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Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada
Recherche sur la Forteresse-de-Louisbourg Lieu historique national du Canada
REPORT 2000 - 141
PROPERTY
DEVELOPMENTS FRONTING
RUE ROYALLE AND RUE D'ORLÉANS
(INCLUDING RUE D'ESTRÉES AND RUE DAUPHINE
FRONTING BLOCK THIRTEEN)
LOUISBOURG: 1713 - 1960
BY
ERIC KRAUSE
KRAUSE HOUSE INFO-RESEARCH SOLUTIONS
AUGUST 21, 2000
(FORTRESS
OF LOUISBOURG
REPORT: HB701K72000 [2000 - 141])
PART
ONE: AN
INTERPRETATION OF BUILT EVENTS -
CONSTRUCTION
DETAILS BY LOT, BLOCK, AND STREET (1713 - 1960)
Fronting Rue Dauphine opposite Block Thirteen, the following development occurred:
BLOCK THIRTEEN
PERIMETER PROPERTY FENCES
(a) First Significant Fronting Rue Dauphine Description: - 1724: Map
(b) Concession Date(s): - March 5, 1721: Ordonnance
(c) Frontage Dimension(s):
- 180 pieds: 1717
- 175 pieds: 1722
- 174 pieds: 1734
(d) Frontage Construction Date(s)/Dimension(s): (1) Phase - 1724:
Mature Construction Footprint - The face of a fence [1724] located between the Rue d'Orléans/Rue Dauphine west left aisle/left pavilion to the south and the stables/storehouse/menagerie pavilion to the north
(e) Building Type(s): (1) Rubble stone
(f) Function(s): (1) Perimeter property fence
(g) Notable Event(s): - N/A
(h) Last Significant Feature Description: - 1767: A standing fence
(i) Block Report: - For construction, maintenance, and other details please see:
(i) Eric Krause, The King's Hospital - A Structural History of Louisbourg's Block 13 Royal Hospital, 1713-1760, Fortress of Louisbourg Unpublished Report (August 21, 2000)
BLOCK FOURTEEN
LOT A
(a) First Significant Fronting Rue Dauphine Description: - 1720: Concession
(b) Concession Date(s): - September 15, 1720
(c) Frontage Dimension(s): - 90 pieds: 1734
(d) Frontage Construction Date(s)/Dimension(s): (1) Phase One - c. 1720-1722:
Mature Construction Footprint - The face of a property [c. 1720-1722] south of the corner building
(2) Phase Two - c. 1726-1730:
Mature Construction Footprint - The face of a building [c. 1726-1730] - with, to the north, the face of a yard between it and the north corner building
(e) Building Type(s):
(1) Property
(2) Wooden
(f) Function(s):
(1) Property
(2) [Residence]
(g) Notable Event(s): - In 1767, the house was inhabited and by 1768 had, for the most part, its floors, partitions and windows taken away for fuel
(h) Last Significant Feature Description: - 1768: A standing building
(i) Block Report: - N/A
LOT G
(a) First Significant Fronting Rue Dauphine Description: - 1720: Map
(b) Concession Date(s): - November 1, 1721
(c) Frontage Dimension(s):
- 84 pieds: 1721
- 84 pieds: 1734
(d) Frontage Construction Date(s)/Dimension(s): (1) Phase One - 1719:
Mature Construction Footprint - The face of a property [1719]
(2) Phase Two - 1722-1723:
Mature Construction Footprint - The face of a yard [1722-1723] north of the corner building
(3) Phase Three - c. 1726-1730:
Mature Construction Footprint - The gable end of a building [c. 1726-1730] - with, to the south, the face of a yard between it and the corner building
(4) Phase Four - Before 1768:
Mature Construction Footprint - The face of a small, separate building [before 1767] or of a building [1768] attached to the Lot A building to the north - with, to the south, the face of a yard between it and the corner building
(e) Building Type(s):
(1) Undeveloped
(2) Yard
(3) N/A
(4) Wooden
(f) Function(s):
(1) Undeveloped
(2) Yard
(3) Stable
(4) Store or stable
(g) Notable Event(s): - In 1767, an occupied, separate store or stable which, in 1768, was attached to the Lot A building to the north and had, for the most part, its floors, partitions and windows taken away for fuel
(h) Last Significant Feature Description: - 1768: A standing building
(i) Block Report: - N/A