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Originally Posted by Good Baklava
Interesting, all I can really say is that the renovators did a very convincing job! It goes back to the conversation about rebuilding heritage structures. Now I’m wondering if this feature is really Haligonian and was instead borrowed from somewhere in Europe.
I was not around to experience the Casino Theatre, and the architect (Andrew Cobb) is from a whole other era so his thoughts are lost to history. The best thing to do would be to look at where he was schooled, where he travelled, in order to discern his influences. He was born in Brooklyn and studied at “l’école des beauc arts” in Paris. He also travelled to Italy and England, so a bay window hanging over a centre arch could have been taken from any of the aforementioned places.
Losing that house in the valley so abruptly is a real shame. Usually these histories are well known by locals but published in too few places until it’s too late. I know of a large house in NE Margaree also used as a stagecoach station. Informally known as “big pink” (even though it has been repainted purple) a young carpenter bought it as his first house and is making its rehabilitation a personal project.
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I did a quick search for "bay window above archway" and a few examples came up, including
the one linked here, on an old English stone house. I would say that both architects were probably influenced by designs found in Europe, which fits well into the theme of the Mills Brothers complex. That said, much of Halifax's old architecture was European-influenced anyhow.
Great point about how it relates to rebuilding heritage structures as well. I agree!