The Charles Connell House is the present name of the residence of the Hon. Charles Connell (1810-1873). It is located at 128 Connell Street, Woodstock, New Brunswick. Jump to: navigation, search Charles Connell (1810 – June 28, 1873) was a Canadian politician, now remembered mainly for placing his image on a 5-cent postage stamp. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Town of Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada is located in Western New Brunswick at 46. ...
This house was built by an unknown person circa 1839 for Connell. It represents the peak of classicism in local architecture. It was built in the Greek Revival style, where wood is used to imitate the look of stone. Jump to: navigation, search Classicism door in Olomouc, The Czech Republic. ... Personal residence of Catherine the Great Greek Revival was a style of classical architecture which became fashionable in Europe in the 18th century, and in the United Kingdom and United States in the early 19th century. ...
Past use
In the early 20th century, c. 1904, it was broken up into apartments.
Current use
The house was purchased by the Carleton County Historical Society in 1975, and is currently used to house the society's archives, artifacts and office. A restoration of the layout of the house, to before it was broken up into apartments, is underway. The Carleton County Historical Society (CCHS) was established in 1960. ...
Connell were conveyed to their last resting place, in the Grave Yard here, followed by a very large number of people representing all classes and sections of the County.
The Connell family plot is quite close to the Shea plot, the original Connell was brought to this area by his mother, Lydia, and her second husband, William Elihu Shea.
George Heber Connell, M.P., Representative of the County of Carleton in the Dominion Parliament at Ottawa died 18 February 1881 44 yrs.
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