Richardson, Harriette Taber National Historic Person
Port Royal, Nova Scotia
Harriette Taber Richardson
(© Parcs Canada // Parks Canada)
Address :
53 Historic Lane, Port Royal, Nova Scotia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1949-05-30
Life Date:
1875 to 1951
Other Name(s):
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Richardson, Harriette Taber
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Chief proponent of the reconstruction of the Port Royal Habitation
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 53 Historic Lane, Port Royal, Nova Scotia
A frequent visitor to this region and a devoted student of its history, Harriette Taber Richardson of Cambridge, Massachusetts, conceived the idea that l'habitation should be rebuilt by the descendants of the New Englanders and Virginians who had destroyed the original in 1613. To this end she organized the "Associates of Port Royal" in 1928. Although the depression curtailed her initial efforts, Mrs. Richardson kept the idea of reconstruction alive until the Government of Canada undertook the project in 1938. She continued to take an active interest in the site until her death in 1951.