Registered Heritage Structure

John Quinton Limited Shop Registered Heritage Structure

Red Cliffe, Newfoundland and Labrador

View of front facade of the John Quinton Limited Shop, Red Cliffe, NL, taken September 24, 2006.

View of front facade of the John Quinton Limited Shop, Red Cliffe, NL, taken September 24, 2006.

Photo: HFNL/Dale Jarvis 2006

Recognized
1994
By
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador

The register’s text, word for word

Description

The John Quinton Limited Shop is a combination of a wooden, two- storey Biscuit Box house and a wooden, two storey steep gable house. Located in Red Cliffe, NL, the designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

Heritage value

The John Quinton Limited Shop has been designated a Registered Heritage Structure because it has aesthetic value.

The John Quinton Limited Shop is aesthetically valuable because it is a good example of the reuse of a building for purposes other than which it was constructed. Originally a steep gable roofed residence, a biscuit box like addition was added to the front facade when the structure was used as a shop. This recycling of buildings was a common trait in outport communities where building materials were not always easily assessable.

SourceHeritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador property designation file M-046-001, Red Cliffe - John Quinton Limited

Character‑defining elements

All elements that define the buidling's simple vernacular design including:

-combination flat and steep gable roof;

-return on rear eave;

-number of storeys;

-narrow clapboard;

-corner boards;

-window size, style, trim and placement;

-size, style, trim and placement of exterior doors;

-shelf running above door and windows on first storey;

-size and style of steps on front facade;

-chimney style and placement;

-wood post foundation;

-original scale and massing of additions; and,

-dimension, location and orientation of building.

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Location

Red Cliffe, Newfoundland and Labrador, A0C, Canada

48.57517° N, 53.49433° 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.