Grant's Stage

The Grant's Stage is designated because of its aesthetic significance and historical associations.

The building is of aesthetic importance as it is a good example of an intact outport fishing store/stage in the region. There are few examples of such structures in the area, or the province in general, left in their original shape and condition. Such buildings were designed for practical use and had to endure the rigours of a harsh environment. The use of rough materials, simple design elements and utilitarian construction techniques exemplify these fishery buildings.

Grant’s Stage is of historical importance because of its age. An 1833 map of Trinity shows a building called Grant's Stage which was located on the site of the present stage. Records reveal the 1837 owner to be Bartholomew Coleman and the property was presumably used as a fishing stage at that time. When the building was acquired by William Jenkins, in 1875, it was used as a cow house and subsequent owner Captain Blackwood continued this tradition. Some time after World War II the building once again was used as a fishing stage. This simple outbuilding has undergone little change in its long history and the very design of it speaks to its utilitarian purpose.