Municipal Register of Local Historic Places
Senator Anderson Residence
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Also known as Donald Morrison House, Maison Donald Morrison, Homestead Inn
Front elevation, 2005.
Photo: City of Miramichi
- Built
- 1884
- Recognized
- 2005
- By
- Local government
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Description
The Senator Anderson Residence is a two-storey Second Empire residence with a mansard roof and a central tower. It is located on Pleasant Street within a grouping of prominent period homes in the City of Miramichi.
Heritage value
The Senator Anderson Residence is designated a Local Historic Place for its architecture and for its association with its former residents.
The Senator Anderson Residence is a good example of Second Empire residential architecture. The house was built in 1884 by W & D McLeod for local businessman Donald Morrison and exhibits traditional details of the Second Empire style including the square massing, the central frontispiece with tower and the mansard roof.
Although the residence was never occupied by Donald Morrison, it has been home to many prominent families over the past century including spoolworks manager C. D. Manny, retail magnate George Lounsbury, as well as lumber and mercantile entrepreneur James O. Fish. During the mid 1890's, this was the childhood home of local historian and author Dr. Louise Manny. For a time, it operated as The Homestead Inn. In 1933, lumber company head W.S. Anderson, MLA, took residency and it later became the home of his daughter Senator Margaret Anderson until her recent death. The home currently operates as a training school.
SourceCity of Miramichi Heritage Office - Beaverbrook House - Historic Places File #05-43
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements that describe the Second Empire architecture of the Senator Anderson Residence include:
- two-storey box massing;
- overall symmetry of the front façade;
- two-storey central frontispiece adorned with a tower;
- double door central entrance;
- double and single Roman arch windows in frontispiece;
- hood mounts with drop finials on second level windows;
- heavy moulding and cornice work;
- open front veranda.
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Location
139 Pleasant Street, Miramichi, New Brunswick, E1V, Canada
46.99716° N, 65.56903° 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.