Old Loft Restaurant/Jersey Room Crafts

The Old Loft Restaurant/Jersey Rooms Crafts has been municipally designated because of its historical and aesthetic values.

The Old Loft Restaurant/ Jersey Rooms Crafts holds historical value because of its association with local merchant Thomas “Tommy” Garcin who built the building in 1936. It was the third building constructed by Mr. Garcin on this site. Both previous buildings were destroyed by fire, the first in the fire of June 1922 in which most of the waterfront was burnt and the second in October 1931. The current building is one of the oldest in the community.

The Old Loft Restaurant/Jersey Room Crafts is aesthetically valuable because it is a good example of an early twentieth century merchant building. It is a two storey wooden building with a centrally located main entrance. Typical commercial features include the large plate glass windows on the main floor and a sign band located above the main entrance. Two second story windows are situated just above the sign band. Like most two storey merchant buildings the first floor was where regular business was conducted, and the second floor was used for storage.

A large addition is situated at the right of the main entrance and it has a shed roof, a door and a large plate glass window. A row of long windows follows a regular fenestration down the side of this addition.