Come calling at “Acacia Grove”, an elegant Georgian house in the picturesque Annapolis Valley. Here, horticulturalist Charles Prescott cultivated Nova Scotia’s apple industry from 1811 to 1859.
Discover how his great grand daughter, Mary Allison Prescott, rescued the derelict building in the 1930s to recreate a gracious home. See family portraits, antique furnishings and Miss Prescott’s collections of hand-stitched samplers and tribal Oriental carpets. Delight in the garden and lush countryside surrounding this special place.
Commodités
-
Familles bienvenues -
Lieu historique national -
Stationnement -
Toilettes -
Visite guidée
Faits amusants
Charles R. Prescott is credited with being one of the persons to bring the apple industry to Nova Scotia. He was born in Halifax conducting his business until the age of 37 years, at which age he retired to the Valley for his health. He was married twice – his first wife Hannah passed away before the completion of the house leaving him with 7 children. A year later he married Maria Hammill of Halifax and had an additional 5 children with her.
The house went out of the family in the latter part of the 19th Century, only to be purchased by a Prescott in 1931 – Mary Allison Prescott, Charles’ Great granddaughter. Mary Allison spent approximately 4 years renovating the house to retire here with two sisters in 1940. And, in her words « we have been very happy here ».
Endroit
1633 Starrs Point Road, Port Williams, NS, Canada
Itinéraire
