Everett Smith House

The Everett Smith House is valued as a fine example of the Greek Revival style with a Maritime Vernacular influence; for its association with local builder Samuel Osborne Doane; and for its historic use as the first post office in the Barrington Passage area.

The Everett Smith House is an excellent example of a Nova Scotia home inspired by the Greek Revival style commonly seen in the New England region of the United States. The house was built circa 1825 by the well known local builder Samuel Osborne Doane and is thought to be only one of five remaining. Doane, the great-grandson of an original township proprietor from New England, favoured the New England Greek Revival style and this house includes Doane’s trademark eyebrow windows directly under the eaves, popular in the New England Greek Revival style. The house was built for mariner Ebenezer Crowell, the son of original grantee Thomas Crowell. Located in the ell of the house was one of the earliest post offices in the area and was operated by Leah Crowell from 1868-1913. Crowell was the wife of Israel Crowell, the son of grantee Thomas Crowell. She also operated a store that was located on the corner of the property. "The Cape Sable Advertiser,” a local newspaper, was printed on a hand press in the barn that is still standing between 1886 and 1887. The barn was constructed in 1885 for Leah Crowell and her family.