Historic Churches of PEI (2nd Ed)

H M Scott Smith

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ISBN: 9780968680384

Historic Churches of PEI (2nd Ed)

  Author:   H M Scott Smith    
  Publisher:  SSP Publications

Originally published in 1986, Historic Churches of Prince Edward Island won the Award of Merit, from the PEI Heritage Foundation. The book includes photos, floor plans, and descriptions of pre-1914 churches, from simple rural structures to the splendor of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Charlottetown. Not intended as a history text or a manual of preservation, the author hopes that the book will prove useful in conserving the past.

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ISBN associated with this title: 9780968680384
Item MC0057
PublisherSSP Publications
PublisherSSP Publications
Published on January 5 2004
Language eng
Pages 176
Format Paperback
Dimensions8(in) x 9(in)
Shipping weight450(g)
Status ACTIVE TITLE

Scott Smith is an architect and journalist with a practice in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Mount Allison University in 1967, and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture, Technical University of Nova Scotia, in 1972. He lived and worked in Charlottetown from 1978 to 1981, during which period he conducted research for his second book, The Historic Houses of Prince Edward Island

An active conservationist, he has developed a system for recording and evaluating historic buildings. He has lecture on Prince Edward Island architecture at the 1980 Atlantic Canada Institute Conference at the University of Prince Edward Island, conducted a photo survey of historic buildings in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, and his photographs have appeared in many architectural publications. His articles on architectural history have been published by such periodicals as Arts Atlantic (Spring 1985) and Canadian Antiques and Art Review (September 1981), and he has written book reviews for The Island Magazine and The Atlantic Provinces Book Review