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Carmichael Stewart House Museum |
'A Pictou County Treasure' |
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A Brief History of theCarmichael Stewart House Museum
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Glasgow, with 210 ships built at his shipyard on the New Glasgow
Riverfront. His grandfather, also named James Carmichael, was one of
the founders of New Glasgow. James W. Carmichael was elected as
Pictou County's first Member of Parliament, and was later appointed
to the Senate.
James W.
Carmichael built the Carmichael Stewart House as a wedding gift for
his son, James M. Carmichael. The home was very well crafted, with
intricate inlay patterns in the wooden floors, stained glass
windows, pocket doors, and many more interesting features.
James M.
Carmichael's daughter Maria inherited the house from her father.
Maria married a man named R. B. Stewart, becoming Maria
Carmichael-Stewart. The couple lived in the house for the remainder
of their lives. They did not, unfortunately, have any children, so
the question arose, what would happen to this big, beautiful house
when they passed away. It was decided that the house would be left
to the Town of New Glasgow upon R. B. Stewart's death in the 1960s.
Around this same time a group called
the 
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collecting objects of historical significance that were slowly going
missing from the area. They took over operation of the house and
turned it into the museum that you see today, displaying items of
interest from the Carmichael-Stewart family, along with a wide
variety of objects donated by community members.
view of the front porch
view of the beautiful stained glass
view of the exquisite inlaid woodwork
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Carmichael Stewart House Museum
86 Temperance St.
New Glasgow, NS
Operated by the Pictou County Historical Society and supported in part
by the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism and Culture under the Community Museum
Assistance Program.
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