Winter Home

Winter Home is a Registered Heritage Structure due to its historic associations, aesthetic and environmental values:

Historic Association:

Winter Home is historically valuable due to its longstanding association with the Winter family of Clarke’s Beach. In particular, the association with Henry William Winter is important. Winter was one of the most prominent and revered outport furniture makers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Self taught, Winter used mainly primitive hand tools and some simple machines that were powered by foot or dog. Furthermore, Winter Home is historically valuable because a general store existed in the attached shop until the 1950s.

Aesthetic Value:

Winter Home was designed and constructed by Henry William Winter. A noted furniture maker of his time, the exterior of this house is a direct monument to his craft. There are a number of decorative details created by Winter himself that characterize the house as the work of a craftsman. The creative details on the exterior of the house are a testament to the craft of Henry William Winter. The interior of the house also features built in decorative work by Winter such as a newell post and banister, a mantelpiece and a ceiling rosette.

The shop attached to the house is also aesthetically valuable as an example of a traditional store front with a transom window over the main door and two large store windows.

Environmental Value:

As the only beachfront property in the town of Clarke’s Beach, Winter Home is considered one of the most distinctive features of the town. As this building is quite large in comparison to the others surrounding, it is a landmark for both residents and visitors to the community.