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Site #18

159 Laurel, Passamaquoddy Historic Cottage 1911

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Passamaquoddy, named for First Nations peoples of New Brunswick and Maine, is one of the best Winnipeg Beach examples of a classic Manitoba cottage type. With its shallow pyramidal roof and long line of screened openings facing into a verandah, this kind of cottage can be found in all Manitoba summer resorts. Passamaquoddy is an exceptional example of the type, built by S.B. Ritchie, the C.P.R. contractor who constructed many Winnipeg Beach cottages. The elements of the form are clearly visible outside but also inside, where the original construction—exposed wooden frame and rafters—and a variety of ingenious wooden features and built-in furniture are all open to view. This is one of the older cottages in the community.

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