Victoria County Court House | |
Location: | 495 Chebucto Street |
Location Town: | Baddeck, NS |
Location Country: | Canada |
Client: | Victoria County |
Construction Start Date: | 1889 |
Completion Date: | 1889 |
Structural System: | Granite, Clapboard |
Style: | Classical Revival |
The Victoria County Court House is a historic building in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.
In 1851, Victoria County was split off from Cape Breton County, leaving the new county without a court house of its own.[1] The court house was constructed in 1889 by Phillip MacRae, a carpenter from Big Baddeck. The building was recognized as a historic property in 1989, under the Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act.
The court house is a two-story building constructed in the Classical Revival style with a hipped roof and built of granite and wooden clapboard. The building was originally asymmetrical in design, with a centre block and east wing; a western wing was added in 1967.