Municipally Registered Property
Bayside Farm
Weymouth North, Nova Scotia
Also known as Bayside Farm Inn
Bayside Farm, Front Elevation, 2004
Photo: Municipality of the District of Digby, D. Thurber, 2004
- Built
- 1850–1860
- Recognized
- 1999
- By
- Local government
The register’s text, word for word
Description
Bayside Farm also known as Bayside Farm Inn is a fine example of the Gothic Revival Style with Greek elements. It is a one and one half storey wooden building with a two storey extension on the side and sits on a large acreage in Weymouth North. Heritage designation is limited to the building and building footprint only.
Heritage value
Built in the 1850s, Bayside Farm is valued for its contribution to the growth of Weymouth’s tourism industry during the first half of the 20th century. The farm was operated as an inn in the early 1900s and was a popular summer resort offering five rooms upstairs for tourists. It is a well-maintained Gothic Revival home and it continues to stand as a fine example of this style in the Weymouth community.
SourceBuilt Heritage Inventory, Office of the Municipality of the District of Digby
Character‑defining elements
Character-defining elements of Bayside Farm include the building form and massing with a rear ell and cross gable roof;
- heavy capping over the doors and windows and broad corner trim and cornice returns;
- window details that are character-defining include a front door equipped with transom window and sidelights, generally a 6 over 6 window pane arrangement for the main building and a triangular attic window on the side gable.
End of the register’s text
Location
580 Fort Point Road, Weymouth North, Nova Scotia, Canada
44.45310° N, 66.00243° W
Get directions (opens in a new tab)Being on the register doesn’t make a place open to visitors. Many are private homes or businesses; please view them from the street.
Loading map…
Nearby
Similar places
Places whose register descriptions are closest to this one.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.