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Tour Operator Guide to Provincial Museums
Cossit House, Sydney Highland Village, Iona Sherbrooke Village, Sherbrooke Museum of Industry, Stellarton McCulloch House, Pictou Balmoral Grist Mill, Balmoral Mills Sutherland Steam Mill, Denmark Lawrence House, Maitland Fundy Geological, Parrsboro Prescott House, Starrs Point Haliburton House, Windsor Uniacke Estate Museum Park, Mount Uniacke Shand House, Windsor Ross Farm, New Ross Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax Fisherman's Life, Jeddore Oyster Pond Museum of Natural History, Halifax Fisheries Museum, Lunenburg Wile Carding Mill, Bridgewater Perkins House, Liverpool North Hills Museum, Granville Ferry Ross-Thomson House & Store, Shelburne The Dory Shop, Shelburne Firefighters' Museum, Yarmouth Acadian Village, Pubnico Old Meeting House, Barrington Barrington Woolen Mill, Barrington
Cossit House, Sydney Highland Village, Iona Sherbrooke Village, Sherbrooke Museum of Industry, Stellarton McCulloch House, Pictou Balmoral Grist Mill, Balmoral Mills Sutherland Steam Mill, Denmark Lawrence House, Maitland Fundy Geological, Parrsboro Prescott House, Starrs Point Haliburton House, Windsor Uniacke Estate Museum Park, Mount Uniacke Shand House, Windsor Ross Farm, New Ross Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax Fisherman's Life, Jeddore Oyster Pond Museum of Natural History, Halifax Fisheries Museum, Lunenburg Wile Carding Mill, Bridgewater Perkins House, Liverpool North Hills Museum, Granville Ferry Ross-Thomson House & Store, Shelburne The Dory Shop, Shelburne Firefighters' Museum, Yarmouth Acadian Village, Pubnico Old Meeting House, Barrington Barrington Woolen Mill, Barrington

 

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Prescott House
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Starrs Point, Nova Scotia - Evangeline Trail

Take a ramble in the country to Prescott House Museum at Starrs Point, near Wolfville. The house, built facing the Cornwallis River, is one of the best surviving examples of Georgian architecture in Nova Scotia. Here, horticulturalist Charles Ramage Prescott cultivated Nova Scotia's apple industry from 1811 to 1859.

The house was rescued by Prescott’s great-granddaughter, Mary Allison Prescott, in the 1930s. In this gracious home, see Miss Prescott's collections of oriental rugs and hand-stitched samplers, and enjoy the beautiful flower garden and apple orchard on the grounds.

This site is a delight for visitors interested in classic Georgian architecture, historic gardens and period furnishings.

Tours

Guided tours may be available with advance reservation. Maximum recommended tour group size is 45.

Recommended Tour Length 45 minutes
Admission Fees
(Subject to change
without notice)

Adult $3.50
Child (under 6 yrs) Free
Child (6-17) $2.50
Senior (65+) $2.50
Family $7.75
Group Rate $2.50.

Hours of Operation

Open June 1 - October 15
Mon.-Sat., 9:30am-5:30pm
Sun., 1-5:30pm
Open for Apple Blossom Festival during the last weekend in May.

Location

1633 Starrs Point Rd
Starrs Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
Located on the Evangeline Trail
How to get there

Take exit 11 from Highway 101. Continue to Port Williams, turn right on Starrs Point Road. Follow signs to the museum.

Contact Information

June 1 - October 15
Nancy Morton, Caretaker
Phone: (902) 542-3984
Fax: (902) 542-3984
Email: mortonnl@gov.ns.ca

October 16 – May 31
Judith Shiers-Milne
Public Information Officer
Phone: (902) 424-7398
Fax: (902) 424-0560
Email:shiersjl@gov.ns.ca
Parking

Visitor and motorcoach parking is available in visitor lot.
Bilingual Services

Not available at this time.
Accessible

Ground floor is wheelchair accessible.
Gift Shop

Gift shop on site.
Food Services

Not available at this time.
Nearby Provincial Museums

North Hills Museum, Granville Ferry
Haliburton House Museum, Windsor
Shand House Museum, Windsor
Uniacke Estate Museum Park, Mount Uniacke
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
Lawrence House Museum, Maitland

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Last updated: October 31, 2006.