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'''Building Name:''' Neville Homestead [[File:Neville Farm.jpg|thumb|right|400x275px|Neville Farm on original location, (between 1952-1956). UA RG 350; Series 8; Sub-series 1; File 2, Box 3, Vol 3; UNB106.]] '''Other Names:''' Neville Farmhouse
'''Building Name:''' Neville Homestead
[[File:Neville|thumb|400x275px|right|Neville Farm on original location, (between 1952-1956). UA RG 350; Series 8; Sub-series 1; File 2, Box 3, Vol 3; UNB106.]]
'''Other Names:''' Neville Farmhouse


'''Civic Address:''' 58 Mackay Drive
'''Civic Address:''' 58 Mackay Drive
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'''Named for:''' Fred Neville, Caretaker of the UNB grounds.
'''Named for:''' Fred Neville, Caretaker of the UNB grounds.


'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' The building was moved in 1969 from its original location '''​'''beside [[Neville House]] to the other side of Mackay Dr. to face its former foundation.[[File:neville_farmhouse.jpg|thumb|320x254px|right|Neville farmhouse being moved across the street, 1969. UA PC 9 no. 16 (5). Photo credit: Joe Stone & Son Ltd.]]
'''Renovations/changes/additions:''' The building was moved in 1969 from its original location '''​'''beside [[Neville House]] to the other side of Mackay Dr. to face its former foundation.[[File:Neville farmhouse.jpg|thumb|right|320x254px|Neville farmhouse being moved across the street, 1969. UA PC 9 no. 16 (5). Photo credit: Joe Stone & Son Ltd.]]


'''Notes:''' Built in 1876, this house was occupied by Fred Neville for 91 years until his death in 1969. After have been moved, the building served as public relations and information offices. Student Employment Services is currently housed in the Neville Homestead.
'''Notes:''' Built in 1876, this house was occupied by Fred Neville for 91 years until his death in 1969. After have been moved, the building served as public relations and information offices. Student Employment Services is currently housed in the Neville Homestead.


'''Source(s):'''
'''Source(s):'''
* Leroux, John. ''Building A University: The Architecture of UNB''. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2010, p. 79, 84.
 
* Montague, Susan. ''A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick.'' University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 63, 166.
*Leroux, John. ''Building A University: The Architecture of UNB''. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2010, p. 79, 84.
* UA Case 123; Section 3, Box 2; Neville Homestead.
*Montague, Susan. ''A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick.'' University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 63, 166.
*UA Case 123; Section 3, Box 2; Neville Homestead.


© UNB Archives & Special Collections, 2012
© UNB Archives & Special Collections, 2012
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Revision as of 11:02, 30 May 2014

Building Name: Neville Homestead

Neville Farm on original location, (between 1952-1956). UA RG 350; Series 8; Sub-series 1; File 2, Box 3, Vol 3; UNB106.

Other Names: Neville Farmhouse

Civic Address: 58 Mackay Drive

Sod Turning: N/A

Cornerstone Laying: N/A

Opened for Use: N/A

Official Opening: [1969?] (new location)

Architect: Fred Neville’s great grandfather

Named for: Fred Neville, Caretaker of the UNB grounds.

Renovations/changes/additions: The building was moved in 1969 from its original location beside Neville House to the other side of Mackay Dr. to face its former foundation.

Neville farmhouse being moved across the street, 1969. UA PC 9 no. 16 (5). Photo credit: Joe Stone & Son Ltd.

Notes: Built in 1876, this house was occupied by Fred Neville for 91 years until his death in 1969. After have been moved, the building served as public relations and information offices. Student Employment Services is currently housed in the Neville Homestead.

Source(s):

  • Leroux, John. Building A University: The Architecture of UNB. Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions, 2010, p. 79, 84.
  • Montague, Susan. A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 63, 166.
  • UA Case 123; Section 3, Box 2; Neville Homestead.

© UNB Archives & Special Collections, 2012