John Johnson House

GENERAL

Type / Purpose

Private Residence

Location

7 Main Street, Sackville, New Brunswick

Description

The John Johnson House is a white clapboard Queen Anne style home with two towers on the front façade and black shingles.

Heritage Value

The impressive John Johnson House at the intersection of Main Street and Queens Road in Sackville was constructed in 1899 as a home for lumber baron John Johnson and his family. The two-and-a-half storey house provides an excellent example of a late Victorian-era Queen Anne-style residence, with its steep gable roof, prominent bay windows, and two tall towers on the front façade.

John Johnson is notable for his role in the early business community of Sackville. Along with his sons, Oren, Seward, and Josiah, Johnson worked in lumbering, mainly running Johnson's Mills between Sackville and Dorchester. Johnson's business proved to be very profitable, and it contributed to the economic boom that led to the incorporation of Sackville in 1903. Several permanent buildings were constructed along the shoreline to meet the business' needs, including a bunkhouse that accommodated up to twenty men in the winter, a building that housed the portable mill, and barns for the many horses used to carry the mill's products to Grand-Anse. Outside of the lumber industry, Johnson was also involved in local politics, serving on the Westmorland County Council and the Town Council.

In the present, it is home to the Different Drummer Bed & Breakfast

Heritage Recognition

Municipal Register of Local Historic Places (2006/08/14)

ARCHITECTURE

Date of Construction

1899

Character Defining Elements

- Asymmetrical two-and-a-half storey Queen Anne-style massing
- Steep gable roof
- Symmetrical towers on front façade with a porch between them
- Asymmetrical two storey bays on both side façades
- Double hung windows in the bays
- Small multi-pane windows on the gable ends
- White clapboard siding
- Decorative shingle patterns throughout exterior
- Sun porch on south side
- Second-storey balcony on rear
- Enclosed veranda and entrance by driveway

Builder/Building Company

John Johnson

OWNERSHIP HISTORY

Notable Historic Occupants

John Johnson:
Builder and original owner. Lumberman and successful owner of Johnson's Mills in Sackville and Dorchester. Member of the Westmorland County Council and the Town Council.

SOURCES AND DOCUMENTS

Links/Related Content Photos

Front view of the John Johnson house, photographed by the Town of Sackville. Image taken from historicplaces.ca

Sources Contributors

Gabrielle Byrne

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