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Archaeological Resource Impact Assessment Pre-development Assessment Spring Garden Road/Queen Street Public Lands Plan Figure 3.2.1-2: Jackson’s 1945 map of <strong>Halifax</strong> in 1749. The notion of this land originally being a farm continues into the 1760s. On an unnamed map from the period (Figure 3.2.1-3), what was previously assumed to be Dundonald Street, separating the Governor’s Farm from the estates of Henry Newton and Michael Franklin, is absent. It’s likely that the redrawn map in 1945 included Dundonald Street erroneously, yet it holds more detail for the owners of the house lots facing Queen Street whereas the 1760s map does not, questioning the accuracy of both. A redrawing of a 1762 Crown Lands Grant adds further evidence for the existence of Dundonald Street at a mid-18 th century date, although it’s more likely to be a throughway on the Governor’s Farm at this time (Figure 3.2.1-4). Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited 7
Archaeological Resource Impact Assessment Pre-development Assessment Spring Garden Road/Queen Street Public Lands Plan Figure 3.2.1-3: Unidentified map of <strong>Halifax</strong> circa 1760s. The first evidence for buildings being present on the site comes from a 1784 map drawn by army surveyor Charles Blaskowitz (Figure 3.2.1-5). Four distinct lots are visible, likely representing the properties on Morris Street, the two lots belonging to Michael Franklin and Henry Newton, and a new lot on the corner of Queen Street and Spring Garden Road. The earliest stages of this lot on Jackson’s map and the 1760’s map seem to suggest it belongs to the Governor’s Farm or is immediately associated, yet by 1784 this land is distinctly separate. In 1830, the area around the Governor’s farm begins to see a sharp population increase as the surrounding area began to develop residentially. Two maps, one from 1830 and one from 1838, show both the new urban sprawl and details of the farm, now named the Commandants Quarters, to its greatest detail yet (Figures 3.2.1-6 and 3.2.1-7). These new maps compliment the rough sketch found on the Blaskowitz map, and can also be referenced by the earliest known photograph of the Commandant’s Quarters, which was also taken during this period (Plate 1). Davis Archaeological Consultants Limited 8
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