St. Thomas Rectory/Commissariat House & Garden

HSMBC Plaque Location

 

St. John's, Newfoundland

Owner/Administrator

Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL Canada
A1B 4J6

Date Designated:   1968

Plaque Status:  Plaqued in 1978

Reason for Designation

 Military stores and residence, 1818

 

Other Info

Contact during season:


Lynda Keefe
King’s Bridge Road, St. John’s
(709) 729-6730

commissariat@nf.aibn.com

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL
Canada
A1B 4J6  

Facsimile: (709) 729-6745            

Year-round contact:
Linda Badcock, Historic Sites Officer
Telephone: 
(709) 729-0592
Facsimile: 
(709)
729-7989
tourisminfo@gov.nl.ca
1-800-563-6353

 

 

Plaque Text

 

COMMISSARIAT HOUSE AND GARDEN

LA MAISON ET LE JARDIN DU COMMISSARIAT

 

This late Georgian house, begun in 1818, was built by the Corps of Royal Engineers as the residence and offices of the Assistant Commissary General stationed in St. John's. From 1821 to 1870 it was the premises of the officer responsible for the pay, supplies and services required by the British military establishment in the town. After withdrawal of the garrison in 1871, the Anglicans used it as the rectory of St. Thomas' "The Old Garrison Church". It served as such until 1969 except for the period 1918-21, when it was a nursing home and hospital. The house is restored to about 1830 and the garden to mid-century.

 

Commencée en 1818, cette maison de style georgien fut bâtie par le Corps of Royal Engineers pour le commissaire général adjoint qui était en poste à Saint-Jean. De 1821 à 1870, elle fut habitée par l'officier chargé de la solde, de l'approvisionnement et des services qu'exigeait la fortification de la ville. Du retrait de la garnison en 1871 jusqu'en 1969, sauf de 1918 à 1921 où elle servit d'hôpital et d'hospice, la maison logea le pasteur de l'église anglicane St. Thomas dite The Old Garrison Church. La maison et le jardin ont été respectivement restaurés dans leur aspect des années 1830 et du milieu du XIXe siècle.  

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