Municipal Register of Local Historic Places
Commercial Building
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Also known as W.S. Loggie's, The Commercial Block
Current image of the Commercial Building, located in Historic Water Street Business District, 2005.
Photo: City of Miramichi
- Recognized
- 2006
- By
- Local government
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Description
Commercial Building is located on Water Street in the Historic Water Street District in the City of Miramichi. It is a wooden, three-storey vernacular Greek Revival commercial building.
Heritage value
Commercial Building is designated a Local Historic Place for its architecture and its association with its first owner, Joseph Cunard, and its subsequent owner, W. S. Loggie.
Commercial Building is the oldest dated wooden building within the Historic Water Street District. Although the roofline was modified in later years to allow a third level window placement on the façade, this building remains a good example of vernacular Greek Revival commercial architecture from the early 19th century in Miramichi.
Commercial Building was constructed circa 1838 for Joseph Cunard. In 1820, Joseph and his brother Henry left Halifax for the Miramichi and within the next several years built up the firm Joseph Cunard & Co. into one of the largest firms in the province, branching into shipbuilding, shipping, lumber and mill trade.
Commercial Building has housed merchandise businesses since 1838 and was associated in 1867 with subsequent owner W.S. Loggie. The W.S. Loggie Co. Ltd. held its head office from this building for a century thereafter.
SourceCity of Miramichi, Heritage Office Site File #06-72
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements that describe Commercial Building include:
- three-storey rectangular massing;
- wooden construction;
- three consecutive ground-level storefronts of balanced size and form;
- roof-line and storefront cornices;
- storefront pilasters and engaged columns;
- storefront entries flanked by glass window displays and transoms;
- wooden clapboard siding;
- balanced 1/1 window placements on the second and third level façades.
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Location
1759 Water Street, Miramichi, New Brunswick, E1N, Canada
47.03032° N, 65.46997° 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.