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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)
CONSTRUCTION
DETAILS BY LOT, BLOCK, AND STREET (1713 - 1960)
Fronting Rue d'Estrées opposite Block Thirteen, the following development occurred:
BLOCK TWELVE
LOT A
(a) First Significant Fronting Rue D'Estrées Description: - 1722: Concession
(b) Concession Date(s):
- June 21, 1722
- October 21, 1722
(c) Frontage Dimension(s):
- 175 pieds: 1722
- 174 pieds: 1734
(d) Frontage Construction Date(s)/Dimension(s): (1) Phase One - c. 1725:
Mature Construction Footprint - The face of a yard [c. 1725] - with the face of a gateway next to the north corner building - and the face of a garden [c. 1725] to the south, between the corner building and Rue d'Orléans
(2) Phase Two - c. 1759-1767
Mature Construction Footprint - The face of a garden [c. 1759-1767] between the corner building and Rue d'Orléans
(e) Building Type(s):
(1) Garden
(2) Garden
(f) Function(s):
1) Garden
(2) Garden
(g) Notable Event(s): - In 1728, the garden was staffed by a gardener
(h) Last Significant Feature Description: - 1767: A garden
(i) Block Report: - N/A
BLOCK THIRTEEN
PERIMETER PROPERTY FENCES
(a) First Significant Fronting Rue D'Estrées Description: - 1724: Map
(b) Concession Date(s): - March 5, 1721: Ordonnance
(c) Frontage Dimension(s):
- 180 pieds: 1717 [all of Rue d'Estrées]
- 175 pieds: 1722 [all of Rue d'Estrées]
- 174 pieds: 1734 [all of Rue d'Estrées]
(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 d'Estrées east right aisle/right pavilion to the south and the bakery/wash-house 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The King's Hospital - A Structural History of Louisbourg's Block 13 Royal Hospital, 1713-1760, Fortress of Louisbourg Unpublished Report (August 21, 2000)