THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

H. M. Scott Smith

ISBN 10: 1989347207 / ISBN 13: 9781989347201

Published by SSP Publications, Canada, 2025

About this Item

This is a new copy of The Historic Architecture of Prince Edward Island, by the Canadian architect and journalist H. M. Scott Smith. It is a limited-edition compilation of Smith's 30-year research and documentation of the island?s built heritage; it was first published in 2011 and has been updated.

Meticulously detailed and beautifully illustrated, and featuring photography, drawings, and archival materials of everything from lighthouses to churches, to picturesque houses to stately civic buildings, this is the only comprehensive study of pre-1914 architectural history in 'The Garden of the Gulf'. A must-have for architectural historians, students and anyone interested in the history of architecture.

466 pages, black & white and color, signed by the author
This is not a used book.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1772046775357

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
• Publisher: SSP Publications, Canada
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1989347207
• ISBN 13: 9781989347201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition, Limited Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • History - Canadian
  • Art Artists & Art History
  • Architecture & Design

About this title

Synopsis

An updated edition of the multiple best-selling, 1986 catalogue of the resilient stock of pre-1918 Prince Edward Island churches. Seen through the eyes of an architect, this collection features colour photographs, BW archival material, floor plans and offers historical sketches and insights into the origins of the Island's church architecture. Proudly and dutifully maintained, this building stock has seen a remarkably low rate of attrition on PEI since 1900.

About the Author

Formerly an architect, Scott Smith is now a writer and publisher in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from Mount Allison University in 1967 and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the School of Architecture, Technical University of Nova Scotia, (now Dalhousie) in 1972. He lived and worked in Charlottetown from 1978 to 1981, during which period he conducted research for this, his first book. An active conservationist, he has served on heritage advisory boards for HRM, the Province of Nova Scotia and Heritage Trust of N.S. He has lectured on Prince Edward Island architecture at the 1980 Atlantic Canada Institute conference at the University of Prince Edward Island, conducted a photo survey of historic buildings in Colchester County, Nova Scotia and his photographs have appeared in many architectural publications.

His articles on architectural history have been published by such periodicals as Arts Atlantic (Spring 1985) and Canadian Antiques and Art Review (September 1981), and he has written book reviews for The Island Magazine and The Atlantic Provinces Book Review. Mr. Smith's three books on PEI architecture, including this one, have all won publishing awards from the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation, in 1987, 1992 and 1998.