:44 Huntington Street, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
YEAR BUILT: circa 1866 Estimated
ORIGINAL OWNER:Jacob Sweeny
OCCUPATION: House builder
BUILDER:Jacob Sweeny
ORIGINAL USE: Single family dwelling
PRESENT USE: Single family dwelling
| HISTORY OF BUILDING | ||||
| OWNER | FROM: | TO: | OCCUPATION | BOOK PG |
| Jacob Sweeny | June 25, 1866 | April 13, 1905 | House builder | AU 729 |
| Jonathan Horton | April 13, 1905 | March 7, 1906 | Assignee | CP 753 |
| William L. Lovitt | March 7, 1906 | May 16, 1907 | Merchant | CQ 514 |
| William D. Lovitt & Francis Bourneuf Lovitt | May 16, 1907 | November 3, 1916 | Heirs of W. L. Lovitt | Estate 3192 |
| Francis Bourneuf Lovitt | November 3, 1916 | June 9, 1917 | Machinist | DH 897 |
| Dorothy I. Law | June 9, 1917 | November 20, 1919 | Single woman | DJ 319 |
| Henry Ward | November 20, 1919 | July 16, 1958 | D.A.R. engineer | ND 96 |
| John E. Scott | July 16, 1958 | March 9, 1960 | Hardware merchant | FW 225 |
| Donald C. & Frances Joan Rayworth | March 9, 1960 | February 10, 1961 | Commercial traveller | FZ 589 |
| Stanley B. & Verna Purdy | February 10, 1961 | October 15, 1964 | Warehouse clerk | CG 59 |
| Douglas N. Hamilton & George B. Goodwin | October 15, 1964 | April 20, 1966 | GM 266 | |
| Douglas N. & Joyce E. Hamilton | April 20, 1966 | August 19, 1998 | Warehouse clerk | GR 228 |
| Paul Douglas & Debra Gavey-Surette | August 19, 1998 | Present | Restaurant owners | 571-899 |
COMMENTS ON HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS:
For a number of years this house was divided into two apartments, but has now been restored to a single family home.
SOURCES: Registry of Deeds/Probate; Map of Yarmouth County (A.F.Church, c.1870); B.E.V. Maps of Yarmouth, 1878, 1889; Fire Insurance Plans of Yarmouth, 1891, 1914, 1938, 1955; Town Assessment Rolls, 1876-1920; Yarmouth Directories, 1890, 1895, 1949.