Martin Greene House and Outbuildings

The Martin Greene House and associated outbuildings are designated because of their aesthetic and historical value.

The Martin Greene House is aesthetically valuable as it is an excellent example of the adaptation of new styles to meet traditional preferences. It combines a hall and parlour plan with a centre hall plan to result in a gable-ell layout. This design was introduced to Tilting by men from the community who had worked in New England and seen similar homes there.

The associated outbuildings add to the aesthetic value of the property. There are very few examples of outport homes with the majority of their outbuildings still remaining. Such buildings were designed for practical use, employing rough materials, simple design elements and utilitarian construction techniques.

The Martin Greene House is historically valuable as a physical example of way of life that saw people make great use of the resources available to them. Built by Lambert Greene upon his return from Boston, the house was constructed using large sections which were dismantled from another house belonging to Lambert on Greene’s Point.

The outbuildings are historically important as they are physical reminders of a way of life intrinsically linked to the land and sea. The cellar and stable each served a vital purpose in a subsistence economy which demanded that food be stored for both animal and human consumption. Other outbuildings aided in the prosecution of the fishery and subsistence agriculture by providing storage and working spaces.