The Henry House Pub And Restaurant

at 1222 Barrington Street, Halifax , B3J 1Y4 Canada

1. Bar
2. Restaurant

<p><b>Henry House</b> is a two-and-a-half-storey stone <a href="/pages/w/104107852959114">house</a> located on <a href="/pages/w/115712041773709">Barrington Street</a> in the <a href="/pages/w/104010186303124">Halifax Regional Municipality</a>, <a href="/pages/w/105576699476245">Nova Scotia</a>, <a href="/pages/w/107480665948163">Canada</a>. The house is designated a <a href="/pages/w/102296136490423">National Historic Site of Canada</a>, and is both a Provincially Registered Property and a Municipally Registered Property under the provincial <a href="/pages/w/580553811977114">Heritage Property Act</a>.</p><h2>History</h2><p>The house was built in 1834 for John Metlez, a well-known Halifax mason and landowner. The house is primarily known for its association with <a href="/pages/w/107570492605565">William Alexander Henry</a>, a prominent native of Halifax who resided in the house with his family from 1854-1864. Henry was a <a href="/pages/w/132832576754532">Father of Confederation</a>, a co-author of the <a href="/pages/w/134368979929565">British North America Act</a>, a provincial <a href="/pages/w/104044869630627">Attorney General</a>,a <a href="/pages/w/179006148831000">Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly</a>, a <a href="/pages/w/135892976441284">Mayor of Halifax</a> and the first Nova Scotian to serve as a justice of the <a href="/pages/w/116570538353468">Supreme Court of Canada</a>.</p><p>Since 1968, the house has been used for restaurant uses. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1969.</p><h2>Architecture</h2><p>Henry House has a <a href="/pages/w/109587062401049">gable roof</a>, and has <a href="/pages/w/110246065665612">ashlar</a> <a href="/pages/w/108248175866352">granite</a> facades with <a href="/pages/w/105962896102506">ironstone</a> on the gable ends. The architecture is generally representative of a typical style used in early 19th-century <a href="/pages/w/128829317159475">British North America</a> for elite residences. In particular, it is an excellent example of the Halifax House style, a design brought to Nova Scotia by <a href="/pages/w/134934569871453">Scottish</a> masons and characterized by three <a href="/pages/w/135428949825121">bays</a> and a side hall plan.</p>

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The Henry House Pub And Restaurant is Halifax based place and this enity listed in Restaurant category. Located at 1222 Barrington Street NS B3J 1Y4. Contact phone number of The Henry House Pub And Restaurant: 902.423.5660