This image of the front façade shows Colonial Revival features and brick construction
Photo: City of Saint John
- Recognized
- 2008
- By
- Local government
The register’s text, word for word
Description
The Arnold Kee House is a two-storey, brick, Dutch Colonial Revival style residence located on a high section of Pitt Street on a large lot close to Courtney Bay in Saint John's South End.
Heritage value
The Arnold Kee House is designated a Local Historic Place for its architecture. The home is a rare example of the Dutch Colonial Revival style in Saint John's Central Peninsula. It has a broad Dutch gambrel roof that extends over the front of the house creating a barn like effect. The lateral wing was common in this style, as compared to early Dutch Colonial homes that had fewer rooms. Typical of the Colonial Revival style the window proportions are 6 over 1. The upper storey has a long shed dormer with three openings. Colonial Revival homes were popular all over North America at the time when this house was built in the 1930's by postmaster Arnold Kee. This represents a handsome, fashionable house for the time.
SourcePlanning and Development Department – City of Saint John
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements of this Dutch Colonial Revival home include:
- window placement and proportions;
- striated brick construction;
- lateral single-storey wing;
- Dutch gambrel roof with returned eaves;
- shingles on the roof slopes;
- brick gables at the sides;
- long shed dormer with three openings;
- 6 over 1 vertical sliding wood windows.
The character-defining elements of the entrance include:
- Colonial Revival style portico with two fluted square pillars supporting the gable roof and elliptical arch;
- wood door with segmented semicircular fanlight and four perpendicular panels.
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Location
204 Pitt Street, Saint John, New Brunswick, E2L, Canada
45.27011° N, 66.05017° 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.