Mitchel S Island Union Church — Cemetery in Point Edward

Reviews of Mitchel S Island Union Church

• Jose

  Added 2016.08.31

  - simple form and massing;
• Scarlett

  Added 2016.07.14

  - location on an island;
• Jackson

  Added 2016.06.20

  Source: Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Municipal Heritage Files, Mitchell Island Church
• Samuel

  Added 2016.04.27

  - gable roof;
• Michael

  Added 2015.11.29

  - central tower;
• Julian

  Added 2015.08.20

  HERITAGE VALUE: The Mitchell Island Church is valued for its role in the community, for its simple architecture, and for its associations with the history of the area.
• Audrey

  Added 2015.07.18

  - cemetery with historical markers surrounding church;
• Caroline

  Added 2015.07.12

  The Mitchell Island Union Church is located on the southwest shore of the northwest arm of Sydney Harbour, in Point Edward, Nova Scotia. It is a small white church located by the side of the road, on a small island that is connected to the mainland by a road. The Cape Breton Regional Municipality designated the church, graveyard and land a municipal heritage property.
• Evan

  Added 2015.03.13

  The building is located on a small island that is named after a sailor who washed ashore here and who is buried in the graveyard. Currently the island is experiencing an erosion problem which is affecting the future of the site.
• Grace

  Added 2015.01.12

  The church was constructed circa 1866 to support the religious activities of the several small communities in the area. Although a preacher of any denomination could use the church, it was a "preaching station" for the North Sydney Calvary Baptist Church and services were held every second Sunday afternoon and annual harvest services. The church can seat eighty people. It is a simple wooden structure, consisting of one main room and two small vestibule areas, which currently serve as furnace and coat rooms. Presently the church is used only for weddings and funerals.
• Elizabeth

  Added 2014.11.03

  - low-lying fence enclosing family plot within cemetery.
• Sebastian

  Added 2014.06.29

  CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
• Oliver

  Added 2013.11.17

  - wooden main door;
• Riley

  Added 2013.10.27

  Character-defining elements of the Mitchell Island Church include: