Dieppe heritage house offers taste of Acadian history
Doiron House was built in 1841 by Acadian writer, farmer and justice of the peace
Kate Letterick · CBC News · Posted: Sep 29, 2020 5:34 PM AT | Last Updated: September 29
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-b...iron-1.5743522
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When Doiron House in Dieppe opens its doors to the public on Oct 3, people will find themselves transported back to 1841.
That's the year the home was built by Joseph Doiron, a writer, justice of the peace and prosperous Acadian farmer. The house also served as one of the area's first Acadian schools and a place for community meetings.
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The building has been restored as an interactive museum, and will be open for guided tours.
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the city has also purchased a piece of land next to the house, which will connect it to a nearby trail. There are plans to rent out the meeting room, and to open a cafe in the basement, which was home to the one room schoolhouse.
The barn, which is attached to the house, will be available for events such as dinner theatre performances or weddings.
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Stage in the attached barn that will be used for dinner theatres and events
The trail mentioned in the article will connect with the adjacent Parc St. Anselme Park, and will function as a "fruit tree park", with planted orchards allowing users of the trail to help themselves to apples, pears and plums. Sounds like an interesting concept...........