Municipal Register of Local Historic Places
Petite école
Caraquet, New Brunswick
Also known as Pointe-Rocheuse School, École Pointe-Rocheuse
Photo of "Petite école" (formerly Pointe-Rocheuse School) taken in 2006.
Photo: Fidèle Thériault
- Built
- 1935
- Recognized
- 2006
- By
- Local government
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Description
Petite école is a rectangular one-storey building in clapboard siding with an east-facing front façade. It is located on the south side of St-Pierre-Ouest Boulevard in Caraquet.
Heritage value
Petite école is designated a Local Historic Place for its age, for its historic educational function in the community and for its architecture.
Petite école is recognized for being the oldest school with two divisions still standing in Caraquet. Grades 1 to 8 were taught there, and when it closed as a public school in 1967, Grades 1 through 5 were offered. It subsequently housed the municipal library and was then used for public education courses.
Petite école is also recognized for its architecture. Built in 1935 from the plans of notable Caraquet architect Nazaire Dugas, it replaced an older school that had stood on the same site. His style is reflected in the building’s rectangular shape, hipped gable roof and two-room interior layout. It has been restored to its original appearance.
SourceCaraquet Town Hall, Historic Places files, “La petite école”
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements that describe Petite école include:
- one-storey rectangular massing;
- façade with its central entrance with two wide windows;
- stone foundation;
- gable roof with hipped ends;
- clapboard cladding;
- proportional arrangement of the doors and windows;
- interior layout.
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Location
276 St-Pierre-Ouest Boulevard, Caraquet, New Brunswick, E1W, Canada
47.78572° N, 64.97267° 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.