Endroit historique inscrit au répertoire

Captain John Champion House

Northport, Ile Du Prince Edouard

Captain John Champion House

Photo: Alberton Historical Preservation Foundation, 2009

Reconnaissance
2010
Par
Province de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard

Le texte du répertoire, mot pour mot

Description

This one-and-one-half storey Victorian Plain style house features a gable roof with central chimney. It is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the community of Northport and is located on a small lot about one hundred metres from the Northport Wharf with a panoramic view of Cascumpec Bay, Oulton's Island, and the sandhills.

Valeur patrimoniale

The house is valued for its historical association with Captain John Champion and other residents of Northport.

Captain John Champion (1847-1921) resided in this house with his wife, Sarah Rogers, and their three daughters, Kate, Ellie, and Blanche, who would later marry Rev. W.J. Phillips.

Champion had a cooperage shop and owned the vessel, "Sarah Pierre" as well as the "Sch. Express" which had been built in Essex, Massachusetts in 1884. He also managed the Canadian National Railway freight shed at the railway wharf.

When the schooner, the "A.J. McKeen" was wrecked nearby in November 1906, he organized the lifeboat crew who rescued the survivors. He later lobbied the federal government to establish the Sea Rescue Station in Northport.

After 1921, the property was purchased by William Aubrey, a boat builder. In 1957, it was owned by Upton (Charlie) Fraser. The current owner purchased it in 2009.

Source: Culture and Heritage Division, PEI Department of Tourism and Culture, Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8

File #: 4310-20/A46

Éléments caractéristiques

The heritage value of the house is shown in the following character-defining elements:

  • the one-and-one-half storey massing
  • the wood frame and wood shingle cladding
  • the gable roof
  • the central brick chimney
  • the off centre vestibule on the front elevation
  • the single storey kitchen extension at the back of the house

Fin du texte du répertoire

Emplacement

46.79884° N, 64.05937° W

Itinéraire (s’ouvre dans un nouvel onglet)

L’inscription au répertoire ne rend pas un lieu accessible au public. Beaucoup sont des résidences ou des commerces privés; admirez-les depuis la rue.

Chargement de la carte…

À proximité

Les 6 lieux de Northport

Lieux semblables

Les lieux dont la description du répertoire se rapproche le plus de celle-ci.

Tiré du Répertoire canadien des lieux patrimoniaux, dans sa dernière mise à jour du 12 décembre 2025. Le texte du répertoire est reproduit mot pour mot.