Canoe Cove School
The former Canoe Cove School is located in the rural community of Canoe Cove, PEI. The one and one half storey wood shingled building is located near the highway with a backdrop of trees. The registration includes the footprint of the building.
The former Canoe Cove School was built in approximately the year 1850. A school had been established in the area as early as 1820. The school is significant as a well preserved example of a rural school in PEI and because of its association with Island artist, Robert Harris (1849-1919). Harris used the school as the theme of his 1880 painting “School House at Canoe Cove” which provides a rare glimpse into the interior of a typical 19th Century PEI schoolhouse. Another of Harris’ famous works, “The Meeting of the Trustees”, was based on an event at nearby Long Creek School in the neighbouring community. Unfortunately, that building has not survived. The Canoe Cove school building has survived remarkably intact except for the removal of three windows from the east wall which were added to the west wall. Today, it is operated as a community centre by the local Canoe Cove Community Association.
École de Canoe Cove
L’ancienne école de Canoe Cove se trouve dans la communauté rurale de Canoe Cove (Î.-P.-É.). Le bâtiment d’un étage et demi revêtu de bardeaux de bois est situé près de la route, sur fond d’arbres. L’enregistrement vise l’empreinte au sol du bâtiment.
L’ancienne école de Canoe Cove fut construite vers 1850. Une école avait été établie dans la région dès 1820. L’école est importante en tant qu’exemple bien préservé d’école rurale de l’Î.-P.-É. et en raison de son association avec l’artiste de l’Île Robert Harris (1849-1919). Harris prit l’école pour sujet de son tableau de 1880 « School House at Canoe Cove », qui offre un rare aperçu de l’intérieur d’une école typique de l’Î.-P.-É. au XIXe siècle. Une autre des œuvres célèbres de Harris, « The Meeting of the Trustees », s’inspire d’un événement survenu à l’école voisine de Long Creek, dans la communauté avoisinante. Malheureusement, ce bâtiment n’a pas survécu. Le bâtiment de l’école de Canoe Cove a survécu remarquablement intact, à l’exception de trois fenêtres retirées du mur est et ajoutées au mur ouest. Aujourd’hui, il est exploité comme centre communautaire par l’association communautaire locale, la Canoe Cove Community Association.