Pointe-à-Jacquot

The heritage value of Pointe-à-Jacquot as a Local Historic Place lies in its history, strewn with events, gatherings, individuals, buildings, and foundations of a religious, educational, or economic nature. The Convent of the Immaculate Conception, the former manse, and the Catholic cemetery remain on Pointe-à-Jacquot as witnesses of one of the most beautiful architectural ensembles in Acadia from the late 19th century when the site also included the Saint-Jean Baptist Church. This beautiful Gothic Revival church was destroyed by fire in 1921. An impressive stone church was later rebuilt on a different site. The convent and the manse, built in 1880, were designed under the guidance of Father François-Xavier-Joseph Michaud, the first resident pastor for this parish community. Built by Léon Léger, the former Convent of the Immaculate Conception, a Provincial Historic Site, is a good example of Second Empire architecture encompassing a Gothic Revival chapel. The grounds include a religious statue and gardens. The manse is a good example of Picturesque architecture, the grounds of which include gardens and a grotto. It also features a "Lunenburg Bump" dormer, a distinctly Maritime element. Among the important gatherings held at Pointe-à-Jacquot was the Marian Congress of 1947.

The heritage value of this site also stems from its particular significance in having served as a refuge, circa 1763, for four or five families during “Le Grand Dérangement (the Great Upheaval) of the Acadians. At the end of the 18th century, this point of land was deeded to Jacques Cormier and Julien Collet. Soon after, Jacques Cormier, called Jacquot, deeded his land to the parish, thus bequeathing his nickname to the site.