Buffett House Registered Heritage Structure

The Buffet House has been designated because it has aesthetic values. The house was built between1895 and 1905 by local builder Harry Camp and exhibits American traits in its architectural style. Grand Bank was once a very prosperous town that served international markets and the house resembles the bracketed villa form that was popular in North America in the mid-nineteenth century. Camp took this architectural style and made Buffett House the unique structure it is today, enlarging the size and adding the various details that make it stand out. Sheathed in shingles and clapboard, the steeply pitched roof has overhanging eaves with ornate brackets and drip moldings. The one over one windows have multi-paned colored glass and wide moldings with rain caps. Other windows have etched details, particularly in the main entrance. A pointed window can be found in each of the gable peaks, drawing the eye upward. The main façade accentuates this verticalism with a two-storey, peaked protruding bay located in the center of the house. The main door, surrounded by heavy molding and wooden panels, is airy and bright with the addition of a three-paned transom and side-lights. Also unique is the octagonal skylight, constructed with etched glass. Altogether, these features combine to present a fine example of vernacular architecture in the Grand Bank area.