The Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum is a two storey residential structure in Centreville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada, built entirely of reinforced concrete in 1910 by Charles Macdonald, a folk artist, socialist and owner of a cement brick factory. The interior includes concrete elements such as a central hearth decorated with bas relief paintings, concrete stairs and a concrete bathtub, while the exterior carries a concrete fence, garden sculptures and decorative concrete animals. The property was declared a Provincially Registered Heritage Property in 1998. It now operates seasonally as a free admission museum displaying Macdonald artwork alongside rugs hooked by his wife Mabel.
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The Charles Macdonald Concrete House is a two-storey residential structure located in Centreville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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The Charles Macdonald Concrete House is a two-storey residential structure located in Centreville, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was built entirely out of reinforced concrete in 1910 by Charles Macdonald, a folk artist, socialist and owner of a cement brick factory.
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It was built entirely out of reinforced concrete in 1910 by Charles Macdonald, a folk artist, socialist and owner of a cement brick factory.
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It was built entirely out of reinforced concrete in 1910 by Charles Macdonald, a folk artist, socialist and owner of a cement brick factory.
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 387506): Kings County, CanadaQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement (EntityId 387506): Kings County, Canada
Wikidata item Q5080544, property P131/P17 (location): Kings County, Canada
3. Wikidata: Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum
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