The Quaker Whaler House is the oldest building in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (1785).Historic Places Canada Built by William Ray, a Quaker and cooper from Nantucket who moved to Dartmouth in 1785-86 as a whaler. Its materials and construction methods closely resembles Quaker architecture in Nantucket, such as the asymmetrical facade design and stone foundation.Dartmouth Heritage Museum The Quakers settled in Dartmouth for six years (1786-1792) before many of them left for England. The most well-known Quaker was abolitionist Lawrence Hartshorne.
See also Lawrence Hartshorne's house List of oldest buildings and structures in Halifax, Nova Scotia History of the Halifax Regional Municipality List of oldest buildings in Canada
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