Not originally on this site in Granville Ferry, across the Annapolis River from Annapolis Royal, this 25 foot by 15 foot house was built some time before 1820.
Once a shipbuilding centre during the Golden Age of Sail, Granville Ferry lost its wharves over time. This building was moved to its present site, serving as a meat market for a number of years, and then a barbershop before serving as a private residence.
A record of the wharves that once served a thriving shipping economy on both sides of the Annapolis River is now a Mapannapolis storymap.
A recent photograph of the completely renovated house (2020) and its view of the old town of Annapolis Royal.
Sir John Carteret, 2nd Earl of Granville (1690-1763)---for whom Granville Ferry is named, is also remembered for lending his name to Granville Street in Vancouver, British Columbia; Granville, Massachusetts; Granville, New York; and Lower Granville, Granville Beach, Granville Centre, and Upper Granville, Nova Scotia.
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