Alexander House By Steven Campbell. Alexander House , in Bonavista, Newfoundland.The Bridge House, built in either 1811 or 1814, is the oldest documented residential structure in Newfoundland. Alexander Strathies of Greenock, Scotland, designed and built the dwelling for fellow Scotsman and prominent Bonavista merchant, William Alexander. The Strathies settled in Bonavista and became known as the area’s premier family of builders between 1811 and 1940. William Alexander later made a significant contribution to the cost of constructing a mortuary chapel that bears the family name. In December 1986 the Alexander House was designated as a Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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