The building was built by John Adams, a native of Boston, Massachusetts in 1713. Adams was a member of the first Nova Scotia Council in 1720 and eventually became its President in 1740.[2]
In 1881, Arthur King expanded the building again and lived at the house, in additional to running a retail outlet, photography shop and clothing factory.[2]
adams, ritchie, house, oldest, wood, framed, buildings, canada, located, annapolis, royal, nova, scotia, canada, dates, from, 1713, over, past, years, building, expanded, embellished, until, original, building, completely, hidden, 1980s, restored, original, ap. The Adams Ritchie House is one of the oldest wood framed buildings in Canada It is located in Annapolis Royal Nova Scotia Canada and dates from 1713 Over the past 300 years the building was expanded and embellished until the original building was completely hidden In the 1980s it was restored to its original appearance Prior to 1749 the house occasionally hosted the Nova Scotia Council the fore runner of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 1 Adams Ritchie HouseLocation within Nova ScotiaAlternative namesMuise HotelGeneral informationArchitectural styleGeorgianAddress220 224 St George StreetTown or cityAnnapolis RoyalCountryCanadaCoordinates44 44 42 N 65 31 09 W 44 74488 N 65 51908 W 44 74488 65 51908Year s built1713DesignationsNova Scotia Heritage Property Act Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory editThe building was built by John Adams a native of Boston Massachusetts in 1713 Adams was a member of the first Nova Scotia Council in 1720 and eventually became its President in 1740 2 In 1781 John Ritchie acquired the property and probably added the second story He was the local representative to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly Ritchie was captured and held hostage by American Revolutionaries during the 1781 Raid on Annapolis Royal His son Thomas Ritchie who was a lawyer judge also a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was raised in the house Thomas son John William Ritchie a Father of Canadian Confederation was also born in the house 2 In 1881 Arthur King expanded the building again and lived at the house in additional to running a retail outlet photography shop and clothing factory 2 See also editList of oldest buildings in Canada Historic District of Annapolis Royal Annapolis Royal Town External links editAdams Ritchie House Listing in the Canadian Register of Historic Places Parks Canada Annapolis Heritage SocietyReferences edit 18th Century Annapolis Heritage Society Retrieved 2023 06 29 a b c HistoricPlaces ca HistoricPlaces ca www historicplaces ca Retrieved 2023 06 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adams Ritchie House amp oldid 1166958057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
