Municipal Register of Local Historic Places
Alcide Ferguson House
Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick
Also known as James Johnson House, Maison James Johnson
Alcide Ferguson House - main façade of the house
Photo: Town of Tracadie-Sheila
- Recognized
- 2006
- By
- Local government
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Description
The Alcide Ferguson House is a two-storey vernacular residence with an extensive veranda located on Principale Street in the parish of Sheila in Tracadie-Sheila.
Heritage value
The Alcide Ferguson House is designated a Local Historic Place for its age and its architecture.
The Alcide Ferguson House is one of the oldest residences in the Sheila region of Tracadie-Sheila. Reflecting the age of the building, the house is lower than the level of the road, which was raised several times. The road's proximity to the house reflects early 20th century urban planning. James Johnson, the namesake of Sheila’s Johnson Bridge, had this house built by Alexandre Sonier and his son Damien around 1900. The L-shape and the steeply pitched roof interrupted by a dormer are typical features of classical vernacular residential architecture from this period in New Brunswick. Despite a few renovations over the years, the house’s architectural value remains intact.
SourceTown of Tracadie-Sheila, Historic Places file #14
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements that describe the age of the Alcide Ferguson House include:
- short distance between the house and the road;
- height of the road in relation to the house.
The character-defining elements that describe the classical vernacular architecture of the Alcide Ferguson House include:
- two-story L-plan massing;
- steeply pitched gable roof;
- wide returned eaves;
- veranda along the entire façade;
- pediment gable dormer that breaks the cornice;
- placement of rectangular doors and windows;
- earthen cellar;
- original cellar window.
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Location
4246 Principal Street, Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick, E1X, Canada
47.48108° N, 64.91947° W
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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.